Prairie Orange
General
| Jun 2003
Reviews
Gabe
Reviewed 2003-06-09
Reviewed 2003-06-09
(Say "lay pool".) Improv voice, sax, electronics, and percussion from three vets of the Quebec scene. (Yes, there's a big improv scene in Quebec - and was even before Godspeed You Longwinded Name came along). The sounds here are reluctantly parceled out - this is no out jazz - with small gestures the order of the day. Sometimes a bit creepy, other times farcical, always unusual. The synth especially is often on the farty, low-frequency burble setting. Vox are reminiscent of Jaap Blonk in gurgle mode, but without the urgency and extroversion. The standout tracks are:
4. Notable for its atypical "loudness" - an ominous rumble with sax
6. Two-note foundation is almost musical
8. Somewhat simian in sound
9. Slight metals-rubbing effect at beginning, then vocal and insectoid section, and back to metals
4. Notable for its atypical "loudness" - an ominous rumble with sax
6. Two-note foundation is almost musical
8. Somewhat simian in sound
9. Slight metals-rubbing effect at beginning, then vocal and insectoid section, and back to metals
Recent airplay
Les Glaneuses [excerpt]
Memory Select — Sep 05, 2003
Chaud - Froid
Memory Select — Aug 15, 2003
Porte (Ouverte)
Civil Society — Aug 14, 2003
Les Glaneuses
press and release — Jul 23, 2003
Chaud - Froid
Memory Select — Jul 11, 2003
Tempete Bleue
Umami Jazz Program — Jun 26, 2003
Charting
2003-06-16 — 2003-08-18
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 17 | 2 |
| Jul 27 | 1 |
| Jul 13 | 1 |
| Jun 29 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Ou Est L'est? | ||
| 2. | Les Glaneuses | ||
| 3. | Pluie Sur Les Fougeres | ||
| 4. | Tempete Bleue | ||
| 5. | L'etroit Moustiquaire | ||
| 6. | Porte (Ouverte) | ||
| 7. | Chaud - Froid | ||
| 8. | L'appel De La Marmotte | ||
| 9. | Prairie Orange |