| Randalu, Kristjan / Absence |
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| Album: | Absence | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Randalu, Kristjan | Added: | Apr 2018 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-04-29 | Pull Date: | 2018-07-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jul 1 | Jun 17 | May 13 | May 6 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 12, 2022: | Music Casserole Escapism, Forecast | 4. | Jun 29, 2018: | Old fart at Play Lumi 2 | |
| 2. | Sep 27, 2021: | The Best of Everything Forecast | 5. | Jun 15, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Escapism | |
| 3. | Jun 29, 2021: | Old Fart at Play (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018) Escapism | 6. | May 11, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Forecast |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-04-26 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-04-26 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: With a knack for texture and improvisation, as well as a huge capacity to understand form and structure, Estonian pianist Randalu establishes his own depth-charged dramatic stance on his new disc. The work comprises nine rigorously structured originals for trio, combining jazz, avant-garde, classical, and modern composition with a carefully cultivated touch If You Like: Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Forecast (9:34) – piano starts> slow solo swings into uptempo jam> slows to slow jam> guitar solo builds into midtempo jam> uptempo piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade *2/ Lumi 1 (5:09) – piano starts> slow jam washes in in waves> builds to off-kilter midtempo jam> builds to fast tempo> quick stop 3/ Sisu (4:53) – piano starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade *4/ Lumi 2 (3:23) – piano/guitar starts> slow jam> off-kilter piano solo & jam swings uptempo> quick stop *5/ Escapism (6:08) – drums? start> slow jam with rolling flurries of notes> midtempo off-kilter jam> fade on cymbals 6/ Adaption 1 (3:07) – piano starts> slow jam builds to midtempo & fades *7/ Adaption 2 (5:55) – spacy start> midtempo space jam> fade *8/ Party Clouded (5:13) – piano starts> midtempo jam with heavy chords increases in volume & intensity> slows to slow tempo> guitar solo> uptempo piano solo swings to fast tempo> fast jam> rocking uptempo jam> slows to midtempo> quick stop *9/ Absence (4:48) – piano starts> slow jam> guitar solo> piano solo> fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Forecast | 5. | Escapism | |||
| 2. | Lumi 1 | 6. | Adaption 1 | |||
| 3. | Sisu | 7. | Adaption 2 | |||
| 4. | Lumi 2 | 8. | Partly Clouded | |||
| 9. | Absence | |||||