Various Artists / Freedom of the City 03
| Album: | Freedom of the City 03 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | Emanem | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-09-06 | Pull Date: | 2004-11-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 7 | Oct 10 | Sep 12 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 11, 2005: | Memory Select
Beta Pleat |
4. | Sep 10, 2004: | Memory Select
The Liver Is the Cock's Comb |
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| 2. | Nov 05, 2004: | Memory Select
Relative Poverty |
5. | Sep 09, 2004: | ya got me, inshted
Spokes |
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| 3. | Oct 08, 2004: | Memory Select
Tonpsychologie |
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Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-09-03
Reviewed 2004-09-03
Abstract free improv. Emanem Records' annual sampling of the Freedom Of The City festival, with musicians arranged in nearly random groups. Nice stuff, although many tracks have a tendancy towards navel-gazing (long quiet periods that don't play well on radio).
All tracks are long (10+ minutes on 2 CDs). This is the "Small Groups" issue from the 2003 festival; there's usually a "Large Groups" version each year, too, which features orchestra-like groups.
1- TROMBONE/ELECTRONICS/DRUMS: Brash intro into a strange ghostly tunnel
2- SAX/GUITAR: Choppy and fast/sparse. Gets busy in some spots.
3- VOICE/VIOLIN: Quiet and groany; croaking female vocal
4- SAX/BASS/DRUMS: Aggressive, with abrasive sax
5- CLARINET/PIANO/INVENTED INSTRUMENTS/ETC.: Loud clatter with obligatory quiet stretches
6- SAX/BASS: Nice duo. Lots of shifts between quiet and loud parts
7- HARP/CELLO/BASS: *Very* quiet
8- TROMBONE/ELECTRONICS/DRUM/KEYS: Even-handed: Clattery but in a calm atmosphere. Small, fast sounds. Often quiet.
All tracks are long (10+ minutes on 2 CDs). This is the "Small Groups" issue from the 2003 festival; there's usually a "Large Groups" version each year, too, which features orchestra-like groups.
1- TROMBONE/ELECTRONICS/DRUMS: Brash intro into a strange ghostly tunnel
2- SAX/GUITAR: Choppy and fast/sparse. Gets busy in some spots.
3- VOICE/VIOLIN: Quiet and groany; croaking female vocal
4- SAX/BASS/DRUMS: Aggressive, with abrasive sax
5- CLARINET/PIANO/INVENTED INSTRUMENTS/ETC.: Loud clatter with obligatory quiet stretches
6- SAX/BASS: Nice duo. Lots of shifts between quiet and loud parts
7- HARP/CELLO/BASS: *Very* quiet
8- TROMBONE/ELECTRONICS/DRUM/KEYS: Even-handed: Clattery but in a calm atmosphere. Small, fast sounds. Often quiet.
Track Listing