The Thing (Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love) with Jim O'Rourke - Shinjuku Growl (2010) {Smalltown Superjazzz}
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Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Free Improvisation
Recorded live by Jim O'Rourke at Pit Inn in Tokyo, Shinkjuku Growl features the return of The Thing - only this time, they return with the guitar heroics of Jim O'Rourke. The Thing is a rare flower in the world of Jazz. They have managed to reach out far beyond Jazz and Avant Garde audiences to those of Rock, Punk, Hip hop and Electronica as well.
"If not ecstatic, we replay." An interesting statement and quite a kick-off to the Shinjuku Growl, a recent offering by The Thing with guest guitarist Jim O'Rourke. There is no need for a replay, from humble rattling percussive sounds punctuated by choice blasts from the sax, to the noisy improv that wells up between O'Rourke and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, it all leads up to Mats Gustafsson's snarling, bleeding improv a third of the way into the 22 minute improvisation.
Bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten pushes and Nilssen-Love prods until there is almost nowhere left to go. It's a huge sound, it's not always a pretty sound, but it is ecstatic. With four minutes left to go, the energy and volume turns down - rather - the volume turns down - and the energy transform into tension and the restraint is nearly as fiery as the previous onslaught.
"Half A Dog Can't Even Take A Shit" is another powerful foray, however the textures are different this time as Gustafsson's sound is multiphonic and intense, but O'Rourke's guitar provides almost subtle counterpoint. I do need to qualify 'almost subtle', because it is still loud, abrasive and fantastic but it couples so tightly and supportive of the sax thats it almost seems like Gustafsson is playing both instruments.
What's interesting is that each improvisation have some sort of implicit structure, almost like they rise up, layer by layer. For example, the title track starts out with a classic free jazz feel, Gustafsson blowing with a clear tone and the rhythm section propelling it along. Then, coming in gently at first, the guitar's sandpaper smears begins egging on the sax and the sound and tension begins to build. The approach is like a digestive aid for the rich and tough music they are serving up.
Shinjuku Growl is a companion piece to the previously released Shinjuku Crawl with Otomo Yoshihide on guitar. Both were recorded live in 2008 in Japan. The Thing's discography is filled with uncompromising music and excellent collaborations. The addition of avant rock guitarist O'Rourke is a masterful addition to the list.
Personnel:
Mats Gustafsson - alto and baritone saxes
Jim O'Rourke - guitar
Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten - bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - drums
tracklist:
01. If Not Ecstatic, We Replay
02. Half A Dog Can't Even Take A Shit
03. I Can't, My Mouth Is Already Full
04. Shinjuku Growl
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The Thing with Jim O'Rourke / Shinjuku Growl
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EAC extraction logfile from 17. December 2010, 20:31
The Thing with Jim O'Rourke / Shinjuku Growl
Used drive : ASUS DRW-20B1LT Adapter: 2 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 : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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1 | 0:00.00 | 22:41.66 | 0 | 102140
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3 | 37:40.34 | 9:19.24 | 169534 | 211482
4 | 46:59.58 | 9:29.02 | 211483 | 254159
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