Brotzmann, Peter Group / Alarm
| Album: | Alarm | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Brotzmann, Peter Group | Added: | Sep 2006 | |
| Label: | Atavistic/Truckstop Audio | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-09-17 | Pull Date: | 2006-11-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 19 | Nov 12 | Oct 22 | Oct 1 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 17, 2006: | Memory Select
Alarm, Part 1 |
4. | Oct 19, 2006: | Cognitive Overload
Jerry Sacem |
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| 2. | Nov 08, 2006: | Cognitive Overload
Alarm, Part 1 |
5. | Oct 18, 2006: | Baptism of Solitude
Alarm, Part 1 |
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| 3. | Oct 20, 2006: | Memory Select
Alarm, Part 2 [excerpt] |
6. | Sep 29, 2006: | Memory Select
Alarm, Part 1 [excerpt] |
Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2006-09-12
Reviewed 2006-09-12
Peter Brötzmann Group - Alarm
Large group put together by Brotzmann with an impressive cast of European improvisers. Tracks 1 & 2 are parts of one long free improv piece, an interpretation of the reaction to a nulcear attack (ironically, the concert had to be stopped midway through due to a bomb scare). This isn't a solid wall of sound as some of Brotzmann's later 80s stuff, there's a nice variety of dynamic range. Excellent stuff.
**1. Big group fanfare, alternating free jumble and unison air-raid siren sounds.
*2. Starts quiet but builds quickly to a wild and free group improv. Quiets down in the middle, then at about -5:00 it changes to a cool sax chorale
**3. Bluesy unexpectedly straight Mingusian swing, fades out (sadly)
Large group put together by Brotzmann with an impressive cast of European improvisers. Tracks 1 & 2 are parts of one long free improv piece, an interpretation of the reaction to a nulcear attack (ironically, the concert had to be stopped midway through due to a bomb scare). This isn't a solid wall of sound as some of Brotzmann's later 80s stuff, there's a nice variety of dynamic range. Excellent stuff.
**1. Big group fanfare, alternating free jumble and unison air-raid siren sounds.
*2. Starts quiet but builds quickly to a wild and free group improv. Quiets down in the middle, then at about -5:00 it changes to a cool sax chorale
**3. Bluesy unexpectedly straight Mingusian swing, fades out (sadly)
Track Listing
| 1. | Alarm, Part 1 | 2. | Alarm, Part 2 | |||
| 3. | Jerry Sacem | |||||