Romus, Rent / Deciduous Midwestern Edition Vol. 1
Album: Deciduous Midwestern Edition Vol. 1   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Romus, Rent   Added:May 2018
Label:Edgetone Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-06-07 Pull Date: 2018-08-09 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 22 Jul 15 Jul 8 Jul 1 Jun 17
Airplays: 2 3 3 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 08, 2022: Rebop
Presencing
4. Jul 17, 2018: ad hoc variety show
Skyboat Gliding, Presencing
2. Aug 04, 2021: ad hoc variety show (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2018)
Skyboat Gliding, Presencing
5. Jul 14, 2018: Music Casserole
Simo-Casting
3. Jul 19, 2018: Butter and Jams
Presencing
6. Jul 10, 2018: Bloop & Quack
Simo-Casting

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2018-05-25
AVANT-GARDE ENSEMBLE JAZZ

Rent Romus works in Oakland now, but was born in northern Michigan. Here he leads a group of fellow Midwesterners on a set of collaborative improvisations. Line up includes saxophones, wooden flutes, trumpet & baritone horn, acoustic & electric piano, bass, drums & various percussion. Somewhat “out there,” but still pretty accessible to most jazz fans.

No FCC issues.

1 ** Mid-tempo. Warm, melodic phrases from the trumpet, alto sax & soprano sax go ‘round & ‘round, intertwine. A relatively pleasant, approachable piece. (4:01)
2 ** String bass intro. Snake-charmer soprano sax enters. Piano, bass, drums join too, quiet & minimal at first. It builds; gets louder. Second half is free: flutes, noises, perc. (14:03)
3 Mid-fast. Free & loose. Leads by tenor sax & trumpet. Electric piano adds a Zawinul-like fusion flavor. (6:37)
4 Mid-tempo. Scattered bits. Squawks & squeaks. Odd sounds scurrying about. (14:46)
5 * Gentle start: keys & bass, a bit of drum. At 2:30, horns join; it gets wild & loud. (10:19)
6 * Quiet hand-drum solo. Wood flute & forest sounds create a primitive scene. Saxes join after several minutes. While improvisational, maintains an impressionistic affect. (11:47)
7 Mid-slow. Independent free improv by saxes & baritone horn all mixed together. (3:55)
8 * Slow. Hesitant start. Finally finds a way forward. Strange but pretty cool. (3:50)
9 Slow, languid, legato. Woven saxes, trumpet, piano. Gets faster, louder, anxious. (8:09)

Track Listing
1. Presencing   5. The Restless Seldom Get Weary
2. Skyboat Gliding   6. Simo-Casting
3. Hammer, Forge   7. Within The Time
4. Shell Games   8. The Dream Imagined
  9. Argus Fargus