| Miyumi Project, The / Re:Rooted |
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| Album: | Re:Rooted | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Miyumi Project, The | Added: | 03/2007 | |
| Label: | Southport Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-03-04 | Pull Date: | 2007-05-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 6 May | 15 Apr | 25 Mar | 18 Mar | 11 Mar |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 10, 2011: | Music Casserole Episode Three | 4. | Oct 17, 2007: | public noize racket Episode One | |
| 2. | Feb 26, 2011: | Music Casserole Episode Three | 5. | Oct 03, 2007: | public noize racket Gate | |
| 3. | Dec 05, 2007: | public noize racket Gate | 6. | May 04, 2007: | Memory Select Gate |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2007-03-04 | ||
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THE MIYUMI PROJECT – “Re:ROOTED” Southport/Asian Improv, 2006 WORLD/AVANT – Composer/bassist Tatsu Aoki and reedist Mwata Bowden continue to explore the intersection of traditional Japanese music and experimental jazz they mapped out in 2001’s Rooted. A trio of winds + violin blow loosely over Japanese taiko drums, alternately feeding the rhythms and breaking them apart. The ensemble creates music as optimistic as a village festival or as ritualized and mysterious as Kabuki, simultaneously ancient and postmodern. All tracks are interesting. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 6 1. 15:46 – slow drum intro, then an upbeat, loping stroll. A mix of “outside” and bluesy solos from the various winds, cool violin solo. 2. 08:02 – very quiet bass intro, develops into a low improvisational sneak 3. 05:25 – loose-limbed fun with bells & shouts; grooving w/some free breaks 4. 06:47 – very traditional Japanese sound, like a village procession 5. 17:21 – abrasive droning intro, bass solo, then a slinky melody and some nice bluesy solos, sometimes drifting “out” and back in 6. 18:46 – stark, steady drumming & sharp flute, sounds like accompaniment to traditional Japanese theatre. In second half, drums speed up and saxes build onto the rhythm for a modern, urban edge. [ Fo ] 4-Mar-07 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Episode One | 4. | Shadow To Shadow And Beyond | |||
| 2. | Episode Two | 5. | Lacquer | |||
| 3. | Episode Three | 6. | Gate |