These guys deserve some praise. Excellent album. It's been cruisin' along on my player all holiday weekend!
These guys deserve some praise. Excellent album. It's been cruisin' along on my player all holiday weekend!
Wonderful album
Frankie you need to check this out !
Great band, love the debut, saw them in Boston a month ago with Birdsong Of The Mesozoic in support, really excellent night of music.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
What does it sound like?
They describe themselves as 'garage chamber' band, the detail of modern concert music, the improvisational sensibilities of downtown jazz and the emotional directness of rock, combined with the production values of hip-hop and electronica.
They feature electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, drums, cello, violin, & vibes.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
A really nice disc. If I had to compare their sound, Forgas Band Phenomenon might be in the same neighborhood.
Lovely stuff!!
Ian Beabout
Mixing and mastering engineer. See ya at ProgDay !
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...m/bakers-dozen
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...-and-holland-3
colouratura.bandcamp.com
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Ian Beabout
Mixing and mastering engineer. See ya at ProgDay !
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...m/bakers-dozen
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...-and-holland-3
colouratura.bandcamp.com
Still bummed I didn't see them at Johnny D's in Somerville, Mass. I had knee surgery that week and
foolishly thought I would be up for a night out (much to my wife's admonishing). I started out the door
with crutches and didn't get very far before turning back. I had seen the Birdsongs a few times so The
Cellar and Point was the main attraction for me to go...
...at least I can listen to the cd.
Yes, but I also hear the odd distant similarity towards another off-kilter Cunei artist, namely the somewhat underrated Ergo. Description-defying stuff like these and Algernon and Janel/Anthony are some of the most stimulating musical news I've been exposed to this past decade, this and the "Brutal-prog" thing.
The Cellar and Point album hits quite hard on my personal top-10 list this year, it seems. Luvin' it big tyme.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
This is probably my favorite album of the year.
The Cellar & Point album is the bomb. They were terrific at Orion as well.
Ergo is also the schiznit...and are wonderful live performers.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Steve F would probably know. I certainly hope so...both their Cuneiform releases were excellent.
The studio albums from both Cellar & Ergo are similar in their use of processing, but live Cellar took a more direct 'live performance' route while Ergo incorporated quite a bit of post-processing (I suspect in a manner not entirely dissimilar from what Jan Bang does as part of his live remix concept).
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Well....my understanding of the Bang concept is that performances at Punkt end up being dual performances...one live and one live remix, in separate spaces happening simultaneously. With Ergo, the various instruments were being fed back into processing software (I assume Sroka's laptop), processed and re-incorporated into the performance in real time (to be fair: I didn't go up afterwards and ask about the setup so this is just how it appeared from the audience perspective). I thought the results were excellent.
By contrast, Cellar and Point simply performed the works live, with little/no electronic enhancement (still quite excellent, albeit different). I tend to favor electronics in a live setting, and as such have a slight bias toward the blended approach that Ergo had.
It would be great to attend Punkt one day; I always read the reviews afterwards with considerable envy.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
(last bit of off-topic on Ergo, sorry)
I popped onto Ergo's homepage (http://www.ergoisaband.com/) and there's a small bit about the new album and what I assume were the initial plans.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
You know, I used to live in Kristiansand so I attended Punkt three years in a row. And yup, you're correct - it's a great event. I caught Nik Bartsch's Ronin there, in 2008 IIRC. Fabulous experience.
Thx for the infor on Ergo; I'll keep my eyes open when I'm not dead drunk. Meantime I'll continue digging the Cellar and Point, and prob keep at it anyway (even after new Ergo or being dead drunk).
PROG ON!!
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
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