ROSS MCHENRY
– CHILD OF SOMEBODY
Brilliant
work from bassist Ross McHenry, a musician who's chosen to surround himself
with some top-shelf talent here – including Mark De Clive-Lowe on keyboards,
Marcus Strickland on reeds, and Duane Eubanks on trumpet and flugelhorn! These
all-star players are a real tribute to the musical vision that Ross has for the
set – kind of an expanded suite of tracks that works together beautifully in
these cascading rhythmic flows and bursts of color – not just sounds from the
stars, but also contributions from Dylan Marshall on guitar, Tivon Pennicott on
tenor and flute, and Corey King on trombone – plus beautifully snapping drums
from Myele Manzanza, a musician who seems especially well-suited to the
electric interplay between McHenry and Clive-Lowe. Titles include "Circles
In A Circle", "3 Month Vortex", "Opening/Despair",
"Stateless", "Clean Break", and "Child Of
Somebody". (Includes download!) ~
Dusty Groove
RISC – FULL
BLAST
Pretty
blistering sounds from Peter Brotzmann's Risc trio – a group that really
recalls some of the mindblowing intensity he brought to the free jazz scene in
his youth! The lineup features electric bass from Marino Pliakas, which really
creates a lot of power at the bottom – a rumbling quality that shakes the
rafters in ways that an acoustic bass couldn't achieve – matched by frenzied
drum work from Michael Wertmuller, who mostly plays in skittish space all over
the kit – then matched by some very freewheeling work from Brotzmann on a range
of reeds. The electric bass really gives the set a different feel than other
improv trio dates – but also in a way that's never "electric" in
conventional modes – and titles include "Try Kraka", "Cafe
Ingrid", "TTD", "Garnison Lane", "Doss
House", and "Schwarspanier Street". ~ Dusty Groove
TODD TERRY –
HOUSE MASTERS
A fantastic
collection of tracks from the mighty Todd Terry – a talent who really
jump-started the sound of American clubs with his work in the late 80s – then
went onto have a huge global impact in years to come! Todd came from deep in
the underground – an artist who was schooled in house and hip hop, and used the
best of both styles to bring a leaner groove to club music – a mode that was
cleaner and more compact than some of the big label tracks of the period, but
which also had a bit more soul and depth than early house. This great 3CD set
features all the important early tracks that Todd released – including some
under his other names as Royal House, Hardhouse, or Black Riot – plus key mixes
from the time, and the growing range of club cuts he brought out during the
90s. 35 tracks in all – including "Weekend (club)",
"Desire", "Put Your Hands Together", "Make The Beat
Pound", "Can You Dig It", "Ready To Go (Tee's inhouse
dub)", "Razen Theme", and "Bango To The Batmobile (club
bang)" by Todd Terry – plus "Can You Party (club mix)" by Royal
House, "Day In The Life (club mix)" by Black Riot, "Alright
Alright (club mix)" by Masters At Work, "Missing (Todd Terry
rmx)" by Everything But The Girl, "Check This Out (club)" by
Hardhouse, "Pray (Tee's freeze mix)" by BME with Leroy Burgess,
"I'm Gonna Get You (Tee's urban dance mix)" by Bizarre Inc,
"Samba (Tee's freeze mix)" by House Of Gypsies, "Camarera"
by Gypsymen, "I'll House You (club mix)" by Jungle Brothers, and lots
lots more! ~ Dusty Groove
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