Romus, Rent / Lords Of Outland / Edge Of Dark
| Album: | Edge Of Dark | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Romus, Rent / Lords Of Outland | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Edgetone Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-06-05 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 04, 2015: | minimum entropy (day of noise preview)
Over The Rift |
4. | Jul 01, 2011: | Music Casserole
Edge Of Dark |
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| 2. | Dec 23, 2011: | Memory Select
Night Nova |
5. | Jul 01, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Body Of Memory |
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| 3. | Aug 17, 2011: | Memory Select
Body Of Memory |
6. | Jun 22, 2011: | gilt
Body Of Memory |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-05-29
Reviewed 2011-05-29
RENT ROMUS’ LORDS OF OUTLAND: Edge of Dark
Edgetone, 2011
AVANT-GARDE – Bay Area saxophonist Romus says the tracks in this deep, otherworldly set were inspired by the writings of Frank Herbert, Philip K Dick and H.P. Lovecraft, and you can pick that up in the lumpy, surrealistic textures and bloopy electronic undercurrents. But it’s still approachable in a weird, outré way. Vinny Golia adds a second sax voice (along with other winds) and brings a lot to the table.
Try any track. Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
1. 7:29 – slow & low, darkly surreal over scattered drums, density increases
2. 7:28 – slouching, shape-shifting: piccolo shadows sax, then sax interplay
3. 7:24 – exotic horns & fast drums; urgent improv like alien jungle chatter
4. 3:08 – floppy march riffs, gives way to hard, careening duo-sax improv
5. 9:35 – warped & lumpy with highly agitated piccolo/sax and vocal noise
6. 4:30 – weird electronic warbles, sax squeals, robotic bass, crashing drums
7. 7:26 – slowly expands as sax solo busts out, collapses, two-sax arguement
8. 9:27 – exotic desert bass, slow-mo saxes into spinning solos, busy drums
[ Fo ] 05/29/11
Edgetone, 2011
AVANT-GARDE – Bay Area saxophonist Romus says the tracks in this deep, otherworldly set were inspired by the writings of Frank Herbert, Philip K Dick and H.P. Lovecraft, and you can pick that up in the lumpy, surrealistic textures and bloopy electronic undercurrents. But it’s still approachable in a weird, outré way. Vinny Golia adds a second sax voice (along with other winds) and brings a lot to the table.
Try any track. Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
1. 7:29 – slow & low, darkly surreal over scattered drums, density increases
2. 7:28 – slouching, shape-shifting: piccolo shadows sax, then sax interplay
3. 7:24 – exotic horns & fast drums; urgent improv like alien jungle chatter
4. 3:08 – floppy march riffs, gives way to hard, careening duo-sax improv
5. 9:35 – warped & lumpy with highly agitated piccolo/sax and vocal noise
6. 4:30 – weird electronic warbles, sax squeals, robotic bass, crashing drums
7. 7:26 – slowly expands as sax solo busts out, collapses, two-sax arguement
8. 9:27 – exotic desert bass, slow-mo saxes into spinning solos, busy drums
[ Fo ] 05/29/11
Track Listing
| 1. | Body Of Memory | 5. | Night Nova | |||
| 2. | Spreading Tar Of Microcosmic Infinity | 6. | Edge Of Dark | |||
| 3. | Throne Of Sand | 7. | Over The Rift | |||
| 4. | Ovular Amphivoid | 8. | Into Dune |