Various Artists / Freedom of the City 20
| Album: | Freedom of the City 20 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Mar 2003 | |
| Label: | Emanem | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-06-09 | Pull Date: | 2003-08-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 20 | Jun 15 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 18, 2003: | Memory Select
The Need for Luxury |
3. | Jun 12, 2003: | Audio.Pulmonary.Recitation.
Swarming |
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| 2. | Jul 13, 2003: | To the Moon
The Need for Luxury, The Need for Luxury |
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Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-06-09
Reviewed 2003-06-09
FREEDOM OF THE CITY 2002, SMALL GROUPS
Various free-improv groups recorded live at Emanem Records' annual festival in London. Most of these folks have recorded CDs for Emanem, in the combinations that you see here.
Ranges from musical and adventurous (A1-4) to outright sound/noise experiments (A5-9).
A1-A4 -- Sax/piano duets with an upbeat chamber feel. A2- Starts with smoky jazz, then moves into fiercer improv territory. A3- Fast and skittery. A4- Dark and fast
A5-9 -- Sound explorations with digital-delay effects. A5- Repetitious whispery whine. A6 adds lyrics sung in an airy, unsteady voice.
A7- Crunchier sounds, some violin. A8/9 -- Quiet.
A10-11 -- Trio of sax/trombone/trumpet. Airy untethered stuff.
B1-- Solo acoustic guitar, like avant-folk. Rapid tumblings of notes; tuneful but without much direction
B2-3 -- Trumpet with electronics. B2 is groany and slow, with pockets of intensity. B3 is choppier, ends abruptly.
B4-5 -- Duets of Evan Parker (sax) and acoustic guitar. Guitar has a steely, taut sound, especially on clacky high notes. Parker does his usual marathon flows of notes. B5 has the two playing separately. B6 is a nicely involved piece.
Various free-improv groups recorded live at Emanem Records' annual festival in London. Most of these folks have recorded CDs for Emanem, in the combinations that you see here.
Ranges from musical and adventurous (A1-4) to outright sound/noise experiments (A5-9).
A1-A4 -- Sax/piano duets with an upbeat chamber feel. A2- Starts with smoky jazz, then moves into fiercer improv territory. A3- Fast and skittery. A4- Dark and fast
A5-9 -- Sound explorations with digital-delay effects. A5- Repetitious whispery whine. A6 adds lyrics sung in an airy, unsteady voice.
A7- Crunchier sounds, some violin. A8/9 -- Quiet.
A10-11 -- Trio of sax/trombone/trumpet. Airy untethered stuff.
B1-- Solo acoustic guitar, like avant-folk. Rapid tumblings of notes; tuneful but without much direction
B2-3 -- Trumpet with electronics. B2 is groany and slow, with pockets of intensity. B3 is choppier, ends abruptly.
B4-5 -- Duets of Evan Parker (sax) and acoustic guitar. Guitar has a steely, taut sound, especially on clacky high notes. Parker does his usual marathon flows of notes. B5 has the two playing separately. B6 is a nicely involved piece.
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