Junk Magic

Taborn, Craig
Thirsty Ear Communication
Jazz | May 2004

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-05-29
A mix of Carl Craig and avant-jazzer Tim Berne, both of whom Taborn has worked with. The music is led by a forest of keyboards and tweaky electronic sounds, with sax and viola to add legit jazz lines where appropriate. A really interesting sound, like a darker, disturbing Jaga Jazzist.

1- Drifty slow, breaks into crispy techno sci-fi
*2- Midtempo. Jagged, with a cooly detatched feel
3- Sad, slow collage
*4- Stumbling jazz, shades of midtempo Steve Coleman
*5- Hyperactive crackly electronics and piano (midtempo feel).
Slowly jazzy intro.
6- Crunchy '80s synth+drum machine
7- Slow, pastoral, with growing electronic menace in the foreground

Recent airplay

Prismatica
Music CasseroleAug 05, 2023
The Golden Age
Rock in a PositionFeb 23, 2006
Junk Magic
Junk Magic
Cleanup on Aisle YouAug 02, 2004
Mystero
Oh Messy LifeJul 25, 2004
The Golden Age
Memory SelectJul 23, 2004

Charting

2004-05-24 — 2004-07-26 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 1 1
Jul 25 1
Jul 18 2
Jul 11 1
Jul 4 3
Jun 27 1
Jun 20 3
Jun 13 2

Track listing

1. Junk Magic
2. Mystero
3. Shining Through
4. Prismatica
5. Bodies at Rest and in Motion
6. Stalagmite
7. The Golden Age