| Various Artists / Juncture |
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| Album: | Juncture | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Nov 2004 | |
| Label: | Pi Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-12-12 | Pull Date: | 2005-02-13 |
| Week Ending: | Feb 13 | Jan 2 | Dec 26 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 12, 2005: | the Dog and Pony Show Character | 3. | Dec 22, 2004: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon Jet Set | |
| 2. | Dec 31, 2004: | Hail To The Past, Move Towards The Future Code Blue | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Guest DJ Account Reviewed 2004-12-07 | ||
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Juncture Jazz/electronic/hip-hop/experimental compilation/concept CD: every track on the disc is inspired by a different work of short fiction. The CD is part of a “large collaborative project” involving some visual stuff as well as these short stories. The result can be annoying, but the CD does have its moments. Reviewed 12/7/2004 by Shivaram. 1. Electronic. Slow, simple beat. What sounds like a marimba. Violin soloist. Repetitive. 2. Electronic. Slow. Irregular beat, jazzy feel. Distorted male and female spoken vocals; “obsession” repeated. Piano runs and bass. Very unfriendly lounge music. 3. * Electric. Insistent drumbeat. Guitar, bass, and drums; all instrumental. Sharp and jangly, but not harsh. Vaguely robotic; grows and develops. Interesting. 4. Electronic. Dark, rubbery beat. Industrial-sounding clicks and whooshes. Skirts dark ambient. Monotonous. 5. * Jazz. Takes a while to get started. Turns wild, aggressive, and chaotic. Slows down to saxophone melody, with piano and percussion, by 3:15. Leaves as slowly as it came in. 6. Electronic. Starts with irregular, tuned percussion. Almost starts to “rock” around 2:00; weird, noisy bounce. Falls back down into a tuneless, cymbal-propelled march. Vinyl scratching throughout. 7. * Electronic. Fast, heavily percussive. Complicated, intense beat track. Overstays its welcome a little. 8. Self-conscious world-music. West African drums and flute. Male spoken word. 9. * Jazz. Arranged, slow, elegant. Flute, piano and sax dominate; virtuosic sax runs towards the end. Definitely the most listenable track on the CD. 10. Electronic. Genuine (though unimpressive) male vocals. A lot of bass underneath. Pop-flavored electronic percussion and noises. 11. Hip-hop. Bass and piano runs. Two men rapping about sibling rivalry. | ||
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