Panasenko, Daniel / Fables of Fahtcha
Album: Fables of Fahtcha   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Panasenko, Daniel   Added:Apr 2005
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-05-01 Pull Date: 2005-07-03 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 3 Jun 5 May 15 May 8
Airplays: 2 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 01, 2005: Memory Select
The Surface
4. May 13, 2005: Memory Select/Ravish Momin interview
Mind Swimming
2. Jun 28, 2005: Umami Jazz Program
Mind Swimming
5. May 13, 2005: No Cover, No Minimum - Part II
Underneath
3. Jun 03, 2005: Memory Select
Of Silence and Expression
6. May 06, 2005: No Cover, No Minimum - Part I
The Surface

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-04-29
A jazz outing from a member of Sandbox Trio. Fairly easygoing stuff with nicely complex, creative writing. The band is led by Panasenko on guitar and features two saxophones.

Accessible overall, despite its avant-jazz leanings. You could almost see this band playing in a dinner club, although the songs are a bit more cerebral than that.

Note that the last 4 tracks are retakes of the first six.

1- Sweeping landscape, mid/slow and a bit new agey
2,7- Cool feel, mid/fast but calm. Brightens up later. Track #2 has the fancier guitar work of the two
3- Upbeat burbling
4- Wacky guitar-synth soloing over a lightly groovin' beat. Cartooney theme.
5- Cool shuffling bass, into perky theme for 2nd half
6,10- Slow-motion horn blares topped by (eventually) fast chaotic soloing
8,9- Mid/fast bass walk and wacky soloing. Fun stuff.

Track Listing
1. Unaware   6. Anna Lies
2. The Surface   7. The Surface (Alternate Take)
3. Mind Swimming   8. Of Silence (Alt. Take)
4. Underneath   9. Of Silence (Alt. Take 2)
5. Of Silence and Expression   10. Anna Lies (Alternate Take)