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Jazz | Sep 2006

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-10-28
Duet improvs with electronics and electronic effects. From the drummer who brought you the Claudia Quintet, a delicately techno-hip kind of avant-jazz group. Fairly aggressive stuff but not that loud; like a low-key sci-fi attack ... or maybe a choppier, edgier kind of new age. Lots of subtle percussion, analog synth blips, jangly autoharp, weird grunty sounds, and occasional sax flurries. Quite good, either way, and a nice dose of sound experimentation with some jazz roots.

1- Low-key: Propulsive, percussive sounds. Nicely jangly later.
2- Meandering and jazzy, nicely tuneful
3- Peaceful whistle tune, then bloopy electronic lushness
4- Staggery echoes. Ends with a chuggy, jazzy phase.
5- Music box (literally) plus incongruous percussion, low-key
6- Sproingy sounds, gaining speed into a small frenzy.
7- Crazy-quilt noises in random directions, over low-key autoharp
8- Clattery, gets into a groove
9- Ethereal whistles, scraping sounds. Mid/fast, tense, eerie
10- Electronic scratchiness and deadpan kalimba pinging
11- Gentle wood-box percussion, accordion-like tones. Slow.

Recent airplay

Neuron Ringer
Memory SelectAug 15, 2008
Rubber Mitten [excerpt]
Grizzly Scrap
Dub Machine
Memory SelectNov 10, 2006
Grizzly Scrap
Grizzly Scrap

Charting

2006-10-15 — 2006-12-17 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Dec 17 1
Nov 19 1
Nov 12 2
Nov 5 1
Oct 29 1
Oct 22 2

Track listing

1. Bubble Wig
2. Iron Skin
3. Pollen Gamut
4. Dub Machine
5. Whistle Baby
6. Rubber Mitten
7. Breath Attack
8. Neuron Ringer
9. Grizzly Scrap
10. Junior Electro
11. Micro Slope