Romus, Rent / Lir
| Album: | Lir | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Romus, Rent | Added: | Jan 2017 | |
| Label: | Edgetone Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-02-08 | Pull Date: | 2017-04-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 9 | Apr 2 | Mar 26 | Feb 26 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 07, 2017: | Rebop
Mrna |
4. | Mar 24, 2017: | Rebop
Glut4 |
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| 2. | Mar 31, 2017: | Rebop
Sglt1 |
5. | Feb 25, 2017: | Music Casserole
Sglt1 |
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| 3. | Mar 25, 2017: | Music Casserole
Glut4 |
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Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-01-12
Reviewed 2017-01-12
AVANT-GARDE JAZZ
The jacket says this was recorded live in Oakland, but there’s no crowd sound at all. Perhaps that means it was a continuous take (like Ornette’s “Free Jazz”) rather than a concert. Don’t know; there’s not much info provided. The lineup here is saxes, occasional flute, cello, and drums. Two players are from Oakland; the third is from NYC. Each track fades out 5-10 sec early, except #5 which stops suddenly.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Slow. Somber & thoughtful. Melodic at times. Noises on cello. Long fade. (8:53)
2 Fast. Free improv. Atonal, harsh. Sawing on the cello. Sax at start, flute later. (8:06)
3 ** Mid-tempo then slow. Syncopated interaction. Perky, then eerie. Interesting. (7:04)
4 Slow. Drums start, with squawks on sax. Free & strange. The most avant garde.(6:51)
5 * Fast. Squawks & loud drumming. Drone on cello. Call this one acid. (2:59)
The jacket says this was recorded live in Oakland, but there’s no crowd sound at all. Perhaps that means it was a continuous take (like Ornette’s “Free Jazz”) rather than a concert. Don’t know; there’s not much info provided. The lineup here is saxes, occasional flute, cello, and drums. Two players are from Oakland; the third is from NYC. Each track fades out 5-10 sec early, except #5 which stops suddenly.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Slow. Somber & thoughtful. Melodic at times. Noises on cello. Long fade. (8:53)
2 Fast. Free improv. Atonal, harsh. Sawing on the cello. Sax at start, flute later. (8:06)
3 ** Mid-tempo then slow. Syncopated interaction. Perky, then eerie. Interesting. (7:04)
4 Slow. Drums start, with squawks on sax. Free & strange. The most avant garde.(6:51)
5 * Fast. Squawks & loud drumming. Drone on cello. Call this one acid. (2:59)
Track Listing
| 1. | Sglt1 | 4. | Trna | |||
| 2. | Lir | 5. | Mrna | |||
| 3. | Glut4 | . |