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An evocative, experimental album, AT THE CENTER is another ambitious outing from Meat Beat Manifesto, a band that has largely been the vehicle for multi-instrumentalist/composer/programmer/producer Jack Dangers. Those familiar with Meat Beat Manifesto's discography know Dangers's penchant for mixing genres and styles with edgy, daring aplomb. Previous releases have incorporated industrial, hip-hop, dub, electronica, and avant-noise; it seems only natural for Dangers to dabble in jazz.
His first release on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series (a series dedicated to futuristic jazz), Danger's turns in a textured, mind-tickling work that, while using large chunks of jazz vocabulary, also draws from stylistic elements of his earlier work. With help from Greg Taborn (keyboards), Dave King (drums), and Peter Gordon (flute), Dangers (who plays bass, bass flute, and bass clarinet, in addition to fashioning the ever-shifting soundscapes here) alights on a unique fusion music that sounds something like BITCHES BREW with a turntablist sitting in. Swirling grooves are offset by witty, unsettling vocal samples ("Want Ads One), dubby jazz-funk jams open spaces for Gordon's flute ("Blind"), and abstract post bop balladry is filtered through ambient sonics ("Murita Cycles"). With its unconventional, unclassifiable mixture of jazz aesthetics, top-notch musicianship, and futuristic production, AT THE CENTER intrigues and absorbs.
Unknown Contributor Role: Jack Dangers.
Meat Beat Manifesto: Jack Dangers (various instruments).
Personnel: Peter Gordon (flute); Jack Dangers (bass flute, bass clarinet); Craig Taborn (grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet); Dave King (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Peter Gordon (flute); Craig Taborn (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Dave King .
JazzTimes (p.107) - "At once captivating and complex, sensual and sinister, AT THE CENTER is another jewel in Thirsty Ear's jazztronica crown." Meat Beat Manifesto At The Center Songs | 1. | Wild |
| 2. | Flute Thang |
| 3. | Murita Cycles |
| 4. | Want Ads One |
| 5. | Blind |
| 6. | Musica Classica |
| 7. | Bohemian Grove |
| 8. | United Nations Etc. Etc. |
| 9. | Want Ads Two |
| 10. | Water Margin, The |
| 11. | Shotgun! |
| 12. | Granulation 1 |
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The Wu-Tang saga continues. Raekwon "The Chef" is already an irreplacable part of rap music's largest breed, the Wu-Tang Clan, but his debut proves him also capable of standing on his own two feet. On ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX..., Raekwon's street-tough lyrics spotlight the roughness of his everyday life and, combined with short story interludes, shape the plot for this gangster movie of an album.
The topics on CUBAN LINX are all Chef-centered braggadocio, and the beats constantly reflect the hip-hop underground. Raekwon defines the politics of the rap game on "Incarcerated Scarfaces," and invites any non-believers to test his skills. Joining Raekwon on just about every cut, fellow Clan-man Ghost Face Killer gives a great solo effort on "Wisdom Body."
In fact, CUBAN LINX bares closer resemblance to an actual Wu-Tang Clan album than any solo record by a Wu-Tang member. The backing track for "Guillotine (Swordz)" was previously introduced on Method Man's solo album TICAL, and Raekwon and his crew expand on it for a quick flashback. "Can It Be All So Simple" also returns--this time in a remixed form. These two songs, along with "Ice Cream" and "Wu-Gambinos" (both of which feature Method Man), should feed the habits of hungry Wu-fiends. Raekwon's chamber briefly escapes the Clan's musical borders on "Verbal Intercourse," and though the track evokes other Wu-Tang material, Nas' lyrical presence adds a different dimension to the album's haunting reality.
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