Walter / Halvorson / Evans / Mechanical Malfunction
| Album: | Mechanical Malfunction | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Walter / Halvorson / Evans | Added: | Nov 2012 | |
| Label: | Thirsty Ear Communication | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-11-18 | Pull Date: | 2013-01-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 20 | Jan 13 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 01, 2013: | Rebop
Broken Toy, Vektor, Baring Teeth |
4. | Jan 09, 2013: | Memory Select
Broken Toy |
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| 2. | Jan 22, 2013: | Torpidity Whembilism
Klockwork |
5. | Jan 08, 2013: | Rebop
Baring Teeth |
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| 3. | Jan 18, 2013: | Rebop
Organ Grinder, Malfunction |
6. | Dec 29, 2012: | Music Casserole
Baring Teeth |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-11-18
Reviewed 2012-11-18
WALTER / HALVORSON / EVANS: Mechanical Malfunction
Thirsty Ear, 2012
AVANT-GARDE – The title sums it up nicely. This is noisy, gritty, very weird music from three kickass improvisers: Weasel Walter (drums), Mary Halvorson (guitar), and Peter Evans (trumpet). They make a great trio, full of unexpected sounds. The recurring theme here is one of those creepy toy monkeys that bang two cymbals together.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9
1. 4:24 – relaxed and lumpy, very cool percussion; long tones & little scribbles
2. 5:02 – abrupt, uptempo freakout with smashing guitar, brief open scrambles
3. 5:03 – slow pace, falls into quiet, open improv space, one big crunchy bit
4. 4:10 – percolating: something/s wrong with my robot, turns quiet/prodding
5. 4:41 – strange fanfare, steady beat falls apart, 3-way improv w/electronics
6. 6:37 – repetitive: insistent spinning, trumpet blats, rhythm made of silence
7. 3:29 – quick tempo and scrambly trumpet/drums over broken guitar noises
8. 11:18 – long piece incorporating all the bits: big scratchy blasts, several broken-gear patterns, great glitchy guitar, grating solo trumpet
9. 5:08 – slow and a bit creepy: weird guitar patterns, falls apart at end
10. 4:18 – slow-ish and abstract with unsettling rising tension/madness
[ Fo ] - 18 November 2012
Thirsty Ear, 2012
AVANT-GARDE – The title sums it up nicely. This is noisy, gritty, very weird music from three kickass improvisers: Weasel Walter (drums), Mary Halvorson (guitar), and Peter Evans (trumpet). They make a great trio, full of unexpected sounds. The recurring theme here is one of those creepy toy monkeys that bang two cymbals together.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9
1. 4:24 – relaxed and lumpy, very cool percussion; long tones & little scribbles
2. 5:02 – abrupt, uptempo freakout with smashing guitar, brief open scrambles
3. 5:03 – slow pace, falls into quiet, open improv space, one big crunchy bit
4. 4:10 – percolating: something/s wrong with my robot, turns quiet/prodding
5. 4:41 – strange fanfare, steady beat falls apart, 3-way improv w/electronics
6. 6:37 – repetitive: insistent spinning, trumpet blats, rhythm made of silence
7. 3:29 – quick tempo and scrambly trumpet/drums over broken guitar noises
8. 11:18 – long piece incorporating all the bits: big scratchy blasts, several broken-gear patterns, great glitchy guitar, grating solo trumpet
9. 5:08 – slow and a bit creepy: weird guitar patterns, falls apart at end
10. 4:18 – slow-ish and abstract with unsettling rising tension/madness
[ Fo ] - 18 November 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Baring Teeth | 6. | Malfunction | |||
| 2. | Vektor | 7. | Organ Grinder | |||
| 3. | Broken Toy | 8. | Interface | |||
| 4. | Klockwork | 9. | The Last Monkey On Earth | |||
| 5. | Freezing | 10. | Bulging Eyes |