From: Erik Borälv (Erik.Boralv_at_it.uu.se)
Date: 2005-03-15 17:40:41
Keston and Westdal - Super Structure Baby
I've spun the album a few times here at work, but actually listened more
to their Winter Music Conference 2004 Sampler. Tracks from that sampler
can be found on the net (the band says!). I do prefer the sampler. Look
for the tracks "One 3 Five Funk", "Se Fue (f. Ester Godinez)", "Seed (f.
Rajiah)", "Souvenir (f. Steven Ekoka)" and "Otokoyama".
We know there is a certain type of music that goes well with other
musicians - like Pat Metheny, Level 42, etc (I suddenly cannot come up
with better examples. Sorry). You know when you hear some albums, this
would go well with your friends that play music for a living. I'm not
sure what makes it so, but again I get this feeling. Sometimes that's
not a good sign as it could mean the songs are crap but well
performed... not so here. As I said, some of the songs remind me of the
fusion sound of Pat Metheny (a good thing I say - I know we don't all
agree on that), the quick turns on some old BNH instrumentals, the
broken breats of 2bo4, the jazz sound of Quite Sane and funk a la Light
of the world. It's quite funky with a focus on bass. Should suit any
modern acidjazzer.
A funny thing: Amazon lists Aya's Strange Flower as a recommendation
when you look at Keston and Westdal. I don't see the connection at all,
but somehow it is correct. It can be really amazing this kind of smart
agent technology.
Sound bites at the band page: http://www.kestwest.com/
--- Trüby trio - Retreated Many interesting tracks on this collection of twelve remixes. The bonus CD has another fourteen tracks. Most tracks sound more electronic than expected - it's more Club than Lounge. It's good (as expected) but I find it difficult to listen to it as a normal album, from start to finish. I prefer to put the tracks into a more mixed and varied playlist. http://www.compost-records.com/sections/labels/cpt_arti/truby3.php3 --- Ok, if you made it this far in the post... another recommendation which is completely off-topic! Mars Volta - Frances the mute. Excellent prog - fast, furious and noisy. See: http://user.it.uu.se/~erikb/?id=1110040467 Cheers, -- Erik Borälv, http://user.it.uu.se/~erikb/ Uppsala University/Department of Information Technology/HCI Box 337, SE-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden. http://www.it.uu.se/ Voice: +46(0)18 471 2828, Mobile: +46(0)70 425 01 44 AJ: http://www.cmd.uu.se/AcidJazz Admin: acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu