Artist.......: Outhouse
Album........: Self Titled
Label........: Babel
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: BDV 2873
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Dec-08-2008
str.date.....: Jul-29-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. The Tin Box 08:12
02. Spiders 06:28
03. Japaseloho 09:20
04. Pig 09:57
05. The Foreign Meat 04:07
06. Mu 05:44
07. Zmerish 10:05
08. Canvas 05:23
Runtime 59:16 min
Size 71,3 MB
Release Notes:
Outhouse have been dispensing their driving, often
exhilarating music live for some time now,
frequently at the Vortex, the Oxford and similar
venues, but this eponymous album is their first
attempt to capture their sound on CD.
They play a vigorous mix of beefy, clattering
riffs, free-ish improvisation and all points
between, exploiting the musical rapport between
saxophonists Robin Fincker (who doubles on
clarinet) and Mark Hanslip, whose horns move
between harmonized theme statements, nervy
intertwining extemporisation, solo musing and
chattering interaction as required by their
restless, probing music.
Drummer Dave Smith bristles with energy and
commitment throughout, and bassist Johnny Brierley
provides solid but supple support and the odd solo
ò and with guests Kaw Secka (tama on their
African-influenced piece 'Japa Seloho') and Jeanne
Added (wordless vocals which weave in and out of
the reeds playing on three tracks) also skilfully
deployed, this is an intense, hard-hitting but
well-paced debut which should, by rights, attract
many new listeners to their excellent live
performances.