|

Click here to expand and collapse the player

Review

0

Aram Shelton’s Arrive, There Was…

  • Label: Clean Feed / The Orchard
  • Pick

Smart, with a gripping amount of fire burning under the surface

A cool extension of the legacy of Eric Dolphy’s Out to Lunch. The beautiful sound is made up by the contrasts of Shelton’s biting alto, Jason Adasiewicz’s lapidary vibes, Jason Roebke’s powerful bass and Tim Daisy’s sharp, roiling drums. The tracks are structured in idiosyncratic and sophisticated ways, with a muscular musical logic that gives the players space to stretch themselves without dissipating. Smart, with a gripping amount of fire burning just under the surface.

Genres: Jazz   Tags: Aram Shelton's Arrive

Comments 0 Comments

eMusic Radio

5

Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor

As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »

View All

eMusic Charts

eMusic Activity

  • 05.25.13 No really: how does a narcissist anti-Semite stay the most rabidly loved composer of all time? We investigate Wagner: http://t.co/9CymWm9oWR
  • 05.25.13 Laura Stevenson killing it pretty much right out of the gate at Bowery Ballroom. Perfect end to the week.
  • 05.24.13 This weekend we're talking about reunion tours that omit key members - who gets to claim a band's legacy? Join in: http://t.co/Wj8XyC9JNU
  • 05.24.13 #FridayFind: @StyrofoamDrone brings us Theo Verney, who plays every note of his storming psych himself. Check it out: http://t.co/08tZaKennI
  • 05.24.13 What do Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg have in common? According to the @EmersonQuartet, loads of inner turmoil. Review: http://t.co/IRSte374Hi