Social/Science Set, the / Social/Science Set, the
Album: | Social/Science Set, the | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Social/Science Set, the | Added: | Apr 2003 | |
Label: | The Beak Doctor |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2003-04-28 | Pull Date: | 2003-06-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Jun 29 | Jun 22 | Jun 15 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Apr 20, 2007: | Memory Select
Lexeme |
3. | Jun 20, 2003: | Memory Select
Lexeme |
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2. | Jun 27, 2003: | Memory Select
Social Set 1 |
4. | Jun 13, 2003: | Memory Select
Realgar |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-05-15
Reviewed 2003-05-15
Reissue of 1980 Bay Area sessions that included Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, ROVA, Henry Kaiser and others. It's mostly small-group pieces, with only #1 and 4 featuring most of the players.
Abstract improvisation, in the vein of what Bailey and Parker generally do. Mostly fast-paced, wild stuff, like an avant-garde party.
1- Large ensemble piece. Starts with saxes (ROVA) fairly calmly, gets wild. Massive blur courtesy of Henry Kaiser at -14:00.
2*- Sedate abstraction; duet of sax and acoustic guitar (Bailey)
3- Sax (Evan Parker) and trumpet duet ... fast and skittish
4- Large-group improvising, loud and patiently paced. First 8 minutes loud. The rest is sparser but still fairly fierce.
5- Evan Parker solo of continuous cascading notes -- his usual thing.
6*- Calm start, then fierce. Features piano.
7*- Fast and bright: trumpet/sax/ac.guitar
Abstract improvisation, in the vein of what Bailey and Parker generally do. Mostly fast-paced, wild stuff, like an avant-garde party.
1- Large ensemble piece. Starts with saxes (ROVA) fairly calmly, gets wild. Massive blur courtesy of Henry Kaiser at -14:00.
2*- Sedate abstraction; duet of sax and acoustic guitar (Bailey)
3- Sax (Evan Parker) and trumpet duet ... fast and skittish
4- Large-group improvising, loud and patiently paced. First 8 minutes loud. The rest is sparser but still fairly fierce.
5- Evan Parker solo of continuous cascading notes -- his usual thing.
6*- Calm start, then fierce. Features piano.
7*- Fast and bright: trumpet/sax/ac.guitar
Track Listing
1. | Social Set 1 | 4. | Social Set 2 | |||
2. | Realgar | 5. | Basalt | |||
3. | Xenon | 6. | Lexeme | |||
7. | Gabbro Scoops |