Argue, Darcy James / Secret Society / Real Enemies
Album: Real Enemies   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Argue, Darcy James / Secret Society   Added:Mar 2017
Label:New Amsterdam Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-04-12 Pull Date: 2017-06-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 4 May 28 May 21 May 7 Apr 23 Apr 16
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 09, 2022: Music Casserole
Who Do You Trust?, The Enemy Within
4. May 26, 2017: Rebop
The Enemy Within
2. Jun 03, 2017: Music Casserole
The Enemy Within
5. May 18, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Crisis Control
3. Jun 02, 2017: Rebop
Never A Straight Answer
6. May 04, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Who Do You Trust?

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2017-03-26
DARCY JAMES ARGUE'S SECRET SOCIETY: Real Enemies
New Amsterdam, 2016

ORCHESTRAL JAZZ – Wow! Conspiracy theories are the basis of this extended suite for 18-piece band. As you might expect, the music sounds paranoid and unsettling. But it's also really cool and cinematic, with lots of 12-tone composition, spoken samples (Dick Cheney, JFK, etc), and little nods to movie soundtracks scattered around. Tracks bleed into each other so you might want to fade in and out.

ALL GOOD. Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12

1. 8:07 – radio static, one-note patterns in space, slow & spooky harmonies
2. 4:37 – a bit of '70s crime-movie flavor: growling mystery over cool bassline
3. 7:05 – funky retro synths, switches to a Cuban groove in the middle
4. 5:21 – acidic guitar in calmly shifting space, rock feel under bari sax solo
5. 6:47 – little trills in open space; merges, dialogue, then paranoid ensemble
6. 4:26 – light machine-gun march, sax muses, slurred ensemble, driving end
7. 6:16 – JFK on conspiracy, pause, slow surge w/piano, furtive flugelhorn
8. 5:38 – upbeat latin wiggle with bombastic ensemble, hints of self-parody
9. 7:03 – darkness, slow & fast: "New World Order" speech, cajon, bass solo
10. 5:48 – slow winds & scurrying sax; space fills up, then a sinister groove
11. 7:28 – scattered, electric piano, weirdo funk, Jimmy Carter's UFO, wild end
12. 4:18 – excellent spoken-word essay on the place of conspiracy theories in modern history, spooky theme from #1 gradually swallows it
13. 6:02 – continues from #12, with multiple samples [possible FCC: "I don't believe them mufuggas went to the moon"], essay concludes

[ Fo ] - 26 March 2017

Track Listing
1. You Are Here   7. The Hidden Hand
2. The Enemy Within   8. Casus Belli
3. Dark Alliance   9. Crisis Control
4. Trust No One   10. Apocalypse Is A Process
5. Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars   11. Never A Straight Answer
6. Best Friends Forever   12. Who Do You Trust?
  13. You Are Here