Local Talent / Higienopolis
Album: Higienopolis   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Local Talent   Added:Apr 2020
Label:Mapl  

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-04-23
Reviewed: 2020—04-23
Genre: Jazz (x)
FCCs: none
Review: This is the debut disc for Toronto-based Local Talent. This is piano trio jazz fusion with acoustic, electric, & electronic instruments. It's esoteric and spacey.
If You Like:
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Higienopolis – piano starts> fast tempo jam with pauses> quick stop
2/ Intro To – synth starts> dreamy ambient slow jam> quick stop
3/ The Silent Cry – piano starts> slow pastoral jam with static electronic washes slowly builds in volume & intensity into uptempo rocking jam> fade
*4/ Tundra – Fender Rhodes starts> rocking funky uptempo jam slows to slow tempo, then swings back up> slows to fade.
5/ Sailing At Night – synth starts> slow tempo spacey jam with static electronic washes slowly builds in volume & intensity> fade
*6/ Skeletons – Fender Rhodes starts> uptempo rocking jam> slow fade
7/ Blue Rainbow - synth starts> slow tempo ambient jam with static electronic washes builds in volume> slow fade

Track Listing
1. Higienopolis   4. Tundra
2. Intro To   5. Sailing at Night
3. The Silent Cry   6. Skeletons
  7. Blue Rainbow