| Brinsk / A Hamster Speaks |
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| Album: | A Hamster Speaks | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Brinsk | Added: | Oct 2008 | |
| Label: | Nowt Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-12-07 | Pull Date: | 2009-02-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 8 | Feb 1 | Jan 18 | Jan 11 | Jan 4 | Dec 28 | Dec 14 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 01, 2010: | Music Casserole Svensfagel | 4. | Jan 16, 2009: | Memory Select A Hamster Speaks | |
| 2. | Feb 06, 2009: | Memory Select A Hamster Speaks | 5. | Jan 09, 2009: | Memory Select The Gun I Used To Use | |
| 3. | Jan 30, 2009: | Memory Select Svensfagel | 6. | Jan 02, 2009: | Memory Select Laser Eyes |
| Album Review |
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| Wedge Reviewed 2008-11-30 | ||
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Alternating a youthful, three-horn jazz attack with abstract improv that's dark but playful. The jazzy songs have an accessible approach with some growly/buzzy horn moments. The avant-garde stuff is daringly quiet and slow; it might not catch radio listeners' ears but it's good to hear these guys display that side of their playing. The cover art features a secret-agent hamster using a laser-eye gizmo to defeat a robot snake, how cool is that! Bonus: Two track with actual words! FCC clean. A Brooklyn group, led by bassist Aryeh Kobrinsky, who's a product of Winnipeg and Fargo, of all places. Full band: Aryeh Kobrinsky (bass) Jacob Wick (trumpet) Evan Smith (tenor sax) Adam Dotson (euphonium (think: trombone)) Jason Nazary (drums) 1- Mid-fast with bubbling bass. Nice. 2- Slow but tough pulsing, not mellow or wimpy. Gets cooking a bit later. 3- Weird slow *song*, stumbling and breathy, with a mildly bopping trumpet solo. 4- Gloomy improv, a patient track with spare drums driving what's actually a brisk pace. 5- Catchy bass pulse, slowish feel. Some horn chaos. Dirgy theme near the end, with wacky sax soloing. 6- Big stomping march. Sneaky middle with quiet spots. 7- Evil sparse improv with echoey spoken-word eerieness. A dark place; innovative and theatrical. 8- Quiet bass solo. Scratchy; makes a good intro to (9) but isn't necessary 9- Energetic, but relatively calm after an initial burst. Bass solo, then a fun accelerating theme. 10- Dark mystery improv: Bubbly, abstract, and sound-oriented. Hoarse trumpet, then jungle-like squawks and heavy drums. Sound-oriented and beatless. 11- Blared horn tones in an edgy mystical/tribal chant mode. Hard drums and cool twisty soloing. 12- Quiet hoarse whispers | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Svensfagel | 7. | The Gun I Used To Use | |||
| 2. | Soul Devoured | 8. | A Hamster Speaks: Bass Prelude | |||
| 3. | Andy | 9. | A Hamster Speaks | |||
| 4. | Mrs. Zurne | 10. | Laser Eyes | |||
| 5. | Torn | 11. | One | |||
| 6. | Master | 12. | Wet Blanket | |||
| 13. | Adf Signal | |||||