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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | December 12th 20 |
Not my style, very atmospheric and minimalistic. Still, within its style, a great display of compositional smarts, and seemingly faultless harmonic choices. The sprinkly arpeggiating piano and contrasting rumbling bass are highlights to me as they really break up and support the atmosphere respectively.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | November 12th 20 |
Disclaimer: I have not heard much 70s jazz/jazz fusion in a long time and don't know much in those genres, but man this album hit hard. It is a powerfully atmospheric continuum of jazzy idea after jazzy idea. Some sections sound extremely modern for its age (maybe they remastered it because the prod is really quite good) to the point where I was sometimes half hoping for some kind of electronic FlyLo beat. While there are silences between tracks, and quite large discrepancies in atmosphere, with the dark, almost droney 3 with its eerie vocals being followed up by the super pretty piano-led 4 for example, it really feels like one strong flowing story. The only exception to that is the intro to the t/t, which ruptures the vibe quite abruptly. Despite some quite nice relaxed jazz sections, the track and its follow up on 6 don't feel as compelling, and frankly drop this down a point. Thankfully 7 and especially the superb conclusion 8 do come back to the quality of the earlier record. Certainly an album that deserves further listens and a place in my library. For now I think I'll slap a 4.1
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| 5.0 classic | AngryNeighbor | May 1st 14 |
I've really tried to find anything bad about this and I've failed.
Definitely a masterpiece.
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| 5.0 classic | Karamazov | October 7th 13 |
This album is a real grower. The first time I heard it I was underwhelmed - now I would rate it in my top ten jazz albums. If you enjoy Bitches Brew and Headhunters, you will love this album. Give it about four or five listens before it grabs you.
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