All sorts of jazz, free jazz and improv. Never for money, always for love.
This 42-minute suite presents all the characteristics of a ritual ever
since its first movements, not a surprise considering the kind of
projects and personal beliefs these artists are known for. Tribal
patterns and slow, incessant thumps and thuds, underlined by Scipio's
quasi-funky bass walks, get highlighted by Hyder's vocal emissions
halfway through chant and uttered invocation.
Z'EV contributes with a multi-timbral percussive arsenal, his
command of the pulse dictating the changes in the velocity of the
piece.
Knight plays different things according to the instrument
chosen: on flute, he flows into the shamanic essence of the moment,
long dissonant whistles addressing the spiritual components in the
correct manner, whilst his trumpet's short blasts and deceptively simple
lines can stand the test of our concentration alone, or sinuously
surround Hyder's throat singing while Z'EV and Scipio interact like
sonic Siamese twins.
When the sounds become more rarefied, we enjoy the value of
single instrumental gestures as if the players were offering something,
putting it directly in our hands. Whatever they decide to play, the
physical response is one of pleasure - uncomfortable pleasure. It moves
inside but we can't quite determine what really happens.
The secret of this album lies right there: a cross between the
casual discovery of a clandestine ceremony and the sense of being
invited to a practice which is guaranteed not to harm, yet remains
somehow obscure.
The whole is very interesting and definitely bewitching.
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