Harvesting Semblances And Affinities
Jazz
| Sep 2010
Reviews
Sunshine
Reviewed 2011-01-04
Reviewed 2011-01-04
STEVE COLEMAN & FIVE ELEMENTS -- "HARVESTING SEMBLANCES AND AFFINITIES" -- Way too improvisational sounding for my taste, even though each song was written to represent or symbolize a specific energy or ritual. New Age jazz buffs probably would appreciate the subtleties.
Best Tracks: 3, 5. -- Sunshine January 2011
1) Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual) -- Dischordant female vocals and "improvisational" horns. Not my favorite style. Song created for "opening energy ritual". 8:36
** 2) Beba -- Good upright bass, drums. Scat-style female vocals. Song written to reflect carnal desires. 5:46
*** 3) Clouds -- Nice trumpet to start. Then low-key bass joins. Better vocals. Song intended to reflect movements of clouds. 7:29
** 4) 060706-2319 (Middle of Water) -- Sax and seemingly wordless vocals. Almost sounds like violin included, but none are listed in credits. Then some dissonant horns. Song honors Cancer astrological sign. Assorted tempo. 14:08
*** 5) Flos Ut Rosa Floruit -- Female vocals, almost like "Ave Maria". Written for a spiritual Latin medieval Christian text, and represents a universal spiritual energy. 6:51
** 6) Attila 04 (Closing Ritual) -- Finally some fun sax and drums. Still too new age for me. More minimal vocals than other tracks. 3:36
7) Vernal Equinox 0400320-0149 (initiation) -- Upbeat. Adversarial horns. Singing sounds full of pain. Scatty instrumentation, sounds like traffic jam. 6:43
Best Tracks: 3, 5. -- Sunshine January 2011
1) Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual) -- Dischordant female vocals and "improvisational" horns. Not my favorite style. Song created for "opening energy ritual". 8:36
** 2) Beba -- Good upright bass, drums. Scat-style female vocals. Song written to reflect carnal desires. 5:46
*** 3) Clouds -- Nice trumpet to start. Then low-key bass joins. Better vocals. Song intended to reflect movements of clouds. 7:29
** 4) 060706-2319 (Middle of Water) -- Sax and seemingly wordless vocals. Almost sounds like violin included, but none are listed in credits. Then some dissonant horns. Song honors Cancer astrological sign. Assorted tempo. 14:08
*** 5) Flos Ut Rosa Floruit -- Female vocals, almost like "Ave Maria". Written for a spiritual Latin medieval Christian text, and represents a universal spiritual energy. 6:51
** 6) Attila 04 (Closing Ritual) -- Finally some fun sax and drums. Still too new age for me. More minimal vocals than other tracks. 3:36
7) Vernal Equinox 0400320-0149 (initiation) -- Upbeat. Adversarial horns. Singing sounds full of pain. Scatty instrumentation, sounds like traffic jam. 6:43
Recent airplay
Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual)
mew — Mar 19, 2011
Beba
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 18, 2011
Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual)
The Donner Party — Mar 13, 2011
Attila 04 (Closing Ritual)
Rebop — Mar 08, 2011
Flos Ut Rosa Floruit
Music Casserole — Feb 26, 2011
Charting
2011-01-09 — 2011-03-13
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 13 | 1 |
| Feb 27 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual) | ||
| 2. | Beba | ||
| 3. | Clouds | ||
| 4. | 060706-2319 (Middle Of Water) | ||
| 5. | Flos Ut Rosa Floruit | ||
| 6. | Attila 04 (Closing Ritual) | ||
| 7. | Vernal Equinox 040320-0149 (Initiation) |