Koller, Jacob / Music For Bowlers
| Album: | Music For Bowlers | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Koller, Jacob | Added: | Jan 2008 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-03-30 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 18 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 26, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nello |
4. | Aug 10, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Qing |
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| 2. | Mar 28, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Qing |
5. | Feb 10, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Qing |
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| 3. | Sep 28, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nello |
6. | Dec 16, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nello |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-03-26
Reviewed 2008-03-26
JACOB KOLLER: Music for Bowlers
Tangram, 2007
Unusual piano trio, skewed mainstream jazz: Koller employs lots of repetition, setting up almost mechanical grooves and then banging away at the high notes while bass & drums add an occasional rock touch. Like organic computer music, or a less locked-in version of Lafayette Gilchrist with a tiny bit of Bad Plus thrown in. I totally dig it.
All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
1. 2:31 – insistent pulse, odd harmony, brief pointillist burst, feels incomplete
2. 4:22 – upbeat, spinning piano, staccato breakdown in middle; turns sneaky
3. 4:59 – airy minor ballad with odd skritchy/clattery sounds behind piano
4. 10:12 – broken-apart groove with a pleasingly dissonant melody, staccato rhythm alternates with quiet flow, piano gets abstract & crystalline
5. 2:26 – solo piano, a rigorously steady minimalist cascade
6. 1:32 – slow but brief interlude: phrase variations, then a marionette dance
7. 7:30 – great intro! then a dramatic slouch, elusive tempo shifts, nutty computer-music piano; second half is very slow, quiet, delicate.
8. 6:14 – moody ballad, a gentle sway; sadly lyrical solos for bass & piano
[ Fo ] 26-Mar-08
Tangram, 2007
Unusual piano trio, skewed mainstream jazz: Koller employs lots of repetition, setting up almost mechanical grooves and then banging away at the high notes while bass & drums add an occasional rock touch. Like organic computer music, or a less locked-in version of Lafayette Gilchrist with a tiny bit of Bad Plus thrown in. I totally dig it.
All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
1. 2:31 – insistent pulse, odd harmony, brief pointillist burst, feels incomplete
2. 4:22 – upbeat, spinning piano, staccato breakdown in middle; turns sneaky
3. 4:59 – airy minor ballad with odd skritchy/clattery sounds behind piano
4. 10:12 – broken-apart groove with a pleasingly dissonant melody, staccato rhythm alternates with quiet flow, piano gets abstract & crystalline
5. 2:26 – solo piano, a rigorously steady minimalist cascade
6. 1:32 – slow but brief interlude: phrase variations, then a marionette dance
7. 7:30 – great intro! then a dramatic slouch, elusive tempo shifts, nutty computer-music piano; second half is very slow, quiet, delicate.
8. 6:14 – moody ballad, a gentle sway; sadly lyrical solos for bass & piano
[ Fo ] 26-Mar-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Knit To Own | 5. | Inconvenient Coincidence | |||
| 2. | Nello | 6. | New Goods | |||
| 3. | Kid Arite | 7. | Qing | |||
| 4. | Gig For Gag | 8. | Ice Fishing |