The Dead Kenny G's - Live 2005-01-13

The Dead Kenny G's - Live 2005-01-13

Personnel:
Skerik: tenor saxophone, boxxx, rhodes electric piano, micromoog synthesizer, efx.
Mike Dillon: drums, vibraphone, percussion, tabla
Brad Houser: bass, baritone saxophone

Set contains 9 songs and runs for 77 minutes. Great gig.

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Piston Ltd. - Domestic Engine (2007)

Piston Ltd. - Domestic Engine (2007)

Tracklisting:

1 - Strainer
2 - Resilent Washer
3 - Hollow Bolt
4 - Gudgeon Pin
5 - Exhaust Pipe Flange
6 - Crankshaft
7 - Elbow Nipple
8 - Lift Eye

Piston Ltd. is a Xploding Plastix's side project.

The band is presented like this:
Jens Petter Nilsen - jump starts, cabling, grease and maintenance.
Hallvard W. Hagen - mechanics and hydropneumatic tank systems.
Erland Dahlen - pumps, power sprayers and centrifugal pump units.
Bjørn Charles Dreyer - plunger, power hosts and drainage point systems.

Piston Ltd. press release:

Steady and reliable – that's the Marna-motor, which has put-putted its way into the soul of seafaring Norwegian folk since 1918 and is now Norway's last gas-powered boat motor still in production.

This workhorse of Norway's coast has been the inspiration for one of the year's riskiest and most exciting musical experiments, sometimes in its original gas-reeking and hypnotic form, but most often in a substantially enhanced version, adding spice to compositions that are playful and uncompromising.

With the publication of "Domestic Engine," Piston Ltd. has shown that the history of coastal industries belongs not only in dusty museums and old books, but can be successfully fused together with music and improvisation in the 21st century.

"Domestic Engine" takes you along on a fascinating, variety-filled journey into musical harbors where few if any have gone before, sometimes on an open sea with nature's powers in full force, other times on a sea of glass where the powers of deep undercurrents can still be felt.

Getting human and machine to function together in a smooth symbiosis is definitely not a task for unseasoned wayfarers, so the crew was carefully handpicked to meet this musical challenge.

Piston Ltd. is the only band in the world for which 5 liters of gas and SAE 10s-30 41 Texaco Multigrade HD Motor Oil is as natural a lubricant as dry white wine and a good Bordeaux.

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Anima Mundi (Vazquez-Yoshigaki Project) - Primer Encuentro (2007)

Anima Mundi (Vazquez-Yoshigaki Project) - Primer Encuentro (2007)

(Glamorous Records, EWGL-0010) (Japan) (CD)

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1. Tal Vez Llueva (9:42)
2. Reconstrucción (5:12)
3. El Trance del Almuerzo (6:03)
4. En Foco (11:01)
5. En Juliana (7:11)
6. Salida de Camiones (7:56)
7. Baile en el Playón (6:31)
8. Siete Hojas Flotando (13:47)
9. En una Gota que Gira (4:00)

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Santiago Vazquez: cajon, tabla, bombo, tambourine, kalimba, berimbau, gongs, thinking bowls, slit drum, caxixi, toys, horn, plant, voice, etc.
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, surdo, tambourine, talking drum, cymbals, bells, thinking bowl, berimbau, kalimba, caxixi, shaker, toys, voice, etc.
Kumiko Takara: vibraphone, antique cymbals, bass marimba, slit drum, engelhart, shaker, kalimba, tube horn, etc.
Yoichi Okabe (1-8): conga, bougarbou, tinbau, cajon, shaker, triangle, caxixi, cymbals, talking drum, beans, etc.
Alejandro Franov (1-8): piano, keyboards, sitar, wood flute, voice, dance
Uchihashi Kazuhisa (1, 2, 4, 8): guitar, daxophone, effects
GOMA (3, 7, 9): didjeridu

Produced by Yasuhiro Yoshigaki
Recorded by Tatsuki Masuko at IRC2 Studio, July 9 and 10, 2006
Mixed by Tatsuki Masuko at Float, October 30 and 31, November 1, and December 12, 2006
Mastered by Shuji Kitamura at Audio City, December 21, 2006
Photos and art direction by Hideaki Sasaki
Artwork by workshy-Oishi
Includes Japanese liner notes by Yasuhiro Yoshigaki

Released in March 2007

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ABCs - ABCs (2001)

ABCs - ABCs (2001)

Personnel:
Gabriel Andruzzi - saxophone, guitar
Pete Cafarella - accordion, synthesize
Josh Blair - drums

Tracklisting:
01 - Luni 3
02 - 'Lil Lucky 7's
03 - Luni 2
04 - (Uh) Duh
05 - Newts
06 - Tiny Surgeons

This dynamic trio consists of Gabriel Andruzzi ( The Rapture) on sax, Pete Cafarella (Shy Child) on accordion, and Josh Blair of Orthrelm on drums -- a hardcore trio with free jazz intentions. Formed in 2000, the band wins crowds with their hypnotic, Steve Reich-like compositions. Their 2001 album ABCs on Troubleman Records follows this pattern with high-energy instrumental compositions focusing more on layer than melody.

