Album Rating: 3.5
"I can echo the sentiment that his studio work doesn't quite match up to his live performances. His live vids are some of the best shit I've ever seen."
Totally
at a first listen I think I don't like this as much as you guys do :/ but Mockroot did rock my world and I'll patiently await for this to grow
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Album Rating: 4.0
This definitely lacks some of the subtlety mockroot has, so I can see why fans of that record might shun this
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Album Rating: 4.0
This definitely lacks some of the subtlety mockroot has, so I can see why fans of that record might shun this
Why this lacks the subtlety of mockroot?
The compositions are fare more complexe then on Mockroot. Especially in rhythmic terms.
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Album Rating: 4.0
I've only heard it twice, so i might be off the mark, but I remember it being more subdued dynamically. A bit less in your face
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Album Rating: 3.5
Mockroot is more direct than this imho
Anyway Tigran Hamasyan remains one of my personal 'gods', but damn his discs do not engage me anymore that much. I don't think this is that original or adds much to his discog, nice to listen sure, but I won't come back to this much unless maybe I have to see him live or something and will just jam old discs instead.
Also I hate that it starts with the best song of the disc imho, which is just a bonkers tune, and then there's nothing else up to the same level
Now, if him and Tosin did a disc together. . . yeah sure
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The dj0nt jazz thing gets old fast for me, but in small doses I find this quite great. Favorite tracks rn probably Our Film and Dream Voyager
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Album Rating: 2.5
Dream Voyager is good. Most of the rest is just vapid wank with soporific interludes. Haven't jived much with anything this dude has done since Mockroot.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Opener and closer do nothing for ya? Definitely valid criticism; you either embrace the wank or go tantric I guess. I bloody love a dirty quickie
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Album Rating: 2.5
Yeah I didn't feel them much, Dream Voyager was really the only thing that stood out first listen, not sure there will be a second
Not my style, feels a bit soulless to me, the jazz equivalent of overproduced prog metal or something
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah, I think a lot of that can be attributed to the production. Feels a bit too 'studio perfect', especially after watching a few of his live performances.
A Handful of songs are ridiculously well-composed though, looking forward to some live videos (should the world ever deem such a thing possible again)
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Album Rating: 2.5
" Feels a bit too 'studio perfect"
exactly this, something that results in certain types of music sounding sterile to me, particularly technically driven stuff.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
This is too good, ma lord. Prolly my fav modern jazz artist.
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Album Rating: 4.5
This is a cool find, thanks for posting and reviewing. Reminds me somewhat of what the prog-jazz group Rymden is doing in places.
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Album Rating: 3.5
The second half of "Our Film" gets so stanky.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Bumpin this down like a coward, it's not holding up quite so well to deserve a 4.5 after loads of listens. Still some crazy good shit. Might add an addendum related to pots and my discussion to the review at some stage
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Album Rating: 4.0
New performance - just Tigran at home, no bells/whistles. Hang on...no bells.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSgPYBn4yyE
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This is a jazz album?
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Oh it's the complex rhythms dude who beatboxes. Cool
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"djazz" :DDD
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It's something like that :D
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