Scowl
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Fo
Reviewed 2011-09-04
Reviewed 2011-09-04
WOOLEY/LOONEY/SMITH/WALTER: Scowl
ugEXPLODE, 2011
FREE IMPROV – Recorded back in 2008, this compact session joins New York and Bay Area (or ex-Bay Area, now) musicians in some brisk, high-level abstract improvisation. Nate Wooley’s trumpet gives it a sense of direction, while Damon Smith’s bass and Weasel Walter’s restless percussion provide bottomless reserves of spontaneous energy. And Scott R Looney is just great on “hyperpiano,” weaving through it all and wrapping it up in tight knots. Solid work all around.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5
1. 12:39 – alternately spacious and dense, rushing forward or pulling way back with tight interplay: very squeaky in the middle, then scurries quietly
2. 7:47 – brisk, tense pacing with some striking duo breaks at the midpoint
3. 9:04 – thick, buzzing aggression; just a few detours into wide-open spaces
4. 10:15 – quieter rumbling, agitated but moody: expands into creepy space, condenses into long section of curving scribbles, ends in a murmur
5. 13:30 – starts quiet, slow: piano strings & bass squeaks; muttering trumpet stretched paper-thin, second half turns hyperactive, driven by the drums, gets extra-crunchy near the end, but falls to silence
[ Fo ] - August 2011
ugEXPLODE, 2011
FREE IMPROV – Recorded back in 2008, this compact session joins New York and Bay Area (or ex-Bay Area, now) musicians in some brisk, high-level abstract improvisation. Nate Wooley’s trumpet gives it a sense of direction, while Damon Smith’s bass and Weasel Walter’s restless percussion provide bottomless reserves of spontaneous energy. And Scott R Looney is just great on “hyperpiano,” weaving through it all and wrapping it up in tight knots. Solid work all around.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5
1. 12:39 – alternately spacious and dense, rushing forward or pulling way back with tight interplay: very squeaky in the middle, then scurries quietly
2. 7:47 – brisk, tense pacing with some striking duo breaks at the midpoint
3. 9:04 – thick, buzzing aggression; just a few detours into wide-open spaces
4. 10:15 – quieter rumbling, agitated but moody: expands into creepy space, condenses into long section of curving scribbles, ends in a murmur
5. 13:30 – starts quiet, slow: piano strings & bass squeaks; muttering trumpet stretched paper-thin, second half turns hyperactive, driven by the drums, gets extra-crunchy near the end, but falls to silence
[ Fo ] - August 2011
Recent airplay
Carps Daemon
Rebop — Nov 01, 2011
Carps Daemon
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 28, 2011
Anglewise Blind
Music Casserole — Oct 22, 2011
Carps Daemon
Spackle — Oct 11, 2011
Scan Meltdown
Memory Select — Sep 28, 2011
Tomb Trisects
Memory Select — Sep 21, 2011
Charting
2011-09-04 — 2011-11-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 6 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Anglewise Blind | ||
| 2. | Carps Daemon | ||
| 3. | Tomb Trisects | ||
| 4. | Scan Meltdown | ||
| 5. | Canard Poems |