| Argue, Darcy James / Secret Society / Infernal Machines |
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| Album: | Infernal Machines | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Argue, Darcy James / Secret Society | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | New Amsterdam Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-05-10 | Pull Date: | 2009-07-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jul 12 | Jun 28 | Jun 14 | May 31 | May 24 | May 17 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 10, 2022: | Music Casserole Phobos | 4. | Jun 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Phobos | |
| 2. | Oct 25, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Phobos | 5. | Oct 13, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum Phobos | |
| 3. | Jul 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum: Saturday Edition Phobos | 6. | Jun 13, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum Phobos |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2009-05-10 | ||
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DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY: Infernal Machines New Amsterdam, 2009 MODERN JAZZ – The widely anticipated debut CD from Argue’s 18-piece “steampunk big band” delivers on all counts. The music is unusual, fresh and vibrant, merging modern jazz with rock-derived concepts on a grand scale. Guitar & keyboard spar with a sprawling horn section in complex retro-futuristic arrangements, while soloists (just 1 or 2 per piece) are buffeted and propelled by the surging mass. Soloists: Ingrid Jensen - trumpet Mark Small, Sam Sadigursky, Erica vonKleist - saxophones Ryan Keberle, Mike Fahie, James Hirschfeld - trombones Sebastian Noelle - guitar John Wikan - drums (cajon) * * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 1. 11:02 – tense rhythm vs. slouching melody; rises to lift tenor sax solo 2. 07:14 – cinematic w/forward motion: trombone holds rudder in a choppy sea 3. 07:01 – vivacious uptempo glide, evokes trains & traffic under trumpet solo 4. 10:12 – calm suspension, introspective guitar turns otherworldly 5. 10:55 – moody horns, chugs along with a retro-cinematic, old-world feel 6. 10:57 – heavy atmosphere, unsettling undercurrents, mounting tension 7. 09:40 – unsteady walking rhythm; rises mightily under quavering sax solo [ Fo ] 05/10/09 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Phobos | 4. | Redeye | |||
| 2. | Zeno | 5. | Jacobin Club | |||
| 3. | Transit | 6. | Habeas Corpus (For Maher Arar) | |||
| 7. | Obsidian Flow | |||||