Reviewed: 2018-08-27
Genre: General (X)
FCCs: none
Review: On her newest, composer and saxophonist Marike van Dijk offers up another excellent example of the way in which modern jazz and contemporary classical music can form the most compelling bonds. The Stereography Project projects a simple beauty though constructed from a complex system of crisply moving sections.
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Bastard (4:07) – loud vocal like a chant starts, increases in volume, chanted song slows to fade
*2/ Organelle (4:33) – synth starts slow & quiet> slow song> slow fade
3/ It Swell (3:46) – midtempo jam with spoken & sung vocals> chorus to slow fade
*4/ Paper Thin (4:08) – piano starts> slow song> slow fade
*5/ Borealis (4:13) – electric guitar starts> midtempo song swells to crescendo> chorus chants to fade
6/ At the Mermaid Parade (3:26) – organ starts> slow song> instrumental jam to fade
*7/ St. Martin (2:59) – piano starts> midtempo song builds in volume> quick stop
*8/ Interlude To An Old Friend (3:19) – electric piano starts slow> slow instrumental jam with chorus builds in volume> quick fade
9/ Old Friend (1:51) – vocal starts acapella> slow song> quick fade
10/ I Fell In Love With the World (2:14) – cellos start> slow song> quick fade
*11/ There You Go (6:55) – synth starts> slow song> slow fade