Free Radicals / Freedom Fence, The
Album: Freedom Fence, The   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Free Radicals   Added:Mar 2018
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-03-26 Pull Date: 2018-05-28 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 13 Apr 22 Apr 1
Airplays: 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 10, 2018: Melange
Mosh Hashanah, The Border Crossed Me
3. Mar 31, 2018: Wild Kingdom
No State Solution
2. Apr 19, 2018: Sound Landscapes
No State Solution
4. Mar 31, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Badme

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-03-24
Reviewed: 2018-03-24
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: possible on 14
Review: on their new disc, the Radicals examine the concept of borders from several different perspectives and types of music, plus they pull in 40 + musician guests to make it happen.
If You Like: Samba Da, Klezmatics,
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Chosen Ones (:40) – female vocal acapella starts> slow song> slows to fade
*2/ No State Solution (5:00) – bass starts> uptempo jam with heavy percussion> slow fade
*3/ La Frontera (1:49) – crescendo start> uptempo jam, heavy on the horns & percussion with wild guitar fluctuations> quick fade
*4/ Mosaico/Zapatista (4:16) - Peruvian flutes start> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Third World Not For Sale (1:12) – drums> midtempo jam with flute> quick stop
*6/ No Money No Nice (4:10) - drums start> funky reggae midtempo jam with electronics> quick fade
*7/ Build Levees Not Walls (1:53) - sax starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
8/ El Muro (w/ Krudas) (5:21) – female vocal starts> funky midtempo jam & song> quick stop
9/ Iron Curtain (1:15) – cello starts> uptempo jam with scat singing> quick fade
*10/ Song For Riley (3:30) – uptempo jam with sax & accordion> quick fade
11/ Imperial Sugar (1:06) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with theremin> quick fade
*12/ Exit At Bear, Pursued By Pig (3:06) – baritone sax starts> wild uptempo jam> off-kilter jam> quick fade
13/ Ni Una Mas! (1:13) – harp starts> midtempo jam with Middle eastern vibe> quick fade
14/ Every Wall (w/ Niyat, HISD) (4:02) -bass starts> uptempo rap song with horns> quick stop
*15/ If There Is Still Hope (3:27) – guitar starts> propulsive uptempo jam with trumpet & theremin> quick stop
16/ Anchor Baby Hysteria (1:03) – percussion solo
17/ Badme (4:00) – horns start slow & build into funky midtempo off-kilter jam> fade
*18/ Ben Taub Blues (5:49) – guitar starts> slow bluesy song with male vocal & chorus with slinky trumpet> quick fade on vocal
*19/ FEMA (4:09) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with New Orleans vibe with wailing trumpet & sax> quick stop
20/ Masihlale (1:06) – spoken word starts> uptempo jam with heavy percussion & spoken word> quick stop
*21/ The Border Crossed Me (3:53) – percussion starts> midtempo propulsive jam with snaky sax> quick stop
*22/ Mosh Hashannah (4:11) – sax starts with Middle eastern klezmer vibe> fast tempo jam swings to lightning fast> quick stop
23/ Our Streets (1:41) – tuba starts> slow echoing funky jam with percussion> slow fade


Track Listing
1. Chosen Ones   12. Exit Al Bear, Pusued By Pig
2. No State Solution   13. Ni Una Mas!
3. La Frontera   14. Every Wall (W/ Niyal, Hsid)
4. Mosaico/Zapatista I   15. If There's Still Hope
5. Third World Not For Sale   16. Anchor Baby Hysteria
6. No Money No Nice   17. Badme
7. Build Levees Not Walls   18. Ben Taub Blues
8. El Muro (W/ Krudas)   19. Fema
9. Iron Curtain   20. Masihlale
10. Song For Riley   21. The Border Crossed Me
11. Imperial Sugar   22. Mosh Hashanah
  23. Our Streets