Bartleby The Scrivener
Jazz
| Jan 2014
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-02
Reviewed 2014-01-02
BODRATO/BATTAGLIA/MASSARIA/FURIA: Bartleby the Scrivener
Evil Rabbit, 2013
AVANT-JAZZ – This collective quartet out of Italy blends a tight, simpatico feel with unpredictable tunes. They stretch in multiple directions without sounding chaotic or grating, but also change from one texture/mood to another with little warning (on nearly every track).
Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 10
1. 5:07 – very quiet, sedate at first; falls into soft patterns w/spiky interjections
2. 12:40 – scattered droplets and trills; then moody, open space that stretches way out; 2nd half is chugging, then quietly speedy/jittery ‘til end
3. 7:57 – slow, with tender piano; quiet longing becomes a lopsided march
4. 5:18 – bass intro; prodding vs. amorphous guitar; then wide-open & weird
5. 5:32 – soft pendulum over bass drone / slow & open with scattered drums
6. 6:05 – weirdo guitar & piano; quiet drum solo; troubled quartet rumble
7. 4:40 – slow and calm, almost a ballad; piano searches, bass shadows it
8. 5:13 – lightly scattered quartet, first half steady, 2nd half slow & gauzy
9. 5:04 – dark, mysterious; slips into solo piano ache, then odd clockwork
10. 10:47 – complex rhythmic interplay at multiple tempos, fast to slow, with each section focused around a different player
11. 6:22 – slow start, bleak, ominous clock of doom, then wide open & fragile
[ Fo ] - 2 January 2014
Evil Rabbit, 2013
AVANT-JAZZ – This collective quartet out of Italy blends a tight, simpatico feel with unpredictable tunes. They stretch in multiple directions without sounding chaotic or grating, but also change from one texture/mood to another with little warning (on nearly every track).
Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 10
1. 5:07 – very quiet, sedate at first; falls into soft patterns w/spiky interjections
2. 12:40 – scattered droplets and trills; then moody, open space that stretches way out; 2nd half is chugging, then quietly speedy/jittery ‘til end
3. 7:57 – slow, with tender piano; quiet longing becomes a lopsided march
4. 5:18 – bass intro; prodding vs. amorphous guitar; then wide-open & weird
5. 5:32 – soft pendulum over bass drone / slow & open with scattered drums
6. 6:05 – weirdo guitar & piano; quiet drum solo; troubled quartet rumble
7. 4:40 – slow and calm, almost a ballad; piano searches, bass shadows it
8. 5:13 – lightly scattered quartet, first half steady, 2nd half slow & gauzy
9. 5:04 – dark, mysterious; slips into solo piano ache, then odd clockwork
10. 10:47 – complex rhythmic interplay at multiple tempos, fast to slow, with each section focused around a different player
11. 6:22 – slow start, bleak, ominous clock of doom, then wide open & fragile
[ Fo ] - 2 January 2014
Recent airplay
The Easiest Is The Best
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 21, 2014
The Easiest Is The Best
Rebop — Feb 20, 2014
Ambition And Indigestion
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 07, 2014
Ambition And Indigestion
Rebop — Feb 06, 2014
The Easiest Is The Best
Music Casserole — Feb 01, 2014
Ambition And Indigestion
Rebop — Jan 30, 2014
Charting
2014-01-02 — 2014-03-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 23 | 2 |
| Feb 9 | 2 |
| Feb 2 | 2 |
| Jan 26 | 3 |
| Jan 19 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | I Would Prefer Not To | ||
| 2. | Nippers | ||
| 3. | Motionless Young Man | ||
| 4. | Turkey | ||
| 5. | The Easiest Is The Best | ||
| 6. | Gingernut | ||
| 7. | Bartleby The Scrivener | ||
| 8. | I Know Where I Am | ||
| 9. | The Lawyer | ||
| 10. | Ambition And Indigestion | ||
| 11. | Ah, Humanity! |