Both Far And Near
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Fo
Reviewed 2007-10-27
Reviewed 2007-10-27
KIOKU: Both Far and Near
Quiet Design, 2007
ASIAN-TINGED JAZZ IMPROV – Using saxophones, taiko drums, gongs and live electronics, this New York trio mixes traditional Asian music and avant-garde jazz into a blend that’s whisper-quiet at one moment, ballsy and driving the next.
Fo’s Picks: 1 is awesome. 4-6 also nice.
1. 11:39 – Korean prayer song: drum & gong build it up, then let it loose with biting sax improv and windy electronic blasts. Hoo-boy!
2. 09:17 – piercing soprano sax, tinkly percussion, slow drum solo w/effects
3. 11:31 – Coltrane/Elvin Jones piece: a slow, spacious meditation, with solo drum/percussion taking up most of the middle.
4. 14:31 – atmospheric gongs & crowd noise, then a quiet, gamelan-like walk, slow sax exploration, builds up, explodes, funky strut, gentle ending.
5. 10:05 – Japanese folk song: slow sax melody, electronic waves, tinkly percussion gives way with rolling taiko section; repeats.
6. 04:39 – gently meditative Keith Jarrett piece arranged for sax & laptop
[ Fo ] 27-Oct-07
Quiet Design, 2007
ASIAN-TINGED JAZZ IMPROV – Using saxophones, taiko drums, gongs and live electronics, this New York trio mixes traditional Asian music and avant-garde jazz into a blend that’s whisper-quiet at one moment, ballsy and driving the next.
Fo’s Picks: 1 is awesome. 4-6 also nice.
1. 11:39 – Korean prayer song: drum & gong build it up, then let it loose with biting sax improv and windy electronic blasts. Hoo-boy!
2. 09:17 – piercing soprano sax, tinkly percussion, slow drum solo w/effects
3. 11:31 – Coltrane/Elvin Jones piece: a slow, spacious meditation, with solo drum/percussion taking up most of the middle.
4. 14:31 – atmospheric gongs & crowd noise, then a quiet, gamelan-like walk, slow sax exploration, builds up, explodes, funky strut, gentle ending.
5. 10:05 – Japanese folk song: slow sax melody, electronic waves, tinkly percussion gives way with rolling taiko section; repeats.
6. 04:39 – gently meditative Keith Jarrett piece arranged for sax & laptop
[ Fo ] 27-Oct-07
Recent airplay
Pinari
Music Casserole — Jul 31, 2010
Pinari
Memory Select — Dec 21, 2007
Pinari
Memory Select — Nov 23, 2007
Binalig [excerpt]
Memory Select — Nov 16, 2007
Pinari
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 16, 2007
Pinari
Memory Select — Nov 02, 2007
Charting
2007-10-28 — 2007-12-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 23 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Pinari | ||
| 2. | Yatai Bayashi | ||
| 3. | The Drum Thing | ||
| 4. | Binalig | ||
| 5. | Miyake | ||
| 6. | Spirits 16 |