Noma/Tom Walsh / Diversion
Album: | Diversion | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Noma/Tom Walsh | Added: | May 2004 | |
Label: | Ambiances Magnetique |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2004-06-07 | Pull Date: | 2004-08-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Aug 8 | Aug 1 | Jul 18 | Jun 27 | Jun 20 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Aug 04, 2004: | Civil Society
Bud's Dub (1) |
4. | Jun 25, 2004: | Memory Select
Art and Arthur |
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2. | Jul 30, 2004: | Memory Select
Bud's Dub |
5. | Jun 18, 2004: | Memory Select
Capacity |
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3. | Jul 16, 2004: | Memory Select
Africa Prayer |
6. | Jun 15, 2004: | Umami Jazz Program
Bud's Dub |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-06-10
Reviewed 2004-06-10
Guitar and electric bass, joined by a few horns here and there, and lots of effects. A pastiche of rock-like instrumentals (4, 10, 14), snappy jazz jams (9,24), and strange soundscapes (6,11,23). Happy mood overall; the later tracks are more energetic than the earlier ones. Nice stuff.
Most songs are split into multiple tracks for no apparent reason ("17-22," for example, is one song, with each "verse" given a new track number.) Makes it a bit tough to navigate through the tracks, but it's an enjoyable and varied listen overall.
1,2,3 - Small twangs and burbles; abstract
*4-5- Midtempo guitar riffs, angular twang and a prog-like beat. Mildly psychedelic
6- Distant piano, in snippets of melody
7,8,9 - Eerie soundscape intro, into jazz: midtempo bebop beat
10- Light sci-fi stomp, midtempo
11- Fast, shimmering conclusion to 9 & 10
12-16 - Shimmering guitar chords with a Mexican feel, starts slowish but kicks into gear on 14. Fast electric bass solo on 15.
17-22 - Cool bass solos over rattly, clanky sounds. Horns come in on 20. Playfully slow overall but gets fun & chatty by track 22.
23 - Ghostly, swooping improv, a passing storm
*24-26 - Main theme fast and aggressive; solos more spacious. 25 gets into some searing guitar effects. 26 is a happy jazz shuffle and a Monk quote. More energetic than most tracks here, nice stuff.
27-30 - Mid/fast funky guitar step! Gets into a relaxed Calypso feel.
31- Sound collage: Weird kids' chorus, sound of radio dial turning
32- Gentle, very pretty. Dedicated to South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, but it sways more like a Polynesian island song.
Most songs are split into multiple tracks for no apparent reason ("17-22," for example, is one song, with each "verse" given a new track number.) Makes it a bit tough to navigate through the tracks, but it's an enjoyable and varied listen overall.
1,2,3 - Small twangs and burbles; abstract
*4-5- Midtempo guitar riffs, angular twang and a prog-like beat. Mildly psychedelic
6- Distant piano, in snippets of melody
7,8,9 - Eerie soundscape intro, into jazz: midtempo bebop beat
10- Light sci-fi stomp, midtempo
11- Fast, shimmering conclusion to 9 & 10
12-16 - Shimmering guitar chords with a Mexican feel, starts slowish but kicks into gear on 14. Fast electric bass solo on 15.
17-22 - Cool bass solos over rattly, clanky sounds. Horns come in on 20. Playfully slow overall but gets fun & chatty by track 22.
23 - Ghostly, swooping improv, a passing storm
*24-26 - Main theme fast and aggressive; solos more spacious. 25 gets into some searing guitar effects. 26 is a happy jazz shuffle and a Monk quote. More energetic than most tracks here, nice stuff.
27-30 - Mid/fast funky guitar step! Gets into a relaxed Calypso feel.
31- Sound collage: Weird kids' chorus, sound of radio dial turning
32- Gentle, very pretty. Dedicated to South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, but it sways more like a Polynesian island song.
Track Listing
1. | Ouvert Tour (1) | 17. | Two Pair (1) | |||
2. | Ouvert Tour (2) | 18. | Two Pair (2) | |||
3. | Art and Arthur (1) | 19. | Two Pair (3) | |||
4. | Art and Arthur (2) | 20. | Two Pair (4) | |||
5. | Art and Arthur (3) | 21. | Two Pair (5) | |||
6. | Half Past Piano | 22. | Two Pair (6) | |||
7. | Conversation (1) | 23. | Guy Segue/Tout Ti Improv | |||
8. | Conversation (2) | 24. | Bud's Dub (1) | |||
9. | Conversation (3) | 25. | Bud's Dub (2) | |||
10. | Conversation (4) | 26. | Bud's Dub (3) | |||
11. | Conversation (5) | 27. | Capacity (1) | |||
12. | Inversion: Diversion (1) | 28. | Capcity (2) | |||
13. | Inversion: Diversion (2) | 29. | Capacity (3) | |||
14. | Inversion: Diversion (3) | 30. | Capacity (4) | |||
15. | Inversion: Diversion (4) | 31. | Afri Kebek | |||
16. | Inversion: Diversion (5) | 32. | Africa Prayer |