Thursday, February 26, 2015

NEW RELEASES: HAINO KEIJI / PETER BROTZMANN / JIM O'ROURKE - TWO CITY BLUES; KONSTRUKT & WILIAM PARKER - LIVE AT NHKM; KING TUBBY - SURROUNDED BY THE DREADS

HAINO KEIJI / PETER BROTZMANN / JIM O'ROURKE - TWO CITY BLUES

Three legendary improvisers, working here at the height of their powers – in a set that really shows that when greats like this come together, the overall sound is way more than the sum of its parts! Keiji Haino sounds especially great here – still raw and bold, both on guitar and vocals (plus a bit of shamisen as well) – but finding this deeper, more rooted quality next to the saxophone work of Peter Brotzmann, which oddly acts as this core anchor to the performance – while still finding space to reach freedoms of his own. Jim O'Rourke reminds us that his command of guitar sounds is still incredible after all these years – trained in the avant underground for years, given a bit of focus in some more mainstream lights – but still extremely inventive and completely mindblowing. CD features the very long "Two City Blues", and the shorter "One Fine Day".  ~ Dusty Groove

KONSTRUKT & WILIAM PARKER - LIVE AT NHKM

Legendary bassist William Parker joins Turkish combo Konstrukt – bringing an extra spiritual undercurrent to their already-great sound! The music here builds slowly at first – with strong respect for Parker's bass – then things really let loose after an initial more contemplative stretch, with some really hard burning work on alto, tenor, and soprano sax from Korhan Futaci – alongside other bass, drums, percussion, guitar, and even a bit of moog! Parker also plays a gralla – a Spanish double reed instrument – and the 2LPs feature one long performance. ~ Dusty Groove

KING TUBBY - SURROUNDED BY THE DREADS AT THE NATIONAL ARENA SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1975

Wild dubs from the legendary King Tubby – not really a proper live record, but rather an amazing batch of studio extrapolations that Tubby let loose at a famous concert with The Wailers – reworked beautifully in the studio with some really incredible sounds! Heavy, hypnotic rhythms that pull you and don't let up – plus a few soulful, rootsy vocal numbers, too – and the titles include "I Am, I Am The King", "Most High In Dub", "Coxsone Down Beat", "Come On Little Girl, Come On", "Second Cut", "Ethiopia Land Of My Father" and more.  ~ Dusty Groove


 

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