Toad in the Hole
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-02-07
Reviewed 2003-02-07
Local guys doing abstract improv: Lots of sounds both musical and extra-musical, adding up to a whole, usually successfully.
The cast is: Morgan Guberman (bass) Matt Ingalls (clarinet-violin-sax), Gino Robair (percussion), Scott Rosenberg (sax; no longer local but who's counting), and John Shiurba (guitar, both acoustic and electric).
The even-numbered tracks ("holes") are very short blips, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, but always feeling "complete." Cute idea. The other tracks are normal lengths -- 2 to 14 minutes.
1- Tight curled noises
2* - 4-second blast
3*- Calm, becomes flowing
5- Quiet; picks up in the last 5 minutes
7*- Builds nicely to a loud crescendo, courtesy of Gino on drums
11- Shrill strings, distorted electric guitar
12*- Quick sax break
13*- Middle section features a low ominous drone, some sampled sounds
The cast is: Morgan Guberman (bass) Matt Ingalls (clarinet-violin-sax), Gino Robair (percussion), Scott Rosenberg (sax; no longer local but who's counting), and John Shiurba (guitar, both acoustic and electric).
The even-numbered tracks ("holes") are very short blips, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, but always feeling "complete." Cute idea. The other tracks are normal lengths -- 2 to 14 minutes.
1- Tight curled noises
2* - 4-second blast
3*- Calm, becomes flowing
5- Quiet; picks up in the last 5 minutes
7*- Builds nicely to a loud crescendo, courtesy of Gino on drums
11- Shrill strings, distorted electric guitar
12*- Quick sax break
13*- Middle section features a low ominous drone, some sampled sounds
Recent airplay
Toad 7
Memory Select — Oct 12, 2007
Toad 9
Memory Select — Mar 14, 2003
Toad 8
Memory Select — Feb 28, 2003
Charting
2003-02-10 — 2003-04-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 16 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Toad 2 | ||
| 2. | Hole 17 | ||
| 3. | Toad 7 | ||
| 4. | Hole 10 | ||
| 5. | Toad 4 | ||
| 6. | Hole 20 | ||
| 7. | Toad 9 | ||
| 8. | Hole 15 | ||
| 9. | Toad 8 | ||
| 10. | Hole 16 | ||
| 11. | Toad 1 | ||
| 12. | Hole 14 | ||
| 13. | Toad 3 | ||
| 14. | Hole 18 |