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3.0 out of 5 stars
music?, February 3, 2003
This review is from: Stumble (Audio CD)
After all, what is music? Is it melody? Sound? Noise ?
I don't think I've ever heard a record that makes the whole
definition of music such a question of urgency. Its sometimes very melodic in a low-key manner, then it exlodes into just weird and far-out noise to land again in harmony and melody. But the way the melodic parts are played has a kind of eerie feel, as if the melodies was played at great pain, like a madman trying to surpress his insanity. You hear a lot of noise from the musicians such as breathing and spitting. In fact they have managed to turn a saxophone into a rythmic instrument. Since I've seen them live in Sweden I can tell you that this is done by holding your knee into the saxophone and making the sound sometimes "leek" out while jumping around on the stage. If you really like names such as Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane in his later days, this is for you. But if you like jazz to be played at your cocktailparties, then beware !
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