Re: "Slow Train" Top Ten

Mark Turner (mturner@netcom.com)
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:51:03 -0700 (PDT)


> >* Pete Namlook & Karl Berger - "Polytime" (Fax)
> > Title track from the album of the same name, features a rarely-
> > seen funkiness from Mr. Namlook in this 15+ minute groove opus.
>
> Karl Berger, the German avant-garde vibist? This seemed like a completely
> odd pairing until I sussed the Bill Laswell connection (Berger worked on
> Material's THIRD POWER album in 91). Yeah, I gotta hear this track.

Yes, apparently Bill Laswell introduced them. Another interesting
record with Karl Berger is CONJOINT, on David Moufang's KM 20 label.

> >* Tied + Tickled Trio - TIED + TICKLED TRIO (Payola/Bingo)
> > Fascinating debut from this German jazz/electronica band. Alternates
> > between straight jazz, ambient techno, dub, and what-have-you,
> > confounding expectations at every turn. A band to watch!
>
> Agreed. Although occasionally too polite for my tastes, this record does
> possess the ability to disorient the listener with its jarring mix of cool
> jazz and contemporary (read, digital) electronics. Could be monstrous with
> a funkier bottom...

It's a very understated record, but that's part of what I like
about it. You don't notice how subversive it is. ;-)

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