Khonsay

Jazz | Apr 2003

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-05-25
Pretty and organic music, lots of acoustic guitar, but some outside-jazz color as well. Very melodic overall.

Tracks 1-5 are primarily acoustic guitars, for a mostly tranquil sound (#2 being a brash exception). Tracks 6-11 are jazzier and longer, featuring SS Puft, the out-jazz band Hinds leads in Athens, Ga.

Hinds plays a homemade 7-string guitar called the h'arpeggione.

1- Almost new-agey guitar + male wordless vocal. Pretty.

2-5: DIORAMA OCTET (acoustic, mostly peaceful)
2- Slashing guitar and some menacing riffs. Starts tranquil.
3, 4- Pastoral/folky
5- Crawling dissonance, w/drum solo

6-11: INDIVIDUATION SUITE (jazzier and noisier)
6,7 - Very cool tangly guitar intro, then a louder electric theme.
8- Fast and a bit dark
9- Quick-stepping, tuneful jazziness
10- Fast cascading arpeggios, very cool
11- Growly start, ends angelic and floaty

Recent airplay

Emergence Part 2
Oh Messy LifeAug 10, 2003
Individuation Suite: Emergence part 2
Memory SelectJul 11, 2003
Detatchment
Oh Messy LifeJun 08, 2003
Acceptance Part 2
Memory SelectJun 06, 2003
Emergence Part 2
Umami Jazz ProgramMay 29, 2003
Acceptance Part 2
Oh Messy LifeMay 26, 2003

Charting

2003-05-12 — 2003-07-14 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 13 1
Jun 15 1
Jun 8 1
Jun 1 2
May 25 3

Track listing

1. Coronach
2. Settlement
3. Brainstorm
4. Affirmation
5. Onward
6. Emergence Part 1
7. Emergence Part 2
8. Detatchment
9. Acceptance Part 1
10. Acceptance Part 2
11. Acceptance Part 3