Visions And Nightmares

Jazz | Feb 2008

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-03-13
Mix of free jazz and psych guitar in a multifaceted jam. Many tracks start off with a low-level burble of electronics, synth, and drums, a bit like experimental dance electronica. Then, the sax and trumpet come in for some free-jazz sounds often backed by a solid and ferocious drum beat. Some nutty guitar also adds a psych/fusiony kind of craziness. Great stuff with a fresh sound.

All tracks SEGUE, so watch beginnings and endings.

1- Low burble, somewhere between mellow and ominous
2- Psych groove, even a tad funky.
3- Fast dark jam
4- Low burble
5- Lonely horns, builds to an intense hovering jam
6- Medium-speed interlude, odd crunchy rhythm later
7- Crunchy rhythm continues w/cool-handed guitar solo
8- 24-second BLAST
9- Bass guitar groove, cool stuff
10- Groove continues (more complex), picks up a sax
11- Turns up the guitar heat after a quiet triplet rhythm
12- Solid triplet jam, after a wandering burble
13- Burning and nearly METAL! Easy, chugging start.
14- Lingering, with small breathy horn sounds
15- Fast, in a cooldown way, builds to explosive finale

Recent airplay

Fire Flight/Submerge
Memory SelectMay 16, 2008
Gathering
Memory SelectMay 09, 2008
Dance For Fire Reign/The Horsemen Ride
Memory SelectMay 02, 2008
Fire Flight
Memory SelectApr 25, 2008

Charting

2008-03-16 — 2008-05-18 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
May 18 1
May 11 1
May 4 1
Apr 27 1
Apr 13 4
Apr 6 2
Mar 23 1

Track listing

1. First Light
2. Gathering
3. Fire Flight
4. Submerge
5. Duel In The Deep
6. Breach
7. Waiting...
8. Prophecy
9. Soma
10. Chasing Dreams
11. Rift
12. Dance For Fire Reign
13. The Horsemen Ride
14. Wasteland
15. Summon The Shadow Sun