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: Artist......: Dan Weiss
: Album.......: Starebaby :
: Label.......: Pi Recordings .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Jazz :
Catnr.......: PI74 .
' Source......: CD ,
; Rip.date....: 2021-02-08
Str.date....: 2018-04-06
Quality.....: 250kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
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1. Episode 18 13:04
2. Dawn 6:02
3. The Long Diagonal 7:11
4. A Taste Of A Memory 14:00
5. Today Is Wednesday Tomorrow? 6:14
6. Bridge Of Trust 8:09
7. Accina 15:01
8. Head Wack 8:31
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,: Starebaby is the upshot of drummer/composer Dan WeissÆs :,
: long-running dream to bring together some of the most :
:' accomplished players on the jazz scene to play music that ':
,: combines the improvisation nature of that music with the power :,
: of heavy metal and electronic new music. One of the most :
:' in-demand drummers in jazz, Weiss performs with such disparate ':
,: artists as Rudresh Mahanthappa, Chris Potter, John Zorn and Jen :,
: Shyu, evidence of the breadth of his artistry. As with his two :
:' critically-acclaimed previous releases ù Fourteen, which was ':
,: named one of the best releases of 2014 by The New York Times, :,
: and Sixteen: Drummers Suite, ù Starebaby is a decidedly original :
:' work that is largely without precedence, reflecting the power ':
,: of conviction coming from a single, brimming wellspring. :,
: :
:' Weiss has wanted to put this particular project together for ':
,: over a decade. As with his prior output, it reflects his :,
: catholic taste in music, where jazz improvisation, doom metal, :
:' electro-acoustic music, Indian beat cycles, and innumerable ':
,: other influences are all compounded into an outpouring of :,
: personal expression completely beyond musical boundaries. :
:' Starebaby, though, definitely tilts towards the heavy, and ':
,: Weiss, in particular, cites as influences metal bands such as :,
: Meshuggah, Burning Witch, High on Fire, Gorguts, early :
:' Metallica, Wormed, and Confessor; electronic and electro ':
,: acoustic composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bernard :,
: Parmegiani, and Luc Ferrari; and every type of jazz ranging from :
:' Sidney Bechet to Threadgill. It is also inspired by Season 3 of ':
,: the television show Twin Peaks, whose surreal, ominous emotional :,
: landscape helped shape the overall feel of this music. The music :
:' ebbs and flows, surging to thundering swells of foreboding doom ':
,: before tempering to quiet reflection, finding a deep space where :,
: brutal aggression meets ghostly vulnerability. The expansive :
:' soundscape ranges from fortissimo to pianissimo, grave to ':
,: presto, and dense, roiling dissonance to exquisite, pellucid :,
: melodies. :
:' ':
,: All of the musicians: Craig Taborn and Matt Mitchell on :,
: keyboards, piano, and electronics, Ben Monder on guitar, and :
:' Trevor Dunn on bass, along with Weiss û some of the heaviest ':
,: hitters in the jazz/improvised music scene û share a love for :,
: heavy metal. ItÆs an astonishment to hear them play in this :
:' distinctly different setting, but perhaps the absolute ':
,: authority they display should not be a complete surprise. Weiss :,
: played with the doom metal band Bloody Panda a dozen years ago :
:' and Dunn was a member of the experimental rock bands Mr. Bungle ':
,: (with Faith No More singer Mike Patton) Fant⌠mas (also with :,
: Patton), and Secret Chiefs 3. WeissÆs thundering gestures and :
:' DunnÆs shuddering, sludgy bass serve as the backbone of this ':
,: music. Mitchell and Taborn are well known for their adroit :,
: experimentation on electronics, and they deliver to the music a :
:' huge variety of swirling textures and color. MonderÆs own music ':
,: usually tilts toward the spacious, so itÆs somewhat of a :,
: surprise to hear him outright shredding with overdriven :
:' distortion. Together, they perform this music with complete ':
,: conviction, melding meticulous precision, prodigious power, and :,
: masterful improvisation. :
:' ':
,: According to Matt Mitchell: ôOne thing I admire about DanÆs :,
: composing itÆs how he manages to transcend stylistic issues. :
:' Although heavy music is undoubtedly the primary inspiration for ':
,: this batch of material, I notice here many updated examples of :,
: forms that I associate with DanÆs composing: strong, direct :
:' melodies; long cycles allowing for building towards ecstatic ':
,: climaxes; multiple instruments asymmetrically orbiting each :,
: other. Unique to this project is the combination of a very :
:' strong and distinctive compositional voice and extensive ':
,: contribution from each of the musicians. Although this is DanÆs :,
: music through-and-through in a very specific way, he asked for a :
:' lot of input, especially regarding timbre, and he provided many ':
,: novel spaces in which to improvise or act as a sonic free agent. :,
: All these qualities taken together result in an extremely :
:' powerful and multifarious musical message, one in which it is a ':
,: privilege to take part.ö :,
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