Cowley, Neil Trio / Radio Silence
| Album: | Radio Silence | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Cowley, Neil Trio | Added: | Jan 2012 | |
| Label: | Naim Audio | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-01-16 | Pull Date: | 2012-03-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 18 | Mar 11 | Mar 4 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 | Feb 12 | Feb 5 | Jan 29 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 13, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Mar 2, 2012)
Gerald |
4. | Jun 02, 2012: | no voices aloud
Monoface |
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| 2. | Jan 15, 2013: | no voices aloud
Gerald |
5. | Apr 28, 2012: | new voices aloud: admit weekend edition
Monoface |
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| 3. | Jan 04, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012
Stereoface |
6. | Mar 13, 2012: | Rebop
Vice Skating |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-01-15
Reviewed 2012-01-15
NEIL COWLEY TRIO: Radio Silence
Naim Jazz, 2011
MODERN JAZZ/ROCK – This British piano trio works that line between modern jazz and instrumental rock/pop. Many groups in this space go for either arty intellectualism or bombastic noise, but Cowley finds a comfortable middle ground, touching both those extremes but mostly doing his own thing. This is a very likeable disc, beautifully balanced between huge, stony, unyielding themes and soft elegance.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
1. 5:20 – abstracted intro; big stomping theme with quiet linking stretches
2. 6:01 – chilly, aloof theme stands like a monolith; soft, complex trio interplay
3. 5:26 – strong rolling theme, very tender in the middle, but huge at the end
4. 3:44 – improvisational trio interplay, dodges/flees a cute melodic core
5. 3:52 – solid rock beat; catchy melody & tricky shifts, bursts with joy
6. 5:06 – monolithic theme with soft edges and several introspective breaks
7. 6:00 – a catchier, more pop-like variation on #1, flows into playful solo
8. 5:49 – perky bounce with a jittery, angular streak, hard crunch in the middle
9. 7:00 – drifts in, then bright & flowing, builds up to thrusting peaks, falls back. This track is 7:00 long, then 2:00 of silence before a “hidden” track
[ Fo ] - January 2012
Naim Jazz, 2011
MODERN JAZZ/ROCK – This British piano trio works that line between modern jazz and instrumental rock/pop. Many groups in this space go for either arty intellectualism or bombastic noise, but Cowley finds a comfortable middle ground, touching both those extremes but mostly doing his own thing. This is a very likeable disc, beautifully balanced between huge, stony, unyielding themes and soft elegance.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
1. 5:20 – abstracted intro; big stomping theme with quiet linking stretches
2. 6:01 – chilly, aloof theme stands like a monolith; soft, complex trio interplay
3. 5:26 – strong rolling theme, very tender in the middle, but huge at the end
4. 3:44 – improvisational trio interplay, dodges/flees a cute melodic core
5. 3:52 – solid rock beat; catchy melody & tricky shifts, bursts with joy
6. 5:06 – monolithic theme with soft edges and several introspective breaks
7. 6:00 – a catchier, more pop-like variation on #1, flows into playful solo
8. 5:49 – perky bounce with a jittery, angular streak, hard crunch in the middle
9. 7:00 – drifts in, then bright & flowing, builds up to thrusting peaks, falls back. This track is 7:00 long, then 2:00 of silence before a “hidden” track
[ Fo ] - January 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Monoface | 5. | Gerald | |||
| 2. | Radio Silence | 6. | Desert To Rabat | |||
| 3. | Vice Skating | 7. | Stereoface | |||
| 4. | A French Lesson | 8. | Hug The Greyhound | |||
| 9. | Portal | |||||