1,2,3,4
"Total Improv!" CDR
4boxs
Genres: improv, ambient, free jazz
Oct 13 - 19 2003 |
1,2,3,4
are a new free jazz group who like to experiment with electronic
concepts and ambient, droning instrumentation. Total Improv!
is the sextet's recent album and it is a dark, calm album, albeit
one that is unsettling and very experimental. The starting
number is a ten minute ambient piece, "A Pleasant Conversation
Concerning the Weather," that is effective and yet quite
unmemorable. The best pieces are the very electronically
enhanced "Are you Feeling Better" and the avant-garde mess
of sounds entitled "Comfortable".
All in all, this is a good free jazz album that blends regular
instrumentation with electronic effects and manipulation. For
improvised music, it's somewhat unusual, but still remarkably
enjoyable.
84%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 6 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |