Lil Tae Rides Again

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: HYENA
• ASIN: B0014DC0F0
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,498 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Autumnal

2. Winter Clothes

3. Tether Ball Truimph

4. Carpool

5. Tae Parade

6. Santiago Lends A Hand

7. Waking the Reluctant Genius

8. Scuffle In The Hallway

9. The Votes Are Counted

10. Recovering The Time Capsule

11. Goodnight Ollie

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lil Tae Rides Again!, July 2, 2008

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Judge Knot "JK" (Bismarck, ND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lil Tae Rides Again (Audio CD)

Great Album that incorporates more electronic sound than their previous efforts. An evolution of sorts of JFJO Jazz. This is a great compliment to their live efforts and a wonderful step forward for the band. The drumming on this album is unbelievable at times and the electo-jazz feel is perfect for anybody into expanding their tastes.

4.0 out of 5 stars Review from Melt Magazine - Columbus, OH, November 17, 2009

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Tyler Starkey (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lil Tae Rides Again (Audio CD)

After filling the atmosphere of my creaky apartment with the eerie minimalist melodies of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's Lil' Tae Rides Again for a few days on end, I decided to bring it in to the office for a closer listen under the microscope of the sonic sciences... the headphones. The ambient soundscapes constructed by electronic music eccentric Tae Meyulks lend themselves exceedingly well to long zone out sessions (like when I'm putting together the Melt calendar each month for instance). The tracks on Lil' Tae Rides Again are incredibly difficult to put into words, but iTunes computes a pretty accurate summary of the sound with the single word "unclassifiable" under the genre tab when the album is imported. The creation of JFJO's most idiosyncratic album yet is accredited partially to to Meyulks' immense interest in the psychedelic effects of sleep deprivation, as he would stay up for days at a time operating music software in various altered-states, while deconstructing and reassembling what the band had recorded. The opening "reassemble" "Autumnal" juxtaposes an acoustic guitar with a distant cry from deep within the mix, as if an intentional attempt is made to strike at something deep within the listener's psyche. Reverb drenched beats emerge and layers of sound reveal a melody only to melt away as instantly as it's revealed. The album ends with "Goodnight Ollie", a seven minute-plus opus of shear psychedelic splendor that wouldn't sound at all out of play on Radiohead's Kid-A. Lil' Tae Rides Again is a poignant addition to the JFJO's catalogue of releases riding a respectable ripple on the ocean of progressive possibilities of jazz music. - Tyler Starkey

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4.0 out of 5 stars Transitional LP Good but not great, September 16, 2008

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Earsby (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lil Tae Rides Again (Audio CD)

I was really excited when I purchased Lil Tae Rides again. I was still listening to Jacob Fred performing an incredible live show and purchased the vinyl version of this recording. I can't really give it more than 4 stars, though, and here's why:

Jacob Fred is an improvisational band that continually ups the ante every time they play live. They break rules and re-form them again. New Drummer Josh Raymer really gives the band a nice pulse while keeping them on somewhat of a free-jazz track. There are some new members playing along with the core trio live, and I still feel that the 3 piece band has everything it takes to put them (and their audience) into the stratosphere whenever they're playing live.

True to the title, though, this album is more of a Lil Tae production or "take" on Jacob Fred's music. As such I felt that the improvisational nature of the music could have perhaps been served better. I hear that JFO is working on a new recording at this time and I fully believe it will be even better than Lil Tae Rides Again, with the band members having a chance to evolve a bit further--just like a soup tastes better after the contents have settled a bit.

Still, this is an ambitious cd and I highly recommend it to any and all Jacob Fred fans, and anyone else who wants to hear an example of music that could very well be (as Cecil Taylor once said regarding Brian Haas' exploratory keyboard work) "the future of jazz."

I think the band will see this as a transitional phase (although arguably all their albums could be seen as such). I'm sure Brian Haas, Reed Mathis, and Josh Raymer will continue to develop and this is only the beginning of a creative period for Jacob Fred.