Argue, Darcy James / Secret Society / Infernal Machines
| Album: | Infernal Machines | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Argue, Darcy James / Secret Society | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | New Amsterdam Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-05-10 | Pull Date: | 2009-07-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 12 | Jun 28 | Jun 14 | May 31 | May 24 | May 17 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 10, 2022: | Music Casserole
Phobos |
4. | Jun 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Phobos |
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| 2. | Oct 25, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Phobos |
5. | Oct 13, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Phobos |
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| 3. | Jul 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum: Saturday Edition
Phobos |
6. | Jun 13, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Phobos |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-05-10
Reviewed 2009-05-10
DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY: Infernal Machines
New Amsterdam, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – The widely anticipated debut CD from Argue’s 18-piece “steampunk big band” delivers on all counts. The music is unusual, fresh and vibrant, merging modern jazz with rock-derived concepts on a grand scale. Guitar & keyboard spar with a sprawling horn section in complex retro-futuristic arrangements, while soloists (just 1 or 2 per piece) are buffeted and propelled by the surging mass.
Soloists:
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet
Mark Small, Sam Sadigursky, Erica vonKleist - saxophones
Ryan Keberle, Mike Fahie, James Hirschfeld - trombones
Sebastian Noelle - guitar
John Wikan - drums (cajon)
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
1. 11:02 – tense rhythm vs. slouching melody; rises to lift tenor sax solo
2. 07:14 – cinematic w/forward motion: trombone holds rudder in a choppy sea
3. 07:01 – vivacious uptempo glide, evokes trains & traffic under trumpet solo
4. 10:12 – calm suspension, introspective guitar turns otherworldly
5. 10:55 – moody horns, chugs along with a retro-cinematic, old-world feel
6. 10:57 – heavy atmosphere, unsettling undercurrents, mounting tension
7. 09:40 – unsteady walking rhythm; rises mightily under quavering sax solo
[ Fo ] 05/10/09
New Amsterdam, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – The widely anticipated debut CD from Argue’s 18-piece “steampunk big band” delivers on all counts. The music is unusual, fresh and vibrant, merging modern jazz with rock-derived concepts on a grand scale. Guitar & keyboard spar with a sprawling horn section in complex retro-futuristic arrangements, while soloists (just 1 or 2 per piece) are buffeted and propelled by the surging mass.
Soloists:
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet
Mark Small, Sam Sadigursky, Erica vonKleist - saxophones
Ryan Keberle, Mike Fahie, James Hirschfeld - trombones
Sebastian Noelle - guitar
John Wikan - drums (cajon)
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
1. 11:02 – tense rhythm vs. slouching melody; rises to lift tenor sax solo
2. 07:14 – cinematic w/forward motion: trombone holds rudder in a choppy sea
3. 07:01 – vivacious uptempo glide, evokes trains & traffic under trumpet solo
4. 10:12 – calm suspension, introspective guitar turns otherworldly
5. 10:55 – moody horns, chugs along with a retro-cinematic, old-world feel
6. 10:57 – heavy atmosphere, unsettling undercurrents, mounting tension
7. 09:40 – unsteady walking rhythm; rises mightily under quavering sax solo
[ Fo ] 05/10/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Phobos | 5. | Jacobin Club | |||
| 2. | Zeno | 6. | Habeas Corpus (For Maher Arar) | |||
| 3. | Transit | 7. | Obsidian Flow | |||
| 4. | Redeye | . |