{"product_id":"sglsa15472-ditty-blei-pure-dsd","title":"Ditty Blei [Pure DSD]","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003eNativeDSD’s Songlines reissue program is uncovering overlooked gems from the early SACD treasure chest. This demonstration-quality DSD release revisits a short-lived but innovative ensemble.\r\n- \u003cstrong\u003eMark Werlin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\" is the second recording for songlines by icelandic guitarist of drummer jim black alasnoaxis. an acoustic quintet hand-picked players from downtown new york scene gives jensson challenging compositions a rhythmic flair and melodic interest that might recall chris speed yeah no in its balance between offbeat grooves improvisational freedom rock extraversion jazz discipline. intricate counterpoint horns abrasive guitar solos constantly shifting metres time-bending percussive commentary complete picture. with stark but tender emotional underpinning engages listener here laid out his vision even if at time he questioned whether useful descriptor since early i had close relationship music musicians scene. there are many exciting things happening iceland this core my musical self. where style=\"\" was born strongest so it natural me to turn when need realize ideas. fact these friends makes choice more natural. term though doesn mean anything anymore. way too broad define good. think different genres melting into one indefinable plenty room variation be except good interesting. odd meters complexities goes far back. starting write type material lived brooklyn others just started fascinated balkan music. some reason having change all bar which very folk consistent throughout piece. wanted bit. using preparations extended bows alligator clips mini-fans screws e-bow drumsticks snare various other things. have deeply affected frisell scofield metheny abercrombie miles jarrett ornette zorn paul motian. been inspired people worked andrew d skuli sverrisson eyvind kang tim berne name few. avant-rock influence quite recent. followed blooming chicago guitarists o kevin drumm great interest. ears also opened up lot composed improvised electronic mats gustafsson gunter muller bernard morton feldman terry riley luc ferrari. data-sheets-userformat=\"{\" music:=\"\" techniques:=\"\" playing:=\"\" with:=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDitty Blei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the second recording for \u003cstrong\u003eSonglines\u003c\/strong\u003e by Icelandic guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eHilmar Jensson \u003c\/strong\u003eof drummer Jim Black’s \u003cstrong\u003eAlasnoaxis\u003c\/strong\u003e band. \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\" is the second recording for songlines by icelandic guitarist of drummer jim black alasnoaxis. an acoustic quintet hand-picked players from downtown new york scene gives jensson challenging compositions a rhythmic flair and melodic interest that might recall chris speed yeah no in its balance between offbeat grooves improvisational freedom rock extraversion jazz discipline. intricate counterpoint horns abrasive guitar solos constantly shifting metres time-bending percussive commentary complete picture. with stark but tender emotional