Weiss, Dan / Fourteen
| Album: | Fourteen | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Weiss, Dan | Added: | Apr 2014 | |
| Label: | Pi Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-04-25 | Pull Date: | 2014-06-27 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 29 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 11 | May 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 25, 2014: | minimum entropy
Part Seven, Part Six, Part Five, Part Four, Part Three, Part Two, Part One |
4. | May 24, 2014: | Music Casserole
Part Two |
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| 2. | Jun 05, 2014: | Rebop
Part Five |
5. | May 07, 2014: | minimum entropy
Part Seven, Part Six, Part Five, Part Four, Part Three, Part Two, Part One |
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| 3. | May 30, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Part Three |
6. | May 02, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Part Two |
Album Review
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Reviewed 2014-04-24
Reviewed 2014-04-24
DAN WEISS: Fourteen
Pi, 2014
EXPERIMENTAL – OK, this one is difficult to describe. Drummer Weiss has forged a huge, sprawling suite for 14 musicians (including 3 voices, 4 horns, harp, guitar and a full rhythm section) that spills across a huge dynamic range, from minimalist meditation to icy monoliths and cutting free-improv blasts. It’s all remarkable stuff, but very elusive and often uncomfortable. All vocals are wordless.
DJs: This is a single piece of music! Each track blends right into the next. Fade in & out of tracks!
Fo’s Picks: try anywhere…
1. 7:43 – march: adds layer on layer of carefully twisted shapes, rises to noise
2. 6:57 – falls into minimalist guitar/harp pattern, wordless vocals, handclaps
3. 3:31 – wordless vocals weave through a crystal maze, wild sax improv
4. 4:01 – stark piano into proggy drone/drive, intensity rises, then solo beat
5. 3:59 – quiet horns harmonize on melodic fragment, others join in gradually
6. 7:08 – voices continue pattern, give way to towering, stomping nightmare
7. 4:04 – quiet: contemplative solo piano, tuba drone, gentle voice/harp end
[ Fo ] - 24 April 2014
Pi, 2014
EXPERIMENTAL – OK, this one is difficult to describe. Drummer Weiss has forged a huge, sprawling suite for 14 musicians (including 3 voices, 4 horns, harp, guitar and a full rhythm section) that spills across a huge dynamic range, from minimalist meditation to icy monoliths and cutting free-improv blasts. It’s all remarkable stuff, but very elusive and often uncomfortable. All vocals are wordless.
DJs: This is a single piece of music! Each track blends right into the next. Fade in & out of tracks!
Fo’s Picks: try anywhere…
1. 7:43 – march: adds layer on layer of carefully twisted shapes, rises to noise
2. 6:57 – falls into minimalist guitar/harp pattern, wordless vocals, handclaps
3. 3:31 – wordless vocals weave through a crystal maze, wild sax improv
4. 4:01 – stark piano into proggy drone/drive, intensity rises, then solo beat
5. 3:59 – quiet horns harmonize on melodic fragment, others join in gradually
6. 7:08 – voices continue pattern, give way to towering, stomping nightmare
7. 4:04 – quiet: contemplative solo piano, tuba drone, gentle voice/harp end
[ Fo ] - 24 April 2014
Track Listing
| 1. | Part One | 5. | Part Five | |||
| 2. | Part Two | 6. | Part Six | |||
| 3. | Part Three | 7. | Part Seven | |||
| 4. | Part Four | . |