Chicago Underground Duo / Age Of Energy
| Album: | Age Of Energy | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Chicago Underground Duo | Added: | Feb 2012 | |
| Label: | Northern Spy Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-04-21 | Pull Date: | 2012-06-24 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 17 | Jun 10 | May 27 | May 13 | Apr 29 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 12, 2012: | Rebop
Winds And Sweeping Pines |
4. | May 22, 2012: | Rebop
Age Of Energy |
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| 2. | Jun 08, 2012: | Down Here on th' Farm
Age Of Energy |
5. | May 20, 2012: | ETN sub
Castle In Your Heart |
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| 3. | Jun 05, 2012: | Rebop
Castle In Your Heart |
6. | May 12, 2012: | Jazz Catharsis
Age Of Energy |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-04-21
Reviewed 2012-04-21
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO: Age of Energy
Northern Spy, 2012
EXPERIMENTAL – Here’s cornetist Rob Mazurek again in what I think may be his 814th release of the past year. But dammit if they aren’t all really good. This time it’s his electronics-based CU Duo configuration with drummer Chad Taylor. Sounds like a set from our recent “Day of Noise,” ranging from minimalist ambient improvisation to ethereal melody to hard-edged futuristic grooves.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4
1. 19:56 – dreamlike, in four sections: (1) meandering, melodic synth & heavily filtered vox; (2) adds slow, heavy drum beat; (3) spooky space tones, spastic drums; (4) cool Tron groove w/cornet & drums
2. 10:56 – smothering ambient synths at distortion levels, reverb vox say “it’s all right, it’s all right”; cornet adds some moodiness, synths fuzz out
3. 4:36 – lovely mbira (thumb piano) melodic cycle & lo-fi cornet improvisation
4. 6:40 – edgy, uptempo neon glare: synth & horn tweak out over hard drums
[ Fo ] - April 2012
Northern Spy, 2012
EXPERIMENTAL – Here’s cornetist Rob Mazurek again in what I think may be his 814th release of the past year. But dammit if they aren’t all really good. This time it’s his electronics-based CU Duo configuration with drummer Chad Taylor. Sounds like a set from our recent “Day of Noise,” ranging from minimalist ambient improvisation to ethereal melody to hard-edged futuristic grooves.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4
1. 19:56 – dreamlike, in four sections: (1) meandering, melodic synth & heavily filtered vox; (2) adds slow, heavy drum beat; (3) spooky space tones, spastic drums; (4) cool Tron groove w/cornet & drums
2. 10:56 – smothering ambient synths at distortion levels, reverb vox say “it’s all right, it’s all right”; cornet adds some moodiness, synths fuzz out
3. 4:36 – lovely mbira (thumb piano) melodic cycle & lo-fi cornet improvisation
4. 6:40 – edgy, uptempo neon glare: synth & horn tweak out over hard drums
[ Fo ] - April 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Winds And Sweeping Pines | 3. | Castle In Your Heart | |||
| 2. | It's Alright | 4. | Age Of Energy |