Virelles, David / Continuum
| Album: | Continuum | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Virelles, David | Added: | Jan 2013 | |
| Label: | Pi Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-01-26 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 03, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum: Remembering 2013
Our Birthright |
4. | Mar 16, 2013: | Music Casserole
The Executioner |
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| 2. | Mar 22, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Our Birthright |
5. | Mar 08, 2013: | Rebop
The Executioner, El Brujo And The Pyramid, One |
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| 3. | Mar 21, 2013: | minimum entropy iii
Our Birthright |
6. | Mar 07, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Executioner |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-01-26
Reviewed 2013-01-26
DAVID VIRELLES: Continuum
Pi, 2012
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Dark-toned, brilliant music. This fascinating young pianist from Cuba (by way of Canada) finds common ground between improvisational jazz and Afro-Cuban ritual. His band includes the great avant-garde drummer Andrew Cyrille and poet/percussionist Román Díaz. Heady stuff, reminds me somewhat of Omar Sosa.
All great. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9
1. 3:26 – dramatic percussion, mysterious pump organ, ritual invocation
2. 3:16 – slow & dark: refracted piano sneaks through sparse, abstract rhythm
3. 6:23 – forceful midtempo full of odd piano shadings; strong end with vocal
4. 2:04 – wandering piano, droning organ and complex, shapeless percussion
5. 1:47 – serene piano interlude with quiet bass/drum accents
6. 2:08 – very cool churning rhythm, aloof piano melody
7. 7:50 – meditative intro w/spoken word, blooms into spiritual free-jazz septet
8. 1:19 – impressionist interlude for solo piano
9. 2:42 – comes together gradually, free piano over a quick stick rhythm
10. 5:05 – slow, stately movement: a tone poem in gentle abstraction
11. 3:49 – mysterious organ & drums, a sort of space-fusion feel
12. 1:55 – slow processional with spoken word and jangly percussion
[ Fo ] - 26 January 2013
Pi, 2012
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Dark-toned, brilliant music. This fascinating young pianist from Cuba (by way of Canada) finds common ground between improvisational jazz and Afro-Cuban ritual. His band includes the great avant-garde drummer Andrew Cyrille and poet/percussionist Román Díaz. Heady stuff, reminds me somewhat of Omar Sosa.
All great. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9
1. 3:26 – dramatic percussion, mysterious pump organ, ritual invocation
2. 3:16 – slow & dark: refracted piano sneaks through sparse, abstract rhythm
3. 6:23 – forceful midtempo full of odd piano shadings; strong end with vocal
4. 2:04 – wandering piano, droning organ and complex, shapeless percussion
5. 1:47 – serene piano interlude with quiet bass/drum accents
6. 2:08 – very cool churning rhythm, aloof piano melody
7. 7:50 – meditative intro w/spoken word, blooms into spiritual free-jazz septet
8. 1:19 – impressionist interlude for solo piano
9. 2:42 – comes together gradually, free piano over a quick stick rhythm
10. 5:05 – slow, stately movement: a tone poem in gentle abstraction
11. 3:49 – mysterious organ & drums, a sort of space-fusion feel
12. 1:55 – slow processional with spoken word and jangly percussion
[ Fo ] - 26 January 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | One | 7. | Our Birthright | |||
| 2. | El Brujo And The Pyramid | 8. | Short Story For Piano | |||
| 3. | The Executioner | 9. | A Celebration Circa 1836 | |||
| 4. | Spectral | 10. | Threefold | |||
| 5. | Unseen Mother | 11. | Mañongo Pabio | |||
| 6. | Royalty | 12. | To Know |