Lou Pride - Livin' A Lie

"...a mind-bending, eclectic and challenging sonic stream that doesn’t contain even a shred of pretentiousness, but is full of creativity, individuality, expressivity and outside of the box thinking." - Igloo
"Come to this show blindfolded and you’ll have a hard time believing the music is being created by just three people." – Capital Bop

"The Kandinsky Effect is an accomplished band not because they implement electronics into jazz music, but rather for how they utilize electronic configurations to make their music radiate." – Audiophile Audition

"...five solid years of recording and touring have fine-tuned their approach, stretching out beyond the confines of jazz into many directions, with electronics, funk grooves, bop, touches of punk, progressive rock, ambient and much more....not content to just re-tread what’s been done before them, but determined to break new ground at every turn, all the while keeping their sound completely listenable and satisfying." – Exposé

On Somnambulist, The Kandinsky Effect wields its musical power in a welcoming way. Their third album isn't form-eschewing free jazz, nor are the tonalities the trio employs particularly "out". The real revelation -- and revolution -- comes simply in the way saxophonist Warren Walker, bassist Gael Petrina, and drummer Caleb Dolister organize sound.

The trio is a purist's nightmare -- and not only that of a jazz purist either. Since their first, self-titled album came out in 2010, The Kandinsky Effect has been boldly blending jazz with elements of everything from hip-hop to electronic music, making for an idiosyncratic amalgam that never goes exactly where you might expect it to;  nothing can completely prepare you for its marriage of groove, atmosphere, and incendiary playing.
Bandleader Walker feels the album is the most effectively conceived collection of what he wryly calls the group's "nerd music" to date. "I feel like I had a clearer idea of what I was looking for in the sound of my compositions and how to approach writing for this group," he says, "it's a sort of coming-of-age piece."

The ability to incorporate a broad range of musical, geographical, and emotional influences into their music is at the core of The Kandinsky Effect's makeup. Formed 2007 in Paris, France, the original lineup included Petrina and Parisian drummer Gautier Garrigue. In 2010 they recorded their first album, The Kandinsky Effect. While influenced by hip-hop and electronics, the album was much more rooted in jazz and featured mostly acoustic instrumentation. Dolister joined for 2013's Synesthesia, which began to expand the band's sound, blending everything from Petrinas fondness for electronica to Dolister's love of heavy rock bands like Meshuggah, and Walker’s unique approach to composition and electronic soundscapes. 

Over the years, the group has traveled extensively, performing multiple trips and tours in Europe, Asia, and North America, perfecting what Dolister calls their "intellectual groove instrumental music." And from the slip-sliding beats and slithering sax lines of opening track "Copalchi Distress Signal" to the insistent pulse and layered, lyrical melodies of closing cut "Muji," there's a feeling of the refinement process reaching fruition on Somnambulist.

The Kandinsky Effect, "Somnambulist" from 'Somnambulist' (Cuneiform Records)

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Thumbscrew (M. Formanek, T. Fujiwara, M. Halvorson), "Sampsonian Rhythms" from 'Convallaria'

For my Mom, for the life she gave me and the grace that filled the room around her.  Special thank you to Charlie Rauh for his listening ear and great interpretive sounds.

"Rita"  - Robin & Charlie Rauh

the Sun of Goldfinger will tour Europe from January 15-February 7 of 2017.
our representatives in Europe are with Saudades Tourneen:
http://www.saudades.at/
jakob@saudades.at
anna@saudades.at

so? so, here's a live recording of Sun of Goldfinger, from May 2016, @ iBeam in Brooklyn NY:

tim berne / alto sax + bottle
ches smith / drums + electronics
david torn / el guitar + electronics


Sun-of-Goldfinger-Live-May2016

Long-form live ambient improvisation from the Storyville Roasting Studio on June 25, 2016. All sounds are generated live.

Live Atmospheres June 25 2016 Part 1

Don Pullen (piano, organ); Jack Bruce (voice, bass); Fernando Saunders (voice, bass); Charles Neville (tenor sax); Andy Gonzalez (bass); Billy Bang (violin); Eric Schenkman (guitar); Milton Cardona (congas); Robby Ameen (trap drums); JT Lewis (trap drums); Michael Cain (piano, organ); RIchie Flores (congas); Anthony Carrillo (congas)

No Identity

Al Shaffer

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