| New Haven Improvisers Collective / Interference |
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| Album: | Interference | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | New Haven Improvisers Collective | Added: | Sep 2008 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-11-16 | Pull Date: | 2009-01-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jan 18 | Jan 11 | Jan 4 | Dec 28 | Dec 14 | Nov 30 | Nov 23 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 16, 2009: | Memory Select Avenue B | 4. | Jan 02, 2009: | Memory Select At Least There's Pretty Lights | |
| 2. | Jan 14, 2009: | Hand Wash in Coleslaw Chords | 5. | Jan 02, 2009: | Music Casserole Microkairos | |
| 3. | Jan 06, 2009: | The Long Form Quantum Decoherence | 6. | Dec 31, 2008: | Memory Select, Weds. edition Elastic Moods And Paper Shirt Criminals |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2008-11-14 | ||
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A cross between calmer King Crimson, chamber music, and avant-jazz. There's something even a bit proggy about these artsy, heavily improvised instrumentals. Two guitars, viola, and woodwinds take the forefront -- the guitars, especially, steer things towards a minimalist one-note hopping or a Crimson-like, rock-informed flow. There's also a solo wordless vocalist, and of course bass and drums. Artsy modern-musical fun, not too academic. 1- Klezmer: Slow , drawn out intro, then midtempo popping guitars, almost King Crimson-like 2- Cool, scratchy viola groove 3-6 - Thirty-second minatures. #5 is fun and messy. #6 is goofy. 7- (18:10) Grand, slow start, into some quirky guitar/sax work. Stops at +5:43 for a staggery, avant-jazzy zone with cool bass and skittish guitars. Quiet zone midway, contemplative, even mystical. Ends with some aggressive bursts and pulses. 8- Pulsy stabs and stop/starts. Kinda cool. 9- Monk cover! 10- A boingy 27 seconds. 11- Vocals! A breathy and sometimes intense piece. 12- Stiff pulse, goofy little embellishments. Controlled mess! 13- Breezy and a bit exotic, with wandering sax 14- A drifting landscape. Distant and mysterious, but develops a cool beat later 15- Low-key but active, towards a dark, questioning crescendo 16-19 - More minatures, a bit sillier than the first set. 20- Searing, nearly bluesy guitar. 21- Fairly fast and tense. 22- Monk again! But done in a stranger, more chaotic way | ||
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