| Grdina, Gordon / East Van Strings / Breathing Of Statues, The |
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| Album: | Breathing Of Statues, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Grdina, Gordon / East Van Strings | Added: | Jan 2010 | |
| Label: | Songlines Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-03-21 | Pull Date: | 2010-05-23 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 2 | Mar 28 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 28, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum The Breathing Of Statues | 4. | Mar 26, 2010: | Memory Select, late edition Silence Of Paintings | |
| 2. | Dec 21, 2010: | The Musical Mystery Box o'Fun (Best of 2010-Part 1) Origin | 5. | Mar 25, 2010: | orangeasm Naveli Joon | |
| 3. | May 01, 2010: | Music Casserole Origin | 6. | Mar 23, 2010: | Ambient Annoyance Origin |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2010-03-21 | ||
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GORDON GRDINA’S EAST VAN STRINGS: The Breathing of Statues Songlines, 2009 AVANT-GARDE – String quartet out of Vancouver, a carefully controlled chamber sound with a razor-sharp improvisational edge and elusive whiffs of tragedy and madness running throughout. Good mix of icily cerebral composition and sometimes raw, visceral execution. * * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 8 1. 5:27 – melancholy guitar rises over aching, somewhat dissonant drone 2. 3:39 – bold, slashing statements, densely layered harmonies, calm middle 3. 5:25 – goes “out” with harsh, aggressive scrapings and open, quiet spaces 4. 7:24 – knotty theme; a series of tense improv breakdowns & cinematic runs 5. 3:07 – oud picks and broods over alien buzzing, thick near-east atmosphere 6. 3:34 – harsh burst, then strident, layered melody… settles into moodiness 7. 4:28 – slow ebb & flow; becomes calm, pretty, dreamlike 8. 14:07 – serious intro, expressive solo oud alternates with exotic ensemble swirls; slow cello solo opens it up in second half, caravan march 9. 8:13 – calm melodies flow/ooze; open, amorphous at first, finds its way later [ Fo ] 03/21/10 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Selma | 5. | Santiago | |||
| 2. | Holy Departure | 6. | Webern | |||
| 3. | Silence Of Paintings | 7. | Naveli Joon | |||
| 4. | Origin | 8. | The Breathing Of Statues | |||
| 9. | Wide Open | |||||