Fourteen
Jazz
| Apr 2014
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Reviewed 2014-04-24
Reviewed 2014-04-24
DAN WEISS: Fourteen
Pi, 2014
EXPERIMENTAL – OK, this one is difficult to describe. Drummer Weiss has forged a huge, sprawling suite for 14 musicians (including 3 voices, 4 horns, harp, guitar and a full rhythm section) that spills across a huge dynamic range, from minimalist meditation to icy monoliths and cutting free-improv blasts. It’s all remarkable stuff, but very elusive and often uncomfortable. All vocals are wordless.
DJs: This is a single piece of music! Each track blends right into the next. Fade in & out of tracks!
Fo’s Picks: try anywhere…
1. 7:43 – march: adds layer on layer of carefully twisted shapes, rises to noise
2. 6:57 – falls into minimalist guitar/harp pattern, wordless vocals, handclaps
3. 3:31 – wordless vocals weave through a crystal maze, wild sax improv
4. 4:01 – stark piano into proggy drone/drive, intensity rises, then solo beat
5. 3:59 – quiet horns harmonize on melodic fragment, others join in gradually
6. 7:08 – voices continue pattern, give way to towering, stomping nightmare
7. 4:04 – quiet: contemplative solo piano, tuba drone, gentle voice/harp end
[ Fo ] - 24 April 2014
Pi, 2014
EXPERIMENTAL – OK, this one is difficult to describe. Drummer Weiss has forged a huge, sprawling suite for 14 musicians (including 3 voices, 4 horns, harp, guitar and a full rhythm section) that spills across a huge dynamic range, from minimalist meditation to icy monoliths and cutting free-improv blasts. It’s all remarkable stuff, but very elusive and often uncomfortable. All vocals are wordless.
DJs: This is a single piece of music! Each track blends right into the next. Fade in & out of tracks!
Fo’s Picks: try anywhere…
1. 7:43 – march: adds layer on layer of carefully twisted shapes, rises to noise
2. 6:57 – falls into minimalist guitar/harp pattern, wordless vocals, handclaps
3. 3:31 – wordless vocals weave through a crystal maze, wild sax improv
4. 4:01 – stark piano into proggy drone/drive, intensity rises, then solo beat
5. 3:59 – quiet horns harmonize on melodic fragment, others join in gradually
6. 7:08 – voices continue pattern, give way to towering, stomping nightmare
7. 4:04 – quiet: contemplative solo piano, tuba drone, gentle voice/harp end
[ Fo ] - 24 April 2014
Recent airplay
Part Seven, Part Six, Part Five, Part Four, Part Three, Part Two, Part One
minimum entropy — Jun 25, 2014
Part Five
Rebop — Jun 05, 2014
Part Three
No Cover, No Minimum — May 30, 2014
Part Two
Music Casserole — May 24, 2014
Part Seven, Part Six, Part Five, Part Four, Part Three, Part Two, Part One
minimum entropy — May 07, 2014
Part Two
No Cover, No Minimum — May 02, 2014
Charting
2014-04-25 — 2014-06-27
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 29 | 1 |
| Jun 8 | 1 |
| Jun 1 | 1 |
| May 25 | 1 |
| May 11 | 1 |
| May 4 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Part One | ||
| 2. | Part Two | ||
| 3. | Part Three | ||
| 4. | Part Four | ||
| 5. | Part Five | ||
| 6. | Part Six | ||
| 7. | Part Seven |