Live! Au Upstairs
Jazz
| Jan 2010
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2010-04-04
Reviewed 2010-04-04
NOZEN: Live! Au Upstairs
Malasartes Musique, 2009
AVANT/KLEZMER – This engaging quartet out of Quebec blends modern/avant jazz and Eastern European Jewish music. They’re not as raucous as some other groups in this vein, preferring mysterioso creeps and slides for the most part, but the music heats up significantly when the occasion calls for it.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
1. 6:38 – spoken intro; bouncy midtempo theme; exotically swirling solos
2. 6:05 – cool, funky low-key groove, drums keep it rolling, second half livelier
3. 4:42 – brisk bounce: sax solo has a steady burn, drums stay busy
4. 6:49 – slow, sweetly melancholy: sax and guitar share some quality time
5. 5:55 – low, propulsive groove: prowling guitar, agitated sax, hot drum solo
6. 6:26 – sneaky glide and a calm bounce; briefly breaks out into wildness
7. 3:40 – low and sneaky groove adds just a hint of Spain, lyrical sax
8. 4:42 – relaxed dance, but wailing guitar/sneering sax make it loud & edgy
9. 7:27 – cool mystery stroll: bass drifts into dark alleyway, sax gets squirrelly
10. 3:07 – sweet, nostalgic ballad; sax & guitar stick close
11. 6:38 – sinister bass grinds under rockin’ guitar, lilting/wailing sax
12. 10:57 – slow, melancholy folksong builds up… [~5 mins, then one minute silence, then the same track played backwards]
[ Fo ] 04/04/10
Malasartes Musique, 2009
AVANT/KLEZMER – This engaging quartet out of Quebec blends modern/avant jazz and Eastern European Jewish music. They’re not as raucous as some other groups in this vein, preferring mysterioso creeps and slides for the most part, but the music heats up significantly when the occasion calls for it.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
1. 6:38 – spoken intro; bouncy midtempo theme; exotically swirling solos
2. 6:05 – cool, funky low-key groove, drums keep it rolling, second half livelier
3. 4:42 – brisk bounce: sax solo has a steady burn, drums stay busy
4. 6:49 – slow, sweetly melancholy: sax and guitar share some quality time
5. 5:55 – low, propulsive groove: prowling guitar, agitated sax, hot drum solo
6. 6:26 – sneaky glide and a calm bounce; briefly breaks out into wildness
7. 3:40 – low and sneaky groove adds just a hint of Spain, lyrical sax
8. 4:42 – relaxed dance, but wailing guitar/sneering sax make it loud & edgy
9. 7:27 – cool mystery stroll: bass drifts into dark alleyway, sax gets squirrelly
10. 3:07 – sweet, nostalgic ballad; sax & guitar stick close
11. 6:38 – sinister bass grinds under rockin’ guitar, lilting/wailing sax
12. 10:57 – slow, melancholy folksong builds up… [~5 mins, then one minute silence, then the same track played backwards]
[ Fo ] 04/04/10
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2010-04-04 — 2010-06-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 6 | 1 |
| May 16 | 1 |
| May 2 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | 2 |
| Apr 18 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Ça Coule, Ça Coule! | ||
| 2. | No Soap | ||
| 3. | Quién Me Corre? | ||
| 4. | Jour De Mariage | ||
| 5. | El Loco | ||
| 6. | There's A Cat In Da House | ||
| 7. | No Es Bueno Que El Hombre Esté Solo | ||
| 8. | Stop Jumping! | ||
| 9. | A Hole In My Shoe | ||
| 10. | Danza Del Pantalon | ||
| 11. | Spread The News | ||
| 12. | No Milk No Sugar |