Ulery, Matt / Loom / Music Box Ballerina
Album: | Music Box Ballerina | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Ulery, Matt / Loom | Added: | Aug 2008 | |
Label: | Woolgathering Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2008-08-31 | Pull Date: | 2008-11-02 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Nov 2 | Oct 19 | Oct 5 | Sep 7 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Oct 31, 2008: | Memory Select
Scott Free |
4. | Oct 03, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Constant |
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2. | Oct 31, 2008: | The Rent Party
Good Morning |
5. | Sep 05, 2008: | Memory Select
Good Morning |
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3. | Oct 17, 2008: | Memory Select: Tom Djll's "Mockracy"
Constant |
6. | Sep 05, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Scott Free |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-08-31
Reviewed 2008-08-31
MATT ULERY’S LOOM: Music Box Ballerina
Woolgathering, 2008
MODERN JAZZ - Led by an eclectic bassist, this odd Chicago sextet incorporates elements of American and European folk music, with a dash of indie-rock thrown in. It’s a sort of rustic modernism, familiar yet fresh and unique, with sweet melody anchored by stomping drums.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
1. 4:49 – scurries and stomps; the melody and rhythm suggest 90s indie-rock
2. 10:03 – prancing melody bridges melancholy solos, an Appalachian dream; picks up energy for violin solo in the second half
3. 6:13 – light, familiar melody; band surges around sax solo
4. 9:01 – tense intro, then an easygoing ballad with a few harmonic twists
5. 6:51 – old-world intro, gently spinning tune w/clompy rhythm, several moods
6. 6:11 – soft ballad in unusual tones, pretty vox by singer Grazyna Auguscik
7. 8:25 – relaxed intro, bright Balkan sound with striding rhythm; strong violin
8. 11:22 – fat circus music waddles and reels, breaks down; discordant accordion for 2 minutes, band drags its way back, bizarre ending
[ Fo ] 31-Aug-08
Woolgathering, 2008
MODERN JAZZ - Led by an eclectic bassist, this odd Chicago sextet incorporates elements of American and European folk music, with a dash of indie-rock thrown in. It’s a sort of rustic modernism, familiar yet fresh and unique, with sweet melody anchored by stomping drums.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
1. 4:49 – scurries and stomps; the melody and rhythm suggest 90s indie-rock
2. 10:03 – prancing melody bridges melancholy solos, an Appalachian dream; picks up energy for violin solo in the second half
3. 6:13 – light, familiar melody; band surges around sax solo
4. 9:01 – tense intro, then an easygoing ballad with a few harmonic twists
5. 6:51 – old-world intro, gently spinning tune w/clompy rhythm, several moods
6. 6:11 – soft ballad in unusual tones, pretty vox by singer Grazyna Auguscik
7. 8:25 – relaxed intro, bright Balkan sound with striding rhythm; strong violin
8. 11:22 – fat circus music waddles and reels, breaks down; discordant accordion for 2 minutes, band drags its way back, bizarre ending
[ Fo ] 31-Aug-08
Track Listing
1. | Scott Free | 5. | Constant | |||
2. | Kentucky Animal Orchestra | 6. | Slow And Awake | |||
3. | Good Morning | 7. | Pink Sea And Wondering Without | |||
4. | Liguria | 8. | House Logic |