E L P

Jazz | Oct 2003

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-12-14
Unrelated to the prog band ELP; this is a jazz trio from Switzerland that uses electric piano and tabla (!) for a cool sound. Some of the composed tracks, like #2, are just gorgeous, very nice little jazz snippets with a keyboard emphasis. Others are freely improvised -- abstract but with a concentration on melody and beat; spacey in a friendly way. Enjoyable; a nice fit for folks not into the really outside stuff.

1*- Burbling mid/fast, into slower exploration
2*- Mellow and pretty, very nice
3- Slow, dark
4*- Fast, popping tribal rhythm, little sci-fi sounds
5*- Mid/fast, breezy, loping. A nicely rhythmic improv.
6- Cute little piece, sneaky rhythm
7- Fast, stumbly theme
8- A calm, free, rhythmic jam, mid-fast and open
9- Slow, delicate
10*- A sparse Bitches Brew feel: slow, abstract, soulful
11- Very slow, sleepy

Recent airplay

Technolite
Technolite
Umami Jazz ProgramMar 01, 2005
Dance 2
Memory SelectFeb 06, 2004
Technolite
Oh Messy LifeJan 18, 2004
Red
Memory SelectJan 16, 2004
Black
Among The Nine WorldsJan 01, 2004

Charting

2003-12-16 — 2004-02-17 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 8 1
Jan 25 1
Jan 18 1
Jan 4 1
Dec 21 1

Track listing

1. Red
2. Blue
3. Black
4. Technolite
5. Dance 1
6. Le Chat Qui Danse
7. Gama
8. Dance 2
9. Yellow
10. E L P
11. Alesia