| Free Radicals / Freedom Fence, The |
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| Album: | Freedom Fence, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Free Radicals | Added: | Mar 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-03-26 | Pull Date: | 2018-05-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 13 | Apr 22 | Apr 1 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 10, 2018: | Melange Mosh Hashanah, The Border Crossed Me | 3. | Mar 31, 2018: | Wild Kingdom No State Solution | |
| 2. | Apr 19, 2018: | Sound Landscapes No State Solution | 4. | Mar 31, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Badme |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-03-24 | ||
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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 | ||
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