Quardboard Flavored Fiber
Jazz
| Aug 2011
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2011-08-28
Reviewed 2011-08-28
SLUMGUM: Quardboard Flavored Fiber
Accretions, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – This elusive quartet is not afraid to take risks. They have a vibrant, gripping core sound that rises from a sort of urban moodiness, but they also flirt with free improv on several tracks and get into a bit of crunchy jazz-rock in #2. The odd-numbered tracks are variations on a single melody, with varying levels of abstraction.
Jon Armstrong : tenor sax & clarinet
Rory Cowal : piano & rhodes
Dave Tranchina : bass
Trevor Anderies : drums
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6… 10 if you’re up for it
1. 3:12 – sparse and cerebral, comes together in a brief surge, falls away
2. 5:08 – relaxed, off-kilter with Rhodes keyboard & cool rhythm, turns grungy
3. 2:52 – sax & piano wander over Afro-Caribbean rhythm, insistent improv
4. 9:08 – starts easy, speeds up under edgy sax, spins; neat rhodes/drum duo
5. 2:30 – very quiet, slow: moody sax, bright piano chords & tiptoe bass
6. 6:34 – mopey ballad: band comes in gradually, crests in center, then glides
7. 2:34 – very slow and deep, bass front and center, stretches upwards
8. 7:30 – spiky, stabbing theme gradually overcome by gently-flowing freedom
9. 3:16 – starts calm but dark, becomes agitated with creaky bass improv
10. 9:30 – vague, highly slippery stuff: good sax & bass solos, flies free at end
11. 4:04 – sloooow, emerges from silence, harsh bowed bass pulls it out
[ Fo ] - August 2011
Accretions, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – This elusive quartet is not afraid to take risks. They have a vibrant, gripping core sound that rises from a sort of urban moodiness, but they also flirt with free improv on several tracks and get into a bit of crunchy jazz-rock in #2. The odd-numbered tracks are variations on a single melody, with varying levels of abstraction.
Jon Armstrong : tenor sax & clarinet
Rory Cowal : piano & rhodes
Dave Tranchina : bass
Trevor Anderies : drums
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6… 10 if you’re up for it
1. 3:12 – sparse and cerebral, comes together in a brief surge, falls away
2. 5:08 – relaxed, off-kilter with Rhodes keyboard & cool rhythm, turns grungy
3. 2:52 – sax & piano wander over Afro-Caribbean rhythm, insistent improv
4. 9:08 – starts easy, speeds up under edgy sax, spins; neat rhodes/drum duo
5. 2:30 – very quiet, slow: moody sax, bright piano chords & tiptoe bass
6. 6:34 – mopey ballad: band comes in gradually, crests in center, then glides
7. 2:34 – very slow and deep, bass front and center, stretches upwards
8. 7:30 – spiky, stabbing theme gradually overcome by gently-flowing freedom
9. 3:16 – starts calm but dark, becomes agitated with creaky bass improv
10. 9:30 – vague, highly slippery stuff: good sax & bass solos, flies free at end
11. 4:04 – sloooow, emerges from silence, harsh bowed bass pulls it out
[ Fo ] - August 2011
Recent airplay
Puce Over Pumpkin With A Hint Of Lime
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 28, 2011
Hancho Pancho
Music Casserole — Oct 22, 2011
Eshu's Trick
Rebop — Oct 18, 2011
Eshu's Trick
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 14, 2011
Afternoon
Rebop — Oct 04, 2011
Hancho Pancho
Memory Select — Sep 21, 2011
Charting
2011-08-28 — 2011-10-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 30 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Big Fun (Running In A Dream) | ||
| 2. | Hancho Pancho | ||
| 3. | Big Fun (New Ruckus) | ||
| 4. | Eshu's Trick | ||
| 5. | Big Fun (Street Puddle Rainbow) | ||
| 6. | Afternoon | ||
| 7. | Big Fun (Natural Liberation) | ||
| 8. | Quardboard Flavored Fiber | ||
| 9. | Big Fun (Buzz Saw Flower Blossom) | ||
| 10. | Puce Over Pumpkin With A Hint Of Lime | ||
| 11. | Big Fun (The Bellows) |