Dehart, Justin / Strange Paths
Album: | Strange Paths | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Dehart, Justin | Added: | Jun 2013 | |
Label: | Innova Recordings |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2014-01-31 | Pull Date: | 2014-04-04 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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Week Ending: | Mar 2 |
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Airplays: | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | May 18, 2024: | Music Casserole
Psappha |
2. | Feb 28, 2014: | Shiney Mike filling in For Brother Brea's Breadcast Broadcast
They Looked Like Strangers - Ii, They Looked Like Strangers - I |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2013-09-28
Reviewed 2013-09-28
EXPERIMENTAL DRUMS
One-man performances by percussionist Justin DeHart of works by four different composers (see listing on back cover and notes [by composer or performer] on inside).
All instrumental; No FCC issues.
1 Mid-fast to very fast. Rhythm making on 4-5 tuned snare-less drums. Abstract & passionless; no hint of World music here. The pattern changes every few minutes, but at this length it gets tedious. (15:09)
2 ** Mid-tempo to very slow. Tuned drums again, but also a wooden chromatic instrument (xylophone or similar) plus tympani, bass drum, chimes, triangle, wood blocks. Variation in tempo, tone, texture and rhythm makes for a very interesting piece (especially in the second half). (13:32)
3 * Very slow. Extremely austere. A random series of bangs, bongs, and clangs. The most experimental, avant-garde piece of the set. (11:24)
Tracks 4-7: * a suite for an electrified, chromatic instrument (vibraphone or similar). This could pass for avant-garde classical, avant-garde jazz, or just experimental. The tracks are very similar; not much to tell ‘em apart. Throw the dice and pick.
4 * Slow. A more-or-less tonal melody. Mysterious. (5:40)
5 * Very slow. Very minimal. Somewhat more dissonant than #4. (5:51)
6 * Very slow. Notes sound random, a bit like an early 20C twelve-tone composition. (6:12)
7 * Slow. Perhaps the most interesting of the four. One can discern two melodies (one high, one low) in a dissonant counterpoint. (6:36)
One-man performances by percussionist Justin DeHart of works by four different composers (see listing on back cover and notes [by composer or performer] on inside).
All instrumental; No FCC issues.
1 Mid-fast to very fast. Rhythm making on 4-5 tuned snare-less drums. Abstract & passionless; no hint of World music here. The pattern changes every few minutes, but at this length it gets tedious. (15:09)
2 ** Mid-tempo to very slow. Tuned drums again, but also a wooden chromatic instrument (xylophone or similar) plus tympani, bass drum, chimes, triangle, wood blocks. Variation in tempo, tone, texture and rhythm makes for a very interesting piece (especially in the second half). (13:32)
3 * Very slow. Extremely austere. A random series of bangs, bongs, and clangs. The most experimental, avant-garde piece of the set. (11:24)
Tracks 4-7: * a suite for an electrified, chromatic instrument (vibraphone or similar). This could pass for avant-garde classical, avant-garde jazz, or just experimental. The tracks are very similar; not much to tell ‘em apart. Throw the dice and pick.
4 * Slow. A more-or-less tonal melody. Mysterious. (5:40)
5 * Very slow. Very minimal. Somewhat more dissonant than #4. (5:51)
6 * Very slow. Notes sound random, a bit like an early 20C twelve-tone composition. (6:12)
7 * Slow. Perhaps the most interesting of the four. One can discern two melodies (one high, one low) in a dissonant counterpoint. (6:36)
Track Listing
1. | Xv | 4. | They Looked Like Strangers - I | |||
2. | Psappha | 5. | They Looked Like Strangers - Ii | |||
3. | Bone Alphabet | 6. | They Looked Like Strangers - Iii | |||
7. | They Looked Like Strangers - Iv |