Beyond Now

McCaslin, Donny / Beyond Now
Label: Motema

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-19

Tom McCarter
McCaslin, Donny
Beyond Now
Genre: Jazz
Review: a strong set of ambient electronic jazz, reflecting on the past and pointing to the future
FCCs: none
If You Like: James Chance, Ornette Coleman, Brian Eno
Favorite Tracks: (3) Beyond Now (5) Bright Abyss
(7) Warszawa (8) Faceplant
Track Review: 1/ atonal uptempo jam> quick stop
2/ drum machine start> space jam with male vocal> slow fade on vocal 3/ quiet synth start> slow tempo jam> midtempo space jam> uptempo jazz jam> crescendo end 4/quiet spacey synth starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 5/ midtempo jam builds to uptempo> slow fade 6/ drum machine start> fast tempo jam> quick stop 7/slow synth start> slow tempo jam> crescendo end 8/ piano start> slow tempo jam> false stop> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo> crescendo end 9/ sax starts> slow tempo jam builds in intensity & volume> slow fade