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Manu Katche: Unstatic
BySo it's not a surprise to find him on Unstatic (Anteprima Productions) crafting deep grooves and catchy melodies, and molding an outgoing, danceable atmospheric, and leading a versatile, killer band, with saxophonist Tore Brunborg slipping away from his ECM mode into Katche's less spare, less somber sonic world.
Luca Aquino joins Bruborg in the front line, along withon five of the eleven tunestrombonist Nils Landgren. Bassist Ellen Andrea Wang and keyboardist Jimmy Watson are rhythm masters, laying down wall of sound beats with Katche.
But it's not all party time music. "Trickle" has a weighty despair; "Daze Days" is pretty, pastoral, mournful.
But the title tune, with its metallic keyboard work juxtaposed with Katche's muscular drums wouldn't sound out of place in a disco clubuntil Aquino lays down a breathy, delicate trumpet solo; and "Ride Me Up" has an electro-acoustic orchestral vibe, Watson's piano popping like hammers on steel pipes, laid on with finesse; and "Out Of Sight" features another stellar Aquino Trumpet solo, followed by Brunborg on soprano sax, nestled deep (of course) in Manu Katche's characteristic world of grooves.
Track Listing
Introduction; Unstatic; Flame&co; City; Blossom; Daze Days; Rolling; Ride Me Up; Trickle; Out Of Sight; Number 11.
Personnel
Manu Katche
drumsManu Katche: drums, vocals; Ellen Andrea Wang: upright bass, vocals; Jim (James) Watson: acoustic piano, keyboards; Tore Brunborg: saxophones; Luca Aquino: trumpet; Nils Landgren: trombone (1, 2, 7, 11); Abraham Rodriguez Mansfarroll: percussion (1); Joel Hierrezuelo Balart: percussion (1); Inor Esteban Sotolongo: percussion (1).
Album information
Title: Unstatic | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Anteprima Productions
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