Silent Voice

Jazz | Mar 2019

Reviews

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-04-01
Reviewed: 2018-04-01
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This trio mixes free improvised music on acoustic instruments—relying on a strong rhythmical approach— and with electronic instruments and laptops in order to enhance and expand its musical universe. This universe has open, inclusive borders—drawing inspiration from the sixties' fiery free jazz, the seventies' fusion experiences with its synthesized sounds, contemporary music, avant-garde sonic searches and confident Nordic calm—but always seeks to challenge itself without becoming trapped in any orthodox means, or losing its soulful essence. ECM fans, take note.
If You Like: Eno, Weather Report, Shigeto, Flying Lotus, Yelena Eckemoff
Track Review (favorites denoted by *:
**1/ Silent Voice (5:58) – bass starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> quick fade
***2/ Bass Nagging (8:52) – percussion/bass starts> midtempo jam with electronics, like a flock of geese> fast jam morphs into heavy midtempo space jam> slow fade & a drum roll
3/ Small Cry (6:07) – drums start> slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
*4/ New Stream Three (5:05) – piano starts> slow jam builds into ominous midtempo jam, then swings uptempo & fades
5/ Sound Search (4:00) – drums/percussion start> uptempo jam morphs into uptempo off-lilter space jam> fade
*6/ Crisps (3:27) – piano starts hesitating with electronics> slow jam> piano solo swings uptempo> fade
**7/ Outside 13 (4:44) – piano/drums start with heavy piano chords> off-kilter midtempo heavy jam with electronic choral singing over the top> crescendo> fast tempo piano solo> midtempo jam> swings up tempo> slows to fade
*8/ New Stream 6 (7:15) – drums start> midtempo off-kilter hesitating jam swings uptempo> uptempo space jam> slow fade
9/ Hesitation (5:45) – drums start> slow hesitating jam swings to midtempo> fade
*10/ Inside (7:05) – electronic pulsing starts> midtempo space jam builds to uptempo> piano/electronics duet> uptempo jam swings to fast tempo> fade
*11/ Impatient Road (4:55) – drums/bass srart> slow jam builds to fast jam, then slows to slow tempo> drum solo to fade
12/ Deep Sigh (5:34) -electronic pulses start> slow hesitant space jam> fade

Recent airplay

New Stream 6
Music CasseroleJun 08, 2019
Outside 13
Old Fart At PlayJun 07, 2019
Inside
old fart at playMay 31, 2019
Bass Nagging
Music CasseroleMay 25, 2019
Bass Nagging
Music CasseroleMay 04, 2019
Inside

Charting

2019-04-09 — 2019-06-11 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 9 2
Jun 2 1
May 26 1
May 5 1
Apr 28 1
Apr 21 1

Track listing

1. Silent Voice
2. Bass Nagging
3. Small Cry
4. New Stream Three
5. Sound Search
6. Crisps
7. Outside 13
8. New Stream 6
9. Hesitation
10. Inside
11. Impatient Road
12. Deep Sigh