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Blood Sutra

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Vijay Iyer Format: Audio CD
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.75 x 0.25 inches; 3.28 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Artist House
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Artist House
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000DZ3E9
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
8 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

N. Dorward
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunner
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2005
I've been following Iyer's career ever since _Panoptic Modes_, & have also been listening to the work of his frequent collaborator Rudresh Mahanthappa; everything of theirs I've heard has been very strong, but so far this remains the best of the bunch by a nose. These are very serious players, & sometimes I've found their albums hard to take as a whole--every tracks just burns so hard, it can get a bit relentless. But _Blood Sutra_ manages to have just enough relaxation to it to keep it from seeming too unremittingly intense, & the occasional moments of calm ensure that the hot spots burn even more than usual--above all on the extraordinary 8-minute update of "Hey Joe" called "Because of Guns". The other big plus here is drummer Tyshawn Sorey, who is obviously destined for big things. He's also on the recent Bang-Sirone disc on Silkheart, but this is the place to hear him.

Anyone interested in what's new in contemporary jazz should have this one on their shelves.
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Anthony Cooper
4.0 out of 5 stars Exemplifying the Vijay Iyer style
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2010
"Blood Sutra" is the earliest (2003) Vijay Iyer CD I have, and he has the same style as in later discs. His style is a fusion of jazz, Indian music, and rapid polyrhythmic technical passages. "Blood Sutra" has the core of his later groups - Stephen Crump on bass and Rudresh Mahanthappa on alto sax. Tyshawn Sorey plays very good drums on "Blood Sutra", then Marcus Gilmore appears on Iyer's later discs. The album has a few quiet piano-based pieces ("Proximity", "Ascent", and "That Much Music") interspersed among the more intense stuff. The disc is quite good overall - the writing (all original) is interesting, and the playing is good. Overall, I prefer later discs like "Historicity" and "Reimagining" ("Tragicomic" is about equal to "Blood Sutra"), but if you like those discs you can move on without any worries to "Blood Sutra".
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James Hunter Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as music gets...
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2005
This is art that I had not expected. I listened initially, not really believing that they were actually doing this. This music was very moving, and continues to be. For me, I sense an honesty and love that really kicks things up a notch. The same is true of Panoptic Modes; really a gift.

As always, I guess that there is a chance that this sort of sound just isn't your thing. I've got plenty of friends that I know would not really connect. This is strong, honest, powerful stuff; technically original and imaginative, hypnotic, passionate, and bristling.
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anonHK
1.0 out of 5 stars Half The Songs Are Mastered Horribly
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2009
This is a review of the sound quality only.

I have high standards when it comes to more traditional jazz outings as I find distortion and clipping to be very distracting when it comes to reeds, stand up bass, and jazz drumming. Whenever a forte occurs on this disk, there is a lot in the way of dynamic range compression, clipping, and distortion. This makes the loud parts of this disk unpleasant. Which is unfortunate, because they are all top notch musicians.

It's too bad that a disk that received public funding is not of archival grade production. To intentionally introduce clipping and distortion in the sound renders this disk disposable in my eyes.

Look up 'loudness war' at wikipedia, or google 'pleasurize music' or 'turnmeup' for more info.
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Fofifa
1.0 out of 5 stars Damaged recording - significant clipping
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2009
The other reviewer is right. This recording is technically flawed. Track 8 has significant clipping in it - you can hear the artifacts and it's extremely distracting in that track. I'm not going to blame compression per se, as I am not sure that is what is responsible for this effect, but it is very clear that something went very wrong technically.
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Adorno
4.0 out of 5 stars Intense, Challenging Music
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2006
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Vijay Iyer is one of the most interesting figures in contemporary American jazz. Along with his frequent collaborator saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa he produces music that goes beyond the rhthmic jaggedness of M-Base era Osby but at time also draws on Indian influences. This set is a suite that reflects on the many meanings of blood and includes a reworking of Hendrix's Hey Joe.
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