Medeski Martin & Wood / Radiolarians 3
| Album: | Radiolarians 3 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Medeski Martin & Wood | Added: | Sep 2009 | |
| Label: | Indirecto | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-09-27 | Pull Date: | 2009-11-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 29 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 | Oct 25 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 | Oct 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 09, 2022: | Some Songs Without Words
Wonton |
4. | Jun 03, 2016: | Rebop
Jean's Scene |
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| 2. | Dec 11, 2021: | Music Casserole
Kota |
5. | Feb 26, 2016: | Rebop
Chantes Des Femmes |
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| 3. | Jun 14, 2016: | That's Not Bluegrass
Chantes Des Femmes |
6. | Jan 16, 2016: | the pocket
Chantes Des Femmes |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-09-16
Reviewed 2009-09-16
MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD: Radiolarians III
Indirecto, 2009
JAZZ/INSTRUMENTAL ROCK – This final disc in MMW’s self-released Radiolarians series is great fun: brighter in tone but equally varied in content, with several tracks feeling like multiple tunes welded together (not medleys, just divergent ideas combined in surprising ways). Catchy yet unpredictably adventurous, with a nice strain of freedom (mostly from Medeski on keys) running through and around the tight grooves. This might well be my favorite MMW album.
* * * * * | Every track worthwhile. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
1. 7:50 – perky synth riff & funky walking beat; turns jazzy, heats up, ends soft
2. 4:27 – 1st half: dramatic solo piano; 2nd half: twisted gospel-blues stomp
3. 9:12 – moody start, exotic chugging-dub atmosphere, solos get a bit wild
4. 5:39 – upbeat but grubby rock tune, catchy and fun, lots of overdubs
5. 6:02 – a happy New Orleans beat with some weird twists: understated
6. 6:30 – perky organ, funky glide, bluesy bursts… starts great, loses steam
7. 8:42 – happy li’l latin thang, straight-up jazz with an airy sweep
8. 5:27 – 1960s spy movie sound, amps up the cheez with organ & lush piano
9. 5:33 – 1970s cop show meets futuristic reggae, swaggering & staggering
[ Fo ] 09/16/09
Indirecto, 2009
JAZZ/INSTRUMENTAL ROCK – This final disc in MMW’s self-released Radiolarians series is great fun: brighter in tone but equally varied in content, with several tracks feeling like multiple tunes welded together (not medleys, just divergent ideas combined in surprising ways). Catchy yet unpredictably adventurous, with a nice strain of freedom (mostly from Medeski on keys) running through and around the tight grooves. This might well be my favorite MMW album.
* * * * * | Every track worthwhile. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
1. 7:50 – perky synth riff & funky walking beat; turns jazzy, heats up, ends soft
2. 4:27 – 1st half: dramatic solo piano; 2nd half: twisted gospel-blues stomp
3. 9:12 – moody start, exotic chugging-dub atmosphere, solos get a bit wild
4. 5:39 – upbeat but grubby rock tune, catchy and fun, lots of overdubs
5. 6:02 – a happy New Orleans beat with some weird twists: understated
6. 6:30 – perky organ, funky glide, bluesy bursts… starts great, loses steam
7. 8:42 – happy li’l latin thang, straight-up jazz with an airy sweep
8. 5:27 – 1960s spy movie sound, amps up the cheez with organ & lush piano
9. 5:33 – 1970s cop show meets futuristic reggae, swaggering & staggering
[ Fo ] 09/16/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Chantes Des Femmes | 5. | Wonton | |||
| 2. | Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down | 6. | Walk Back | |||
| 3. | Kota | 7. | Jean's Scene | |||
| 4. | Undone | 8. | Broken Mirror | |||
| 9. | Gwyra Mi | |||||