Shipp, Matthew / Equilibrium
Album: | Equilibrium | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Shipp, Matthew | Added: | Jan 2003 | |
Label: | Thirsty Ear Communication |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2003-01-20 | Pull Date: | 2003-03-24 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Dec 07, 2022: | Some Songs Without Words
Cohesion |
4. | Mar 21, 2003: | Memory Select
Equilibrium |
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2. | May 09, 2006: | Radio Of Imagination
Cohesion |
5. | Mar 19, 2003: | Umami Jazz Program
Nu Matrix |
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3. | Mar 26, 2003: | Umami Jazz Program
Cohesion |
6. | Mar 13, 2003: | The Digital/Analog War
The Root |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-01-19
Reviewed 2003-01-19
Shipp's new focus has been on a combination of big piano chords with backing rhythms drawn from hip-hop and electronica. It comes out with a dark and stormy sound, with solid beats ... admittedly repetitious but with a strong jazz-piano lead.
This is his second or third (?) album playing with the concept, and I don't think he's nailed it 100% yet, although this effort comes closest to the mark. Individual tracks are excellent, but his ideas aren't rich enough to fill the whole album.
Khan Jamal on vibes lends a nice coolness to the tracks.
1- Slow and serious, a contemplative Keith-Jarrett place
2*- Big stormy beats, dark piano riff
3- Slow, groany sounds
4*- Midtempo, with drum-machine-sounding drums. Most energetic track on here
5- Fluid lounge-piano sound with twinge of menace
6- One minute of big bop chording. Nice but pointless.
7*- Strong beat, laid-back feel
8*- Cool jazz walk
9- Darkly ambient
This is his second or third (?) album playing with the concept, and I don't think he's nailed it 100% yet, although this effort comes closest to the mark. Individual tracks are excellent, but his ideas aren't rich enough to fill the whole album.
Khan Jamal on vibes lends a nice coolness to the tracks.
1- Slow and serious, a contemplative Keith-Jarrett place
2*- Big stormy beats, dark piano riff
3- Slow, groany sounds
4*- Midtempo, with drum-machine-sounding drums. Most energetic track on here
5- Fluid lounge-piano sound with twinge of menace
6- One minute of big bop chording. Nice but pointless.
7*- Strong beat, laid-back feel
8*- Cool jazz walk
9- Darkly ambient
Track Listing
1. | Equilibrium | 6. | Portal | |||
2. | Vamp to Vibe | 7. | The Root | |||
3. | Nebula Theory | 8. | The Key | |||
4. | Cohesion | 9. | Nu Matrix | |||
5. | World of Blue Glass | . |