February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged lisle ellis, marco eneidi, peter valsamis, sound on survival live
...It's intensely rhythmic music - even Eneidi treats the saxophone as almost a pulse generator, the source of abruptly fired-off impulses with a surprisingly regular rhythm (though he uses that regularity to create syncopation effects too).
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged lisle ellis, marco eneidi, peter valsamis, sound on survival live
These songs explode with life and vibrant ideas. As the liners say. ". . . more often than not . . . the songs come to an arbitrated (not arbitrary) ending." Exactly. All tangents aside, these men know what they're doing and, more importantly, where they're going.
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged lisle ellis, marco eneidi, peter valsamis, sound on survival live
Love the new 'Sound on Survival: Live' disc! Congrats one and all.
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged lisle ellis, marco eneidi, peter valsamis, sound on survival live
...A brand new label (Henceforth Records) sent us this splendid CD...Ellis on bass, Eneidi doing alto sax & Valsamis on drums...This is some of the most fresh & original improv jazz I've heard in (quite) a while, & I get an image of hearing these folks for many years to come! Some GREAT high-energy music that adventuresome souls everywhere will find totally enchanting. I give this one a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, as well as the "PICK" of this issue for "best improvised jazz"!
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged baggerboot, gunda gottschalk, peter jacquemyn, ute völker
Bonnie Wright's new label, Henceforth Records is off to a good start with a couple of thrilling releases...What's interesting here is all three players are truly interested in the texture of the sounds. How will the sounds appear as Gottschalk scrapes a mean pattern across her violin, while accordionist Völker weaves waves of chaotic noise, all the while Jacquemyn pounds his bass into submission with brutal force.
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged baggerboot, gunda gottschalk, peter jacquemyn, ute völker
...there is joy in the way that you do hear that cosmic thread when you open yourself up to it. An extraordinary and quite challenging trio, well worth your discriminating listening abilities
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged baggerboot, gunda gottschalk, peter jacquemyn, ute völker
Baggerboot (Henceforth) is energized with palpable passion, with the three improvisers - Belgian bassist Peter Jacquemyn participates along with Gottschalk and Völker - liberated by free jazz passion. The trio improvises blatantly in a manner that mixes tension-release and virtuosity.
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged baggerboot, gunda gottschalk, peter jacquemyn, ute völker
...it is highly provocative artistry that commands rapt attention to the intricacies of three astute musicians who reward the bold voyager with a startling brand of creativity.
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged gustavo aguilar, unsettled on an old sense of place
I love your "GUSTAVO AGUILAR: Unsettled On An Old Sense Of Place" CD so much I'm going to feature it on the Front Page of CD Baby for a few days. We're REALLY picky about what goes on the front page. We get about 150 new albums a day. . . . and yours is one of the best I've ever heard.
February 12, 2010 | Posted in Review | Tagged carla kihlstedt, minamo, satoko fujii
Minamo is a perfect thing, everything seems possible