Black Butterflies, The / 1 De Mayo
| Album: | 1 De Mayo | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Black Butterflies, The | Added: | Dec 2010 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-12-19 | Pull Date: | 2011-02-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 20 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 | Jan 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 17, 2023: | Music Casserole
Spiritual Travels |
4. | Feb 11, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Spiritual Travels |
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| 2. | Dec 10, 2011: | Music Casserole
Afro Blue |
5. | Feb 08, 2011: | Rebop
Spiritual Travels |
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| 3. | Feb 15, 2011: | Rebop
Spiritual Travels |
6. | Feb 01, 2011: | anti-heroine
Afro Blue |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-12-18
Reviewed 2010-12-18
THE BLACK BUTTERFLIES: 1 De Mayo
self-released, 2010
WORLD JAZZ – Unusual, very eclectic band led by Mercedes Figueras, a 27-year old Argentinean saxophonist with a concentrated, somewhat sour sound. Things get interesting when Figueras plays off the avant-minded sax of Tony Larokko, the two of them taking flight with abandon over locked global grooves. The recording has an unpolished feel, but it gets under the skin after a while. Cool stuff.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4 (maybe 5)
1. 11:44 – mellow Latin rhythm: pungent sax solo skews it in an odd direction, keyboard rhapsodizes and bass chills
2. 11:32 – busy, avant-leaning sax interplay, falls into a strong groove, much squeaking and squealing over locomotive rhythm
3. 9:31 – thick percussion fills up a sassy little swinger, solos bring the blues
4. 6:11 – upbeat & offbeat: great bouncy percussion, fun avant-leaning sax
5. 16:52 – roams through some very cool global atmosphere… settles into kecak-style male chanting under Spanish fem vocal, then builds that rhythm into an energetic instrumental groove. Nice!
6. 7:40 – relaxed soulful march, a gospel touch, expressive sax, mellow keys
[ Fo ] 12/18/10
self-released, 2010
WORLD JAZZ – Unusual, very eclectic band led by Mercedes Figueras, a 27-year old Argentinean saxophonist with a concentrated, somewhat sour sound. Things get interesting when Figueras plays off the avant-minded sax of Tony Larokko, the two of them taking flight with abandon over locked global grooves. The recording has an unpolished feel, but it gets under the skin after a while. Cool stuff.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4 (maybe 5)
1. 11:44 – mellow Latin rhythm: pungent sax solo skews it in an odd direction, keyboard rhapsodizes and bass chills
2. 11:32 – busy, avant-leaning sax interplay, falls into a strong groove, much squeaking and squealing over locomotive rhythm
3. 9:31 – thick percussion fills up a sassy little swinger, solos bring the blues
4. 6:11 – upbeat & offbeat: great bouncy percussion, fun avant-leaning sax
5. 16:52 – roams through some very cool global atmosphere… settles into kecak-style male chanting under Spanish fem vocal, then builds that rhythm into an energetic instrumental groove. Nice!
6. 7:40 – relaxed soulful march, a gospel touch, expressive sax, mellow keys
[ Fo ] 12/18/10
Track Listing
| 1. | 1 De Mayo | 4. | Spiritual Travels | |||
| 2. | Afro Blue | 5. | Yah-Yah | |||
| 3. | Pipi's Blues | 6. | Music Heals All Wounds |