Aether Drift - Michelson Morley - F-IRECD66 (2014)
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This debut album by Bristol-based trio Michelson Morley is melodic, exciting and beguilingly atmospheric. Led by Get The Blessing saxophonist Jake McMurchie, electronics and acoustic instruments combine with a minimalist, evolutionary approach to improvisation. At times dark, subtle and movingly beautiful, at others powerful and raw, the results are always innovative, tuneful and exciting. Scientifically aural magic.
PERSONNEL
| Jake McMurchie |
saxophone, effects |
| Will Harris |
bass |
| Mark Whitlam |
drums, electronics |
TRACK-LIST
| 1 |
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Rice Rage |
4.14 |
| 2 |
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Aether Drift |
9.22 |
| 3 |
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Cross-Stream Roundrip Time |
7.04 |
| 4 |
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Your Eyebrows Go Well With Your Face |
6.58 |
| 5 |
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End of Age |
7.28 |
| 6 |
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Wish I Knew |
11:38 |
| 7 |
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Fringe Shift |
5.46 |
REVIEWS
Tony Benjamin, Venue Magazine
"… this band has a subtle range of textures that really needs our attention. The line-up is predictable and promising, but the idea is more surprising – loose modal improvisational pieces based on insistence and evolution. It’s a mix of acoustic and electric, with McMurchie’s synth-sax and pedals and Whitlam’s fancy-pad augmented kit adding loops and language beyond the expected... there’s a snappy little tune and, for one number, a surf-pop drumbeat and a wig-out bass like jazz on a 60s Californian beach."
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