Artist.......: RIDD Quartet
Album........: Fiction Avalanche
Label........: Clean Feed Records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: CF121CD
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jan-25-2010
str.date.....: Oct-25-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. False Aura 02:49
02. Sky Circles 12:14
03. Float/Run 02:15
04. Paoli 05:52
05. The Eye and the Telescope 09:47
06. The Five Ways 04:03
07. Monkey Catcher 08:37
08. Fiction Avalanche 05:12
09. Past the Reflector 05:45
10. Blue Cry 06:59
Runtime 63:33 min
Size 89,2 MB
Release Notes:
Reuben Radding and drummer Jeff Davis are
bandleaders at the forefront of a new Brooklyn
scene, one which subtly incorporates the vagaries
of myriad genres and styles into new avenues for
exploration.
Consisting of ten collectively composed tunes,
these stylistically cohesive works veer between
dulcet sentimentality and unfettered aggression,
modulating from one emotional extreme to the
otherùoften in the same piece. The quartet
understands the value of restraint however; keen
listening and an empathetic rapport embolden their
dynamic transitions with a poised focus that many
collectives lack.
A singular artist on the rise, Kris Davis's
neo-classical aesthetic blurs the line between
restless impressionism and aleatoric invention.
While turbulent salvoes are unleashed in climactic
passages, it is her ability to summon disquieting
lyrical fragments that reveals her true talent. Her
euphonious refrains on "Paoli" are sublime, but it
is the tortuous filigrees on "Sky Circles" and
"Blue Cry," alternating between atonal patterning
and poetic introspection, that are most striking.