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Kieran Hebden/Steve Reid/Mats Gustafsson - Live @ Meltdown Festival, London (20.06.2009)

Kieran Hebden/Steve Reid/Mats Gustafsson - Live @ Meltdown Festival, London (20.06.2009)

Personnel:
Kieran Hebdan - electronics, sampler, laptop
Steve Reid - drums
Mats Gustafsson - sax

Following the release of their fourth collaborative record, NYC, at the end of 2008, Kieran Hebden AKA Four Tet and jazz drummer Steve Reid, perform a special gig with saxophonist Mats Gustafsson.

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Ben Perowsky Quartet - Esopus Opus (2009)

Ben Perowsky Quartet - Esopus Opus (2009)

Personnel:
Ben Perowsky: drums,
Chris Speed: clarinet, tenor saxophone;
Ted Reichman: accordion;
Drew Gress: bass.

Tracklisting:
01 - Key Lime
02 - Manic Depression
03 - Within You Without You
04 - Esopus Opus
05 - Perolas
06 - New Um Talvez
07 - Flying
08 - Murnau On The Bayou
09 - Present Distance
10 - Red Hook.

A ubiquitous presence in the Downtown New York scene, drummer Ben Perowsky founded and co-led the proto-fusion band Lost Tribe, served in Elysian Fields, Joan as Policewoman, and the Lounge Lizards, while continuing to perform sideman duties for Steven Bernstein, Uri Caine, Dave Douglas, and John Zorn, among others.

An artist with eclectic interests, the debut of Perowsky's new quartet, Esopus Opus, features myriad genres—from classic rock covers and Brazilian favorites to his own mercurial originals. Interestingly, Perowsky's group inadvertently mirrors fellow percussionist John Hollenbeck's flagship ensemble, the Claudia Quintet. Both line-ups feature Chris Speed (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Ted Reichman (accordion), and Drew Gress (bass), with Hollenbeck's Quintet adding vibraphonist Matt Moran to the mix.

Despite similarities in personnel, Perowsky approaches writing for the same basic instrumentation from a different angle, drawing deeper from folk forms and popular music than Hollenbeck, whose more formal approach embraces aspects of neo-classicism and minimalism. Like two sides of the same coin, Perowsky uses a similar palette to obtain different results; his appealingly ragged tunes are more akin to punk rock than classical music.

A latecomer to jazz, Perowsky spent his formative years playing in rock bands. His choice of cover tunes reveals a fondness for the genre, with a knack for creatively reinterpreting straightforward pop melodies without abstracting them beyond recognition. Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" is given a spirited collective treatment, while George Harrison's epic "Within You Without You" slowly builds in poignancy. Bolstered by Reichman's soaring accordion, Hermeto Pascoal's lush "Nem Um Talvez" enjoys a colorful reading, while The Beatles' tender "Flying" exemplifies unadorned splendor.

Eclectic to a fault, the album's original tunes veer from funky blues ("Key Lime") and cartoonish ebullience ("Esopus Opus") to testimonial Gospel ("Murnau on the Bayou") and a modal waltz ("Present Distance"). Perowsky even internalizes the classic rock of his youth, liberally quoting Argent's 1972 hit "Hold Your Head Up" on the moody closer, "Red Hook."

Beyond the catchy tunes, the record's lasting appeal rests in the stellar capabilities of Perowsky's veteran sidemen. Gress' subterranean bottom end complements the leader's percussive thrashings with machine-like precision while Reichman's rich chordal voicings lend an exotic air; his sonorous pedal tones provide the group with a vast, expansive sound. Playing clarinet for the majority of the session, Speed delivers a number of breathtaking statements, most notably on the Coltrane-esque "Present Distance," which features a lengthy, unfettered tenor solo—something one rarely hears on his own records.

A compelling statement from an up and coming new voice, Esopus Opus is a raw, enthusiastic exploration of the endless possibilities of contemporary music. [allaboutjazz]

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Black Frames - Solarallergy (2002)

Black Frames - Solarallergy (2002)

"Solarallergy" is a jazz and groove studio album by Black Frames. Black Frames is a collaborative project by Mike Dillon, Earl Harvin, Skerik and Brad Houser from 2002. The album was accompanied by a national tour. Between the musicians are long-time associations: Dillon and Harvin from Ten Hands and Billy Goat; Skerik, Houser and Dillon from Critters Buggin. Though Dillon and Harvin are primarily percussionists, for "Solarallergy" all members are credited for percussion. Each musician is also credited for composition. [wiki]

Personnel:

Skerik - tenor saxophone, marimba, fancy sax
Mike Dillon - vibes, marimba, tabla, percussion
Earl Harvin - drums, vibes, marimba, guitar
Brad Houser - bass, sentir, timpani

Tracklisting:

01 - 25 Billion Stars Per Human (Dillon, Harvin)
02 - French Farse (Harvin)
03 - Hafta (Dillon)
04 - Sonic Vapor (Skerik, Houser)
05 - Mallet Cut (Dillon)
06 - Turbulance (Dillon)
07 - White Envelopes (Harvin)
08 - Gophers (Dillon, Harvin)
09 - Lucky Dog (Houser)

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