Blink. / Epidemic Of Ideas, The
| Album: | Epidemic Of Ideas, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Blink. | Added: | Aug 2008 | |
| Label: | Thirsty Ear Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-10-19 | Pull Date: | 2008-12-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 21 | Dec 14 | Dec 7 | Nov 30 | Nov 23 | Nov 16 | Nov 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 19, 2008: | Memory Select (early edition)
Misadventures |
4. | Nov 28, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Underground Games |
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| 2. | Dec 12, 2008: | Memory Select
Displacement |
5. | Nov 21, 2008: | Memory Select
Displacement |
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| 3. | Dec 03, 2008: | Orangeasm
Sources |
6. | Nov 14, 2008: | Memory Select
Glass |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-10-09
Reviewed 2008-10-09
blink.: The Epidemic of Ideas
Thirsty Ear, 2008
Postmodern jazz quartet with lots of rock elements, electronic touches and occasional oddball instrumentation. The pieces are varied and unusual, with a careful balance of composition and improv. But they also seem a bit sterile, content to rest as curiosities rather than reaching out to engage the listener. Good, but it’s missing a certain spark.
Fo’s Picks: 5, 7, 9, 11, 12
2. 2:29 – bashing drums, 4-note bassline, sax sketches melody, guitar squeals
3. 9:15 – midtempo stroll with stops, tight sax/guitar dialogue, clomping end
4. 1:47 – atmospheric interlude: odd bass sounds, small noises, moody sax
5. 4:06 – scattered pieces, picks up a sort of lazy/funky air
6. 1:29 – very cool monotone rhythm; they could have done more with this!
7. 9:34 – clockwork rhythm drifts gradually into searing paranoia, drifts away
8. 4:30 – slow and mysterious, lumbering rhythm and piercing sax
9. 3:03 – midtempo, moves in parallel lines, then quickly spinning
10. 1:25 – languid interlude, soft and rounded
11. 8:03 – straightforward groove changes to quirky percolating improv
12. 6:33 – simple, chord-based ballad, almost a lullaby; nice sax, weird guitar
[ Fo ] 9-Oct-08
Thirsty Ear, 2008
Postmodern jazz quartet with lots of rock elements, electronic touches and occasional oddball instrumentation. The pieces are varied and unusual, with a careful balance of composition and improv. But they also seem a bit sterile, content to rest as curiosities rather than reaching out to engage the listener. Good, but it’s missing a certain spark.
Fo’s Picks: 5, 7, 9, 11, 12
2. 2:29 – bashing drums, 4-note bassline, sax sketches melody, guitar squeals
3. 9:15 – midtempo stroll with stops, tight sax/guitar dialogue, clomping end
4. 1:47 – atmospheric interlude: odd bass sounds, small noises, moody sax
5. 4:06 – scattered pieces, picks up a sort of lazy/funky air
6. 1:29 – very cool monotone rhythm; they could have done more with this!
7. 9:34 – clockwork rhythm drifts gradually into searing paranoia, drifts away
8. 4:30 – slow and mysterious, lumbering rhythm and piercing sax
9. 3:03 – midtempo, moves in parallel lines, then quickly spinning
10. 1:25 – languid interlude, soft and rounded
11. 8:03 – straightforward groove changes to quirky percolating improv
12. 6:33 – simple, chord-based ballad, almost a lullaby; nice sax, weird guitar
[ Fo ] 9-Oct-08
Track Listing
| 1. | The Sum | 7. | Glass | |||
| 2. | Secret Weapon, Part 1 | 8. | I Am | |||
| 3. | Rivers And Tides | 9. | Underground Games | |||
| 4. | Sources | 10. | Three Illustrations | |||
| 5. | Displacement | 11. | Misadventures | |||
| 6. | Secret Weapon, Part 2 | 12. | We Disappear |