Mazurek, Rob Octet / Skull Sessions
Album: Skull Sessions   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mazurek, Rob Octet   Added:May 2013
Label:Cuneiform Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-05-27 Pull Date: 2013-07-29 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 28 Jul 14 Jul 7 Jun 30 Jun 23 Jun 16 Jun 9 Jun 2
Airplays: 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 5

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 03, 2015: Music Casserole
Skull Caves Of Alderon
4. Jul 21, 2013: Fight or Flight
Voodoo And The Petrified Forest
2. Jul 25, 2013: Rebop
Skull Caves Of Alderon
5. Jul 13, 2013: Music Casserole
Skull Caves Of Alderon
3. Jul 23, 2013: Meow
Galactic Ice Skeleton
6. Jul 03, 2013: Beach Blanket Bingo
Voodoo And The Petrified Forest

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-05-26
ROB MAZUREK OCTET: Skull Sessions
Cuneiform, 2013

PSYCHEDELIC AVANT-JAZZ – Whoa... huge, hypnotic noises result when prolific cornetist/composer Rob Mazurek mashes up his Exploding Star large ensemble sound with the Brazilian-flavored rhythms and electronics of his São Paulo Underground project. These are long, sprawling tracks but don’t let that put you off; just fall into the bottomless rhythmic ocean and enjoy as bizarre creatures swim by.

Note: track 1 fades (quietly & gently) into #2.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4

1. 17:20 – electronic tones drift into dissonance; a heavy rhythmic jazz groove emerges; vibes shimmer, flute flutters, cornet stabs in a drum soup
2. 15:00 – sparkling, bubbly, beautiful: a sort of African march springs up; wild flute; bold cornet as the rhythm rolls forward like a nightmare
3. 15:58 – starts with confused clatter; rising improv noise, then very gentle vibraphone/cornet duo; drums drag it into darkness & madness
4. 13:02 – solo vibes intro; quick-rolling drum groove, turns celebratory; folksy rabeca fiddle/piccolo; falls into spiky-jazz, then guitar-led noise
5. 04:23 – creaky atmosphere with flute, burbling electronics, string sounds

[ Fo ] - 26 May 2013

Track Listing
1. Galactic Ice Skeleton   3. Passing Light Screams
2. Voodoo And The Petrified Forest   4. Skull Caves Of Alderon
  5. Keeping The Light Up