Heard a bit of Yellow Swans - Going Places, and I can't wait to listen to all of it
And the new Ryuichi Sakamoto is p o p p i n man, that guy is swood
>>72576523are you me 2 years ago
whatchu think of In Colour and Actor ;o
>>72576245finishin up the last of ur drone rn sir that's what
>John Coltran Quartet - Crescent>bubblegum bassAfter I stopped spazzing out from the mixing, I was able to enjoy this for its solid line-up (McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, my niBBa Elvin Jones) and easygoing chemisty, though this most definitely seems to take a step back when it comes to Coltrane's other works.
Coltrane also literally takes a step back to give the trio its moments: Garrison's lone bass solo on Lonnie's Lament is wonderful. The title track is gorgeous and fleeting in itself, and The Drum Thing gives Jones moments with lightly tapping toms to becoming the entire percussion section of a jungle tribe.
Decent, but lacking in really being beyond that. Maybe it really was a goodbye to Eric Dolphy, as someone mentions in the reviews: a languid tone hangs over some of these tracks.
7/10
>Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil>Samba-Rock, Funk, SoulS'alright. Maybe I'm not in the right mood for it. Maybe having lived near beaches for most of my life has dulled me to it. Maybe it's the choice of electronic guitar and bass that dulls the foreign vibe of it. Maybe it's Jorge Ben's voice, which is certainly bright but perhaps a bit too light for its envioronment. I think I'm just not in the right mood for it right now.
I mean, it's a pop-based album for sure, with some nice choices of native percussion from Ben's home country, but I have a nagging feeling that not knowing the lyric's meaning is giving this album an advantage over its simple catchy hooks.
Did like tracks like "Meus Filhous, Meu Tesoro", Xica da Silva. The closer had that push that I was looking for in vocals, and saved a good portion of the album for me.
6/10
