Artist : Badun
Title : Last Nightsleep
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2009
Date : 08/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 06
Label : Mindwaves Recordings
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 34:10 min
Size : 47,1 MB
Tracklist:
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01.leek 04:51
02.plastic jungle 04:23
03.the man with the fine hair 05:48
04.slow city 05:37
05.space swamp 08:16
06.juuhm 05:15
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34:10 min
When tuning your ear to BadunÆs contemporary pitch on this album,
youÆre likely to hear reminiscences from late sixties and early
seventies psych jazz and sinister impro-funk experiments. On one
hand, as you listen to tracks like Plastic Jungle and Slow City
thereÆs a clear sense of unbounded groove and cosmic feel,
congenial with the music of the cool-headed masters of the past û
this album definitely holds the inspirational echoes of spirits such
as Miles, Zawinul and Sun Ra. On the other hand, when inviting the
listener to set off on both interstellar and internal mind trips, Badun
manage to fuse the reverb of spacey music history with their own
present day reality of laptop-based modulation, digital glitches and
multilayered sound architecture.
Since 2002, Badun has been exploring the intriguing territories of
electronica, jazz and improvisation. Focusing on the energy of live
performances while probing the secrets of home grown sound
recording, the band has continuously changed its expression and
artistic approaches. Now, well consolidated as a trio, Oliver
Duckert, Aske Krammer, and Hjalte M°ller, Badun release their
most ambitious album yet. Not only does Last Night Sleep present
itself as a coherent piece of work, where the tracks are subtly
connected and add up to a solid whole. The album also points to
Badun moving in another, more contemplative direction. Compared
to their 2007 debut, the tempo has been slowed down significantly
together with a radical expanding of the listening space. In this way,
the trio has opened a deeper and wider auditory sphere which is
still held together by a distinct sound that has Badun written all over
it.
In addition to the organically flowing syncopations and harmonic
ideas that spring from the trio itself, the album has contributions
from among others multi-instrumentalist and guitar wiz Jonas
Stampe. As well, on Juuhm and The Man with the Fine Hair, youÆll
notice the percussive textures being contrasted by low key
saxophone intonations of reed player Roger D÷ring. Inviting and
integrating the sounds of fellow musicians is however not BadunÆs
biggest accomplishment. Even more importantly, they overcome
the tricky divide between acoustic, electronic and digitally rendered
elements. Far from being superficial, this results in a seamless
amalgamation of new and old, of micro circuits and classic
instrumental resonances - from the timbre of Rhodes piano and
crispy synths to complex, yet earthy rhythm structures and fretless
bass lines. This is a universal kind of music that calls for both
relaxation and heavy sit down-grooving. And no matter how and
when you listen to it, please donÆt waste your time trying to find a
fitting label û instead loosen up your inner aural system and let it all
come through.
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