| Hasselbring, Curtis / Number Stations |
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| Album: | Number Stations | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Hasselbring, Curtis | Added: | May 2013 | |
| Label: | Cuneiform Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-05-13 | Pull Date: | 2013-07-15 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jul 14 | Jun 30 | Jun 23 | Jun 16 | Jun 9 | Jun 2 | May 26 | May 19 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 03, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum: Remembering 2013 Tux Is Traitor | 4. | Jun 27, 2013: | Tlön: An Investigation Tux Is Traitor | |
| 2. | Jul 13, 2013: | Music Casserole 37º 56' 39" By 111º 32' | 5. | Jun 23, 2013: | feral pop frenzy First Bus To Bismarck | |
| 3. | Jul 11, 2013: | Rebop First Bus To Bismarck | 6. | Jun 20, 2013: | Rebop First Bus To Bismarck |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2013-05-12 | ||
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CURTIS HASSELBRING: Number Stations Cuneiform, 2013 WEIRDO JAZZ – Love this!! Trombonist/guitarist Hasselbring leads a septet full of unique voices in a strange avant/spy-jazz mashup. There’s a sense of paranoia and noir mystery throughout as these tunes chug, grind, and thump their way along. But there’s lots of sly humor too: this band can (and does) leap sideways into a slap-happy groove, a balls-out rock jam, or free-improv chaos at any time. Great stuff. PS - I wasn't aware of it when I wrote the above review, but these tunes were inspired by a real phenomenon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station Curtis Hasselbring : trombone, guitar Chris Speed : tenor sax, clarinet Mary Halvorson : guitar Matt Moran : vibraphone, marimba Trevor Dunn : bass Ches Smith : drums, marimba Satoshi Takeishi : drums, percussion All good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6 1. 7:51 – clattering perc & tense patter breaks into a nervous, churning thump 2. 7:57 – low morse-code rhythm: spooky vibes, slow horns and jittery guitars 3. 6:53 – herky-jerky intro to goofy Caribbean-cruise glide, then dark & mopey 4. 4:21 – raucous, rockin’ groove; dives into free-jazz w/wild guitar, ends calm 5. 10:27 – pensive intro slips into an upbeat thump, a vibes/drum rush, extra-lumpy sax/guitar break, gently swaying ensemble, and drum duet 6. 4:32 – tentative improvisational sound, everybody pokes and prods at it 7. 1:52 – brash groove mixed with tightly-arranged parallel threads 8. 6:25 – great drums give way to a goofy-cutesy ditty, slides into weirdness [ Fo ] - 12 May 2013 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | First Bus To Bismarck | 5. | It's Not A Bunny | |||
| 2. | Tux Is Traitor | 6. | Stereo Jack's Bluegrass J's | |||
| 3. | Make Anchor Babies | 7. | Avoid Sprinter | |||
| 4. | Green Dress, Maryland Welcome Center, 95 Nb | 8. | 37º 56' 39" By 111º 32' |