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Evan Parker: Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf
ByRecorded live at Jazz Festival Nickelsdorf in Austria, the audience must have been transitioned into a mesmeric state. The album title is based on a seven-part set of interweaving movements: Crepuscule in Nickelsdorf. Part 1Part 7. Adam Linson handles the double bass in addition to electronics; whereas John Coxon (turntable, electronics) and Ashley Wales (electronics) are the members of the Spring Heel Jack duo, and recorded with Parker on the album With Birds (2004), which is dedicated to Herculean soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, who passed away in 2004.
Each movement is devised with a spherical flow as the electronics performers swirl, mimic and contrast the saxophonist's perpetual motion with the sound of birds, insects, waterfalls and sizzling treatments. However, the repetitive nature is simply a moveable foundation since no piece is built on a hardened or recurring theme, although melodies are subliminally ingrained into these supple currents that do convey a similar motif during numerous passages throughout. Of course Parker is a force of energy via his chameleonic voicings, blending in with the synth manipulations, turntable scratching and Wright's live sampling.
The layering and treatmentsalthough distinctuncannily morph into a semblance of a singular musical entity in such a way that might parallel a cluster of bees building a hive, where the workers combine their knowhow to achieve a common goal. Indeed, the audience's rousing applause at the end of the presentation confirms a sense of gratification that cannot be put into words.
Track Listing
Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 1; Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 2; Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 3; Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 4; Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 5; Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 6; Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf. Part 7.
Personnel
Evan Parker
saxophone, sopranoEvan Parker: soprano saxophone; Matthew Wright: turntable, live sampling; Adam Linson: double bass, electronics; John Coxon: turntable, electronics; Ashley Wales: electronics.
Album information
Title: Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Intakt Records
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About Evan Parker
Instrument: Saxophone, soprano
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