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Jon Balke is a pianist from Norway whose music criss-crosses the genres of jazz, rock, and New Age. While he's performed and recorded with groups such as Magnetic North Orchestra and Oslo 13, BOOK OF VELOCITIES presents Balke alone, unplugged, and unedited. BOOK is practically just that, a collection of 19 short instrumental chapters, wherein Balke explores the entire piano, inside and out. But this album isn't merely a collection of vague or haphazard sounds. There is a logic guiding his vignettes, an abstract but very deliberate structure and plot to each note played. If one is in the mood for some challenging beauty on the 88's, Balke's BOOK is worth exploring.
Debut solo piano session by Norwegian pianist/composer, who's led the ECM projects Masqualero, Magnetic North Orchestra and Batagraf. Nineteen pieces, many of them beautiful miniatures that blend intricvate composition with improvisation.
Photographers: Christoph Egger; Colin Eick; Jon Balke.
Personnel: Jon Balke (piano).
Recording information: Radio Studio Drs, Zurich, Switzerland.
Book Of Velocities Songs | 1. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 1. Giada | |
| 2. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 1. Scintilla | |
| 3. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 1. Spread | |
| 4. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 1. Castello | |
| 5. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 1. Resilience | |
| 6. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 2. Single Line | |
| 7. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 2. Nyl | |
| 8. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 2. Double Line | |
| 9. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 3. Obsidian | |
| 10. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 3. Sunday Shapes | |
| 11. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 3. Gum Bounce | |
| 12. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 3. Finger Bass | |
| 13. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 3. Contrivance | |
| 14. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 4. Drape Hanger | |
| 15. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 4. Septima Llegada | |
| 16. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 4. Reel Set | |
| 17. | Book of Velocities: Chapter 4. Scrim Stand | |
| 18. | Book of Velocities: Epilogue. Sonance | |
| 19. | Book of Velocities: Epilogue. Nefriit | |
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Pianist Nik Bärtsch's Zurich quintet Ronin has released a handful of recordings, but Holon is only the second released in the United States. When Stoa was issued in 2006, it was like this startling blast of air. Was it jazz? Was it minimalist classical music? Was it acoustic techno? Bärtsch calls it "zen funk." OK, fair enough, but in actuality, while it bears traces and borrows elements from all of the aforementioned genres, Ronin is its own animal, its own sound, its own complex yet utterly accessible musical identity or, better, brand. They have toured relentlessly all over the world, and as a result, this quintet is not only well seasoned, but also it has taken the music up the ladder a couple of rungs. Stoa revealed the taut, interlocking pulses, rhythms, and grooves, all stacked atop one another with nearly mathematical precision. Given the trance-like nature of some of it, it was easy to get hypnotized and allow its subtler elements, those having to do with improvisation, however tightly scripted, into the various sections of its numbered "moduls," as Bärtsch calls his compositions, as if they are all of a piece. The Ronin personnel have not undergone changes since Stoa: Sha, bass clarinets, alto saxophone; Andi Pupato, percussion; Kaspar Rast, drums; Björn Meyer, drums. Most of these players have been with Bärtsch since the beginning and as a unit have learned to trust one another to keep frames in this music while allowing for a certain looseness that makes it more physical, more driven, and consequently more intuitive and intimate: check the breakbeats and Bärtsch's solo on "Modul 41_17," where Sha moves the pulse by pitch ...
| | Bill Frisell History, Mystery CDs (2008)
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Guitar maestro Bill Frisell outdoes himself in ambition and diversity on the two-disc HISTORY, MYSTERY. Performing with a rich string-laden octet, the artist threads together 30 tracks, some of which derive from his collaboration with cartoonist Jim Woodring entitled "Mysterio Sympatico," and others drawn from the music Frisell composed for the NPR series STORIES FROM THE HEART OF THE LAND.
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Stephanie Rearick is the pianist, main songwriter/singer/trumpeter, etc. for the Madison, WI circus rock spectacle The Coma Savants (formerly Your Mom SRO). Rearick also plays solo, a different matter entirely.Subtle and sensitive, The Long Picnic showcases more of Rearick's playing, including a few instrumental piano compositons. Dissonance and unusual harmonies, sometimes in layered vocal tracks, create new and interesting soundscapes. Literate lyrics are a bonus. The Long Picnic was recorded in Madison and Chicago using just acoustic piano and vocals to create a 10-song journey that is by turns playful, disturbing, and soothing.---"encompassing a panoply of pop, jazz, and, most notably, classical influences... Rearick's album The Long Picnic nicely captures her eclectic nature and formidable piano work." -- The Onion"This Madison singer-songwriter has sharper instrumental skills than most... she's not afraid to shut up and play an instrumental. Her writing also displays a grim loopiness she'd do well to cultivate, and on 'Not Another Minute' she sounds like the love chiled of Tori Amos and Robyn Hitchcock." -- Chicago Reader
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Since its formation two years ago, the Nikki Borodi Band has played venues in New York City such as Piano's, Luna Lounge, Arlene's Grocery, Sin-e, The Bitter End, The Cutting Room, CBGB's Gallery, Le Bar Bat, The Sidewalk Café, C-Note, MOMA PS1, Kenny's Castaways, The Lion's Den, and The Continental. Nikki has also performed at Madison Square Garden as part of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival and appeared on Yoko Ono's latest album, Blueprints for a Sunrise. Nikki was featured in the March 2004 issue of IFQ Magazine and recently was interviewed ...
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The girl and boy met in the green deserts of the West where they had ended their respective pilgrimages from far away lands; the girl from the hot, dry regions of the South, and the boy from the cold, unfriendly Northern territories. Each had come in search of fame, fortune, and enlightenment; what they found was each other. They first met on a fateful winter's day, both of them independently and immediately understanding that in their musical union was the promise of powerful magic. So they settled there on the westernmost rim, took up their instruments, created their melodies, and began their adventure.Years passed, and the boy and girl found family and friends in that place. They conferred with other artisans, some who had traveled far like our heroes, some born of the deserts; all who strived to bring beautiful music to the hearts of the green land's inhabitants. Many allegiances were created and broken during this time, and with the passing of each, the initial union of the girl and boy seemed to grow stronger.More years flowed past them, and by and by, they found themselves again to be independent in their musical endeavors. They were happy then, because they were still surrounded by friends, and their creations were growing in strength and beauty. But time soon became their enemy, and they were sedated by the sweet wine of Comfort and Security. It was as if a spell had been cast on the boy and girl, clouding their collective vision with mundane worries about taxes and jobs, matching curtains and couch covers, and 401K contributions. As the grey shroud deepened, they began to forget why they had come to the desert, and they grew fat and content in their average lives. But deep down, they knew that something was amiss, and their creations became darker and more bittersweet as each moon rose. One day, as the girl strummed her guitar and chirped half-hearted notes into the brittle air, the boy approached her with a question. "Do you think it's time to leave this place?" he asked. "Not yet", she replied, "but it is coming. And we must prepare." She looked up from the frets and the hint of a smile crossed her lips. They made preparations in secret, looking towards the day they would depart and begin their Noble Quest. They worked hard to create new records of their work, as the previous annals had become tragically outdated. Day in and day out they slaved away in pursuit of perfection, placing each note with great delicacy as to evoke intense emotion in the awestruck ears of their followers. The girl and boy remain in the desert, but with each passing hour the time of their departure draws nearer. Under the cloak of night they crunch numbers and create budgets, study the logistics of travel, gather contacts, and share the fruits of their labor in smoky back alleyways to sate the appetites of their loyal followers.Though they have smitten down a multitude of fearsome beasts and conquered ...
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