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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Greg Kelley
t i t l e : Trumpet
d a t e : 2000
l a b e l : Meniscus MNSCS 009
g e n r e : Other
r l s. d a t e : September/2004
t r a c k s : 12
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 66,9 MB
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"One of the most useful and elementary devices available to
critics is the comparison of a given musical work to what has
come before. But what if the music in question has no precedent
in the critic's knowledge base. Calling Kelley's brass
methodology unorthodox is like measuring the circumference of
the planet Jupiter in microns; the superlative doesn't even
come close to capturing the alien nature of his inventions on
his instrument. While most musicians turn to electronics as a
means of opening their palette to a plurality of sounds perhaps
unachievable through acoustic avenues Kelley boldly illustrates
that such sounds are also divinable through unamplified means.
Using only his trumpet and a handful of household accoutrements
(various paper, plastic, metal and cardboard mutes) he
effectively turns his horn into an alchemical processing device
for any and all sound shapes and textures. Much of the program
is like a lengthy conversation of haunted acoustic particles
which in turn approximate a range of auditory-induced images:
cornhusks dancing in an indigo night breeze, stale air passing
through a cavernous coil of aluminum duct work deep in the
bowels of some unnamed industrial factory, a corroded spectral
zipper being parted and ripping the sonic fabric between
timbral boundaries. This is 'music' so abstract that it forces
complete interpretive freedom on the listener as to any deeper
meanings it may possess. Harnessing an array of devilish
energies Kelley has created a sirenic document virtually
guaranteed to incite fierce and polar opinion and reaction. It
will either enthrall or infuriate. In this respect, 'Trumpet'
shares something in common with the finest works of improvised
music, a resolute intolerance for complacent assimilation on
the part of its audience." -Derek Taylor, Allaboutjazz.com
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01-Trumpet, Pt. 1 [02:30]
02-Eyelids Play Their Game [02:07]
03-Inhale Stale Air [01:28]
04-Trumpet, Pt. 2 [03:06]
05-If I Ever Have Occasion to Write Out My Last Words... [00:17]
06-Trumpet, Pt. 3 [02:39]
07-Trumpet, Pt. 4 [03:16]
08-Trumpet, Pt. 5 [03:46]
09-Trumpet, Pt. 6 [05:53]
10-I Am Not About to Rip Masks Off Anyone [10:11]
11-Trumpet, Pt. 7 [03:32]
12-How Can I Ever Misplace You [03:03]
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41:48 min
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