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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Takase-Kolkowski-Buck
t i t l e : Nine Fragments-Dempa
d a t e : 2002
l a b e l : LEO (LR 346)
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Jan-2005
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 96,8 MB
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Aki Takase - Piano, China Koto, Live Electronics
Tony Buck - Drums, Live Electronics
Aleksander Kolkowski - Violin, Stroh Violin, Gramophone, Live
Electronics
A delightful romp in a modernistic vein, this splendid, upbeat
recording by the supremely talented pianist Aki Takase is
distinguished both for its wondrous intensity and diversity of
endeavor. Through her remarkably eclectic discography, the
pianist has shown her respect for the history of jazz. Here,
the jazz element might seem secondary, but it is always there
beneath the surface, as swirls of electronics (performed by
each of the players) and Aleksander Kolkowski's careening
violin smash up against Takase's powerful fingers, leading to
new and marvelous configurations that absorb the past and twist
it in uncommon ways. The melodic content is subordinate to a
rhythmic and structural logic, yet there are supremely
beautiful sections, and the violinist hints at a plethora of
musical influences, from rock to hard bop to modern classical.
Kolkowski plays the role of horn, weaving, retreating, and
marching forward. The pianist alternates between boppish lines
and freestyle clusters, while seemingly random electronic
bursts ping-pong off Kolkowski's strings. Tony Buck's drums are
finely integrated in an almost orchestral fashion. On the
decidedly off-balance "Jasmin Tea," Takase's Chinese koto
fast-forwards to a 21st century abstraction that is spurred on
by Buck's drums. The joys run through every piece, with the
final and lengthy "Where Europe Begins" a highlight of sorts in
an album filled with peaks. What Takase accomplishes -- which
is no mean feat -- is again to keep the listener off guard,
while retaining a surprising accessibility.
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01-Newtons Triple Hop [05:44]
02-First Day [05:50]
03-Schwarze Tasten [06:20]
04-Nine Fragments [09:01]
05-The Poles [02:41]
06-Gramophony [06:30]
07-Jasmin Tea [04:15]
08-Diagonal [07:26]
09-When Europe Begins [20:04]
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67:51 min
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