Reviewed: 2018-03-24
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: possible on 14
Review: on their new disc, the Radicals examine the concept of borders from several different perspectives and types of music, plus they pull in 40 + musician guests to make it happen.
If You Like: Samba Da, Klezmatics,
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Chosen Ones (:40) – female vocal acapella starts> slow song> slows to fade
*2/ No State Solution (5:00) – bass starts> uptempo jam with heavy percussion> slow fade
*3/ La Frontera (1:49) – crescendo start> uptempo jam, heavy on the horns & percussion with wild guitar fluctuations> quick fade
*4/ Mosaico/Zapatista (4:16) - Peruvian flutes start> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Third World Not For Sale (1:12) – drums> midtempo jam with flute> quick stop
*6/ No Money No Nice (4:10) - drums start> funky reggae midtempo jam with electronics> quick fade
*7/ Build Levees Not Walls (1:53) - sax starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
8/ El Muro (w/ Krudas) (5:21) – female vocal starts> funky midtempo jam & song> quick stop
9/ Iron Curtain (1:15) – cello starts> uptempo jam with scat singing> quick fade
*10/ Song For Riley (3:30) – uptempo jam with sax & accordion> quick fade
11/ Imperial Sugar (1:06) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with theremin> quick fade
*12/ Exit At Bear, Pursued By Pig (3:06) – baritone sax starts> wild uptempo jam> off-kilter jam> quick fade
13/ Ni Una Mas! (1:13) – harp starts> midtempo jam with Middle eastern vibe> quick fade
14/ Every Wall (w/ Niyat, HISD) (4:02) -bass starts> uptempo rap song with horns> quick stop
*15/ If There Is Still Hope (3:27) – guitar starts> propulsive uptempo jam with trumpet & theremin> quick stop
16/ Anchor Baby Hysteria (1:03) – percussion solo
17/ Badme (4:00) – horns start slow & build into funky midtempo off-kilter jam> fade
*18/ Ben Taub Blues (5:49) – guitar starts> slow bluesy song with male vocal & chorus with slinky trumpet> quick fade on vocal
*19/ FEMA (4:09) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with New Orleans vibe with wailing trumpet & sax> quick stop
20/ Masihlale (1:06) – spoken word starts> uptempo jam with heavy percussion & spoken word> quick stop
*21/ The Border Crossed Me (3:53) – percussion starts> midtempo propulsive jam with snaky sax> quick stop
*22/ Mosh Hashannah (4:11) – sax starts with Middle eastern klezmer vibe> fast tempo jam swings to lightning fast> quick stop
23/ Our Streets (1:41) – tuba starts> slow echoing funky jam with percussion> slow fade