Kioku / Both Far And Near
| Album: | Both Far And Near | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Kioku | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | Quiet Design Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-10-28 | Pull Date: | 2007-12-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 23 | Nov 25 | Nov 18 | Nov 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 31, 2010: | Music Casserole
Pinari |
4. | Nov 16, 2007: | Memory Select
Binalig [excerpt] |
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| 2. | Dec 21, 2007: | Memory Select
Pinari |
5. | Nov 16, 2007: | No Cover, No Minimum
Pinari |
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| 3. | Nov 23, 2007: | Memory Select
Pinari |
6. | Nov 02, 2007: | Memory Select
Pinari |
Album Review
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
Track Listing
| 1. | Pinari | 4. | Binalig | |||
| 2. | Yatai Bayashi | 5. | Miyake | |||
| 3. | The Drum Thing | 6. | Spirits 16 |