Day 3 of 5 …
Mike’s Songs
1) ‘Down Time’ by Dave Holland Quintet (Prime Directive)
Having seen the undeniably great Dave Holland Quintet twice, I can very easily say that it is one of the most talented collection of jazz musicians ever. Their skill in deeply layered composition writing with contra-puntal arrangements full of odd time signatures is better than any group out there. But it is when they take those same qualities of composing and apply it to a group improvisation style that allows all those interlocking melodic, harmonic and rhythmic elements to converge into a wall of sound that would rival any Phil Spector production. This song seems to be a bit more drawn in than most of their repertoire, but its more of a trombone feature for Robin Eubanks. Its interesting to hear the interplay of trombone, Dave Holland’s bass, and the ocassional drums of Billy Kilson lock into such a straight ahead, yet adventurous groove.
Greg’s Songs
1) ‘I’ve Found A New Baby’ by Django Reinhart (The Gold Collection)
I never get tired of the old French jazz sound. Reminds me of a late spring Saturday morning with the windows open, getting ready for a bike ride down to the coffee shop. Some nice violin on here too, I assume from Stephan Grapelli. Some nice trading fours in here. Just a trio with Django, violin, and backup four-strum guitar. This makes me want to watch The Triplettes of Bellville
Aryn’s Songs
1) ‘I Feel You’ by Depeche Mode (The Singles 86>98)
Interesting start, I heard the screeching and thought what the hell is this? But alas, a few seconds later that thick DModes sound kicks in. Very thick sound all around. Honestly I don’t think I have heard this one before. I like the droning background. Very ballsy guitar, bass and synth sounds to accompany that heroic vocal line. This one also has a pulsating (between L and R channel) that would probably have made for a pretty bad ass club experience back whenever this track was made. Something I would have rocked out to with my friends if I had been old enough to rock out in a converted warehouse artists loft space back in the late eighties/early nineties.
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