As Guests / Universal Mind
Album: Universal Mind   Collection:Jazz
Artist:As Guests   Added:Jul 2011
Label:Origin Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-07-31 Pull Date: 2011-10-02 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 2 Sep 25 Sep 18 Sep 4 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 14 Aug 7
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 12, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Belba Song
4. Nov 09, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Sunset Boulevard
2. Jan 17, 2014: No Cover, No Minimum
Sunset Boulevard
5. Sep 30, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Sunset Boulevard
3. Nov 01, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Sunset Boulevard
6. Sep 24, 2011: Rebop
Belba Song

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-07-27
AsGuests: Universal Mind
Origin, 2011

MODERN JAZZ – Originally from Slovakia, this Netherlands-based piano & vibraphone duo adds bass, drums and an agile string trio for a beautifully original sound. Pretty, episodically structured tunes pick up quirky rhythms, spinning, weaving through deep interplay, and taking off in sweeping flights of fancy. Very nice music, and quite unique.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4

1. 8:48 – a perky, breezy drive, chills out in the middle for bass & vibes breaks
2. 7:36 – such a graceful tune: soft dancing balladry builds up to striding peaks
3. 2:06 – strings move in a restless pas de deux
4. 11:33 – a series of simple themes repeat and expand, solos airy but driving
5. 11:39 – upbeat, jabbing start; funky rhythm for piano solo, elegant for vibes
6. 2:04 – another string interlude, relaxed and intertwined
7. 3:04 – a slow, heavy procession fades in, trudges forward, dies out

[ Fo ] 07/27/11

Track Listing
1. Sunset Boulevard   4. Guanc
2. Belba Song   5. Solace Cells
3. '74 Prologue 1   6. '74 Prologue 2
  7. Kolovrátok