Mazurek, Rob Octet / Skull Sessions
| Album: | Skull Sessions | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mazurek, Rob Octet | Added: | May 2013 | |
| Label: | Cuneiform Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-05-27 | Pull Date: | 2013-07-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 28 | Jul 14 | Jul 7 | Jun 30 | Jun 23 | Jun 16 | Jun 9 | Jun 2 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 03, 2015: | Music Casserole
Skull Caves Of Alderon |
4. | Jul 21, 2013: | Fight or Flight
Voodoo And The Petrified Forest |
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| 2. | Jul 25, 2013: | Rebop
Skull Caves Of Alderon |
5. | Jul 13, 2013: | Music Casserole
Skull Caves Of Alderon |
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| 3. | Jul 23, 2013: | Meow
Galactic Ice Skeleton |
6. | Jul 03, 2013: | Beach Blanket Bingo
Voodoo And The Petrified Forest |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-05-26
Reviewed 2013-05-26
ROB MAZUREK OCTET: Skull Sessions
Cuneiform, 2013
PSYCHEDELIC AVANT-JAZZ – Whoa... huge, hypnotic noises result when prolific cornetist/composer Rob Mazurek mashes up his Exploding Star large ensemble sound with the Brazilian-flavored rhythms and electronics of his São Paulo Underground project. These are long, sprawling tracks but don’t let that put you off; just fall into the bottomless rhythmic ocean and enjoy as bizarre creatures swim by.
Note: track 1 fades (quietly & gently) into #2.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4
1. 17:20 – electronic tones drift into dissonance; a heavy rhythmic jazz groove emerges; vibes shimmer, flute flutters, cornet stabs in a drum soup
2. 15:00 – sparkling, bubbly, beautiful: a sort of African march springs up; wild flute; bold cornet as the rhythm rolls forward like a nightmare
3. 15:58 – starts with confused clatter; rising improv noise, then very gentle vibraphone/cornet duo; drums drag it into darkness & madness
4. 13:02 – solo vibes intro; quick-rolling drum groove, turns celebratory; folksy rabeca fiddle/piccolo; falls into spiky-jazz, then guitar-led noise
5. 04:23 – creaky atmosphere with flute, burbling electronics, string sounds
[ Fo ] - 26 May 2013
Cuneiform, 2013
PSYCHEDELIC AVANT-JAZZ – Whoa... huge, hypnotic noises result when prolific cornetist/composer Rob Mazurek mashes up his Exploding Star large ensemble sound with the Brazilian-flavored rhythms and electronics of his São Paulo Underground project. These are long, sprawling tracks but don’t let that put you off; just fall into the bottomless rhythmic ocean and enjoy as bizarre creatures swim by.
Note: track 1 fades (quietly & gently) into #2.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4
1. 17:20 – electronic tones drift into dissonance; a heavy rhythmic jazz groove emerges; vibes shimmer, flute flutters, cornet stabs in a drum soup
2. 15:00 – sparkling, bubbly, beautiful: a sort of African march springs up; wild flute; bold cornet as the rhythm rolls forward like a nightmare
3. 15:58 – starts with confused clatter; rising improv noise, then very gentle vibraphone/cornet duo; drums drag it into darkness & madness
4. 13:02 – solo vibes intro; quick-rolling drum groove, turns celebratory; folksy rabeca fiddle/piccolo; falls into spiky-jazz, then guitar-led noise
5. 04:23 – creaky atmosphere with flute, burbling electronics, string sounds
[ Fo ] - 26 May 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | Galactic Ice Skeleton | 3. | Passing Light Screams | |||
| 2. | Voodoo And The Petrified Forest | 4. | Skull Caves Of Alderon | |||
| 5. | Keeping The Light Up | |||||