Kor
Jazz
| Jan 2009
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-02-13
Reviewed 2009-02-13
JOËLLE LEANDRE & ÀKOSH S.: Kor
Leo, 2008
IMPROV – Far-out duets between bassist Leandre and reedist Àkosh Szelevényi, a mix of the sparse intimacy you’d expect from a duo and a surprisingly full, multi-layered sound spiked with vocal growls and grunts. Bristles with raw energy... this will definitely get their attention.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7
1. 13:28 – bowed bass & clarinet overlap like a chorus of frogs; barks & squeaks; 2nd half very quiet w/bell, big pauses, then screeching sax
2. 9:00 – starts with rustling/breathing/groaning; then sax tiptoes, skronks & screams over churning waves; becomes calm, then downright evil
3. 1:59 – plaintive horn wails over low bass drone, like a muezzin’s call
4. 5:27 – vibrating flute drone interacts with high bass squeaks
5. 14:00 – melodic solo sax, then close interplay with thin bass (like two flies, aimlessly buzzing). Becomes skittery, then pained, very quiet at midpoint, then inquisitive in second half... ends on a drunken note
6. 3:13 – impressively creaky bowed bass solo: remarkable free technique
7. 4:21 – low drone with whispers; becomes quicker/more sinister, settles back
[ Fo ] 02/13/09
Leo, 2008
IMPROV – Far-out duets between bassist Leandre and reedist Àkosh Szelevényi, a mix of the sparse intimacy you’d expect from a duo and a surprisingly full, multi-layered sound spiked with vocal growls and grunts. Bristles with raw energy... this will definitely get their attention.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7
1. 13:28 – bowed bass & clarinet overlap like a chorus of frogs; barks & squeaks; 2nd half very quiet w/bell, big pauses, then screeching sax
2. 9:00 – starts with rustling/breathing/groaning; then sax tiptoes, skronks & screams over churning waves; becomes calm, then downright evil
3. 1:59 – plaintive horn wails over low bass drone, like a muezzin’s call
4. 5:27 – vibrating flute drone interacts with high bass squeaks
5. 14:00 – melodic solo sax, then close interplay with thin bass (like two flies, aimlessly buzzing). Becomes skittery, then pained, very quiet at midpoint, then inquisitive in second half... ends on a drunken note
6. 3:13 – impressively creaky bowed bass solo: remarkable free technique
7. 4:21 – low drone with whispers; becomes quicker/more sinister, settles back
[ Fo ] 02/13/09
Recent airplay
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Part 7
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Part 2
Music Casserole — Mar 07, 2009
Part 6
Music Casserole — Feb 28, 2009
Part 2
Memory Select, sfSound edition: Le Quan Ninh & Michel Doneda — Feb 27, 2009
Part 1 [excerpt]
Memory Select — Feb 20, 2009
Charting
2009-02-14 — 2009-04-18
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 5 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | 2 |
| Feb 22 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Part 1 | ||
| 2. | Part 2 | ||
| 3. | Part 3 | ||
| 4. | Part 4 | ||
| 5. | Part 5 | ||
| 6. | Part 6 | ||
| 7. | Part 7 |