Conversations with the Unseen
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-11-14
Reviewed 2004-11-14
British saxophonist and rapper. Tracks stick to a mainstream bent, mostly straight-jazz instrumentals with a few 90-degree turns into fairly safe hip-hop territory.
Jazz-wise, Kinch is the descendent of Coltrane that you'd expect, and he spins some nice fast sax solos. A jazz guitar provides the second lead voice. The raps seem reasonable (I'm admittedly no expert here) and get a weird tilt from Kinch's British accent.
1- Cool-handed rap. "Open it up."
2- Gets into some nice fast jamming
3- Slow mystery. Opens with nice sax solo.
4- Slinky little theme. Midtempo and light.
5- Bright mid/fast post-bop
6- Mellow R&B with rap. Jazzy background led by guitar.
7- Sly Middle-Eastern groove. Kind of retro.
8- Bouncy happy bebop
9- Slow and romantic, a bit sappy/loungy.
10- Mid/fast, opens with a big drum solo
11- Cross between rap and Tin Pan Alley. Interesting and sunny.
12- *FCC* Closing rap, with band callouts and thank yous.
Jazz-wise, Kinch is the descendent of Coltrane that you'd expect, and he spins some nice fast sax solos. A jazz guitar provides the second lead voice. The raps seem reasonable (I'm admittedly no expert here) and get a weird tilt from Kinch's British accent.
1- Cool-handed rap. "Open it up."
2- Gets into some nice fast jamming
3- Slow mystery. Opens with nice sax solo.
4- Slinky little theme. Midtempo and light.
5- Bright mid/fast post-bop
6- Mellow R&B with rap. Jazzy background led by guitar.
7- Sly Middle-Eastern groove. Kind of retro.
8- Bouncy happy bebop
9- Slow and romantic, a bit sappy/loungy.
10- Mid/fast, opens with a big drum solo
11- Cross between rap and Tin Pan Alley. Interesting and sunny.
12- *FCC* Closing rap, with band callouts and thank yous.
Recent airplay
Snakehips
the Dog and Pony Show — Jan 12, 2005
Spokes and Pedals
The Panoply — Jan 12, 2005
Spokes and Pedals
the Dog and Pony Show — Jan 05, 2005
Doxology, Intro
Biased Diffusion — Dec 22, 2004
Equiano's Tears
Morning Glory — Dec 18, 2004
Spokes and Pedals
The Dog and Pony Show — Dec 08, 2004
Charting
2004-11-15 — 2005-01-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 16 | 2 |
| Jan 9 | 1 |
| Dec 26 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Intro | ||
| 2. | Doxology | ||
| 3. | Conversations with the ... | ||
| 4. | Elision | ||
| 5. | Spokes and Pedals | ||
| 6. | Intermission: Split Decision | ||
| 7. | Snakehips | ||
| 8. | Mungo's Adventure | ||
| 9. | The Flame Thrower | ||
| 10. | Equiano's Tears | ||
| 11. | Good Nyooz | ||
| 12. | Outro |