Ron Anderson's PAK - Secret Curve (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 306.79 Mb | 46:17 | Cover
Avant-Prog, Jazz | Country: USA | Label: Tzadik (TZ 8079)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 306.79 Mb | 46:17 | Cover
Avant-Prog, Jazz | Country: USA | Label: Tzadik (TZ 8079)
The first in a series of New York-based PAK bands was formed in 2000 by guitarists Ron Anderson and Will Redmond, bassist Jesse Krakow, and drummer Race Age. PAK's first three albums, each of which involved multiple changes in personnel, generated comparisons with Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, and Captain Beefheart. Secret Curve was released in early 2011 on John Zorn's Tzadik label. Anderson is featured here as composer and bass guitarist leading seven edgy improvisers including double-fisted pianist Anthony Coleman, prepared pianist Eve Risser, trumpeter Tim Byrnes, and multi-reed instrumentalist Stefan Zeniuk.
Tom Swafford's violin, Keith Abrams' drumming, and Jerome Noetinger's use of electronics and tape manipulation help sustain a level of intensity comparable to that of Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society in full swarm. There are also moments which recall Elliott Sharp's Carbon and the work of Zorn himself. The hard-hitting, relentlessly propulsive "Overture" and "Kempelen's Automaton" are recommended for expressway driving or small-scale demolition work. "Caffeine Static Rendezvous" would be ideal for playback at maximum volume while ripping up the kitchen floor or scraping paint chips off of wooden siding in direct sunlight. "Mama's Little Anarchist," on the other hand, is perfectly suited for dancing around stark naked after the work has either been completed or cheerfully abandoned. ~ AllMusic Review by arwulf arwulf
Ron Anderson: bass, guitar
Keith Abrams: drums, percussion
Tim Byrnes: trumpet, french horn, keyboards
with guests:
Anthony Coleman: piano (track 3)
Jerome Noetinger: electronics, tape manipulation (tracks 2, 5, 8)
Eve Risser: piano, prepared piano (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9)
Tom Swafford: violin (tracks 2, 5, 10)
Stefan Zeniuk: clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, english horn (tracks 1, 4, 11)
Track List:
1. Overture. 1:08
2. Let Me Tell You Something. 6:28
3: Caffeine Static Rendezvous. 3:24
4. No Future. 2:30
5. Caro-Kann. 9:39
6. Secret Curve. 6:12
7. Mama's Little Anarchist. 1:05
8. E4 or D4? 2:59
9. Trebuchet. 4:58
10. Blinding Light. 2:33
11. Kempelen's Automaton. 5:17
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 27. October 2014, 1:35
Ron Anderson / Secret Curve
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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2 | 1:12.27 | 6:30.60 | 5427 | 34736
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Track 6
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EAC extraction logfile from 27. October 2014, 1:35
Ron Anderson / Secret Curve
Used drive : ATAPI iHAS124 E Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:02.00 | 1:10.27 | 150 | 5426
2 | 1:12.27 | 6:30.60 | 5427 | 34736
3 | 7:43.12 | 3:26.01 | 34737 | 50187
4 | 11:09.13 | 2:32.01 | 50188 | 61588
5 | 13:41.14 | 9:41.64 | 61589 | 105227
6 | 23:23.03 | 6:14.34 | 105228 | 133311
7 | 29:37.37 | 1:07.12 | 133312 | 138348
8 | 30:44.49 | 3:01.44 | 138349 | 151967
9 | 33:46.18 | 5:00.01 | 151968 | 174468
10 | 38:46.19 | 2:35.40 | 174469 | 186133
11 | 41:21.59 | 5:17.18 | 186134 | 209926
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All thanks go to the Stephane Roberts