a r t i s t : Dj Olive Vs Jp Dessy
t i t l e : Scories
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Subrosa
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2006
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 64,0 MB
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Those who have heard DJ Olive's more dance-oriented work on
the Agriculture label may be surprised by the arrhythmic
seriousness of his collaboration with cellist and composer
Jean-Paul Dessy and the new-music chamber group Ensemble
Musiques Nouvelles. For one thing, there are no beats here,
people -- if you want to motorvate your booty, you'll want to
scoot down the street to one of those other venues. For
another thing, even if there were beats, the mood is so dark
and brooding that dancing wouldn't really feel like a viable
option anyway. Scories sets the tone early with the droning
and almost scary "Walking Slowly," which features lots of low
tones and weird, slightly creepy snippets of vocal samples.
"Along the Line" takes things further along in the same mode,
but then the aptly titled "Ghost Groove" starts hinting at the
possible future emergence of a beat, while shards of turntable
scratches crunch beneath the creaking and groaning string
section. More pronounced scratching acts as a counterweight to
a spare cello part on "Pass the Potatoes," and then you're
back into the droning darkness on the title track. The album's
final selection is almost 17 minutes long, and is still rather
dark but somehow less brooding -- there are episodes of
fitful, almost frantic energy that lighten the mood somewhat.
The overall effect of this album is really quite compelling.
Highly recommended.
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01-walking slowly [09:56]
02-along the line [04:24]
03-ghost groove [02:06]
04-terra alba [02:32]
05-pass the potatoes [01:46]
06-scories [08:08]
07-comprovisation @ ixelles [16:48]
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45:40 min