Speak
Jazz
| Jun 2010
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2010-09-05
Reviewed 2010-09-05
SPEAK: Speak
Origin, 2010
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Powerful, futuristic quintet out of Seattle (including Cuong Vu on trumpet) brings heavy doses of rock bombast, well-placed electronic distortion and a little bit of avant-garde noise to six off-kilter jazz tunes. And they do it very nicely, keeping things fresh and engaging while holding the noodling and posturing to a minimum. Lots of bands go for this sound now, but few are this good.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4
1. 6:53 – propulsive: builds to smashing climax, then settles into oblique lines
2. 8:10 – melody flows nicely; solos drift across a broad, technicolor plain
3. 9:41 – brisk, unrelenting cycles broken up by scribbled sax, psycho trumpet
4. 9:23 – rises from moody quiet to a chunky stomp, turns calm, heroic ending
5. 5:58 – starts angular and jazzy; then screeching noise over thudding chords
6. 4:57 – very slow with heavy atmosphere, builds up, unresolved ending
[ Fo ] 09/05/10
Origin, 2010
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Powerful, futuristic quintet out of Seattle (including Cuong Vu on trumpet) brings heavy doses of rock bombast, well-placed electronic distortion and a little bit of avant-garde noise to six off-kilter jazz tunes. And they do it very nicely, keeping things fresh and engaging while holding the noodling and posturing to a minimum. Lots of bands go for this sound now, but few are this good.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4
1. 6:53 – propulsive: builds to smashing climax, then settles into oblique lines
2. 8:10 – melody flows nicely; solos drift across a broad, technicolor plain
3. 9:41 – brisk, unrelenting cycles broken up by scribbled sax, psycho trumpet
4. 9:23 – rises from moody quiet to a chunky stomp, turns calm, heroic ending
5. 5:58 – starts angular and jazzy; then screeching noise over thudding chords
6. 4:57 – very slow with heavy atmosphere, builds up, unresolved ending
[ Fo ] 09/05/10
Recent airplay
Amalgam In The Middle
public noize racket — Nov 03, 2010
Litany Split
Music Casserole — Oct 02, 2010
Amalgam In The Middle
No Cover, No Minimum — Sep 21, 2010
Mustard Knuckles
Chopped Liver — Sep 15, 2010
Polypockets
Memory Select — Sep 09, 2010
Mustard Knuckles
Chopped Liver — Sep 08, 2010
Charting
2010-09-05 — 2010-11-07
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 7 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Amalgam In The Middle | ||
| 2. | People Or Cats | ||
| 3. | Polypockets | ||
| 4. | Mustard Knuckles | ||
| 5. | Pure Hatred | ||
| 6. | Litany Split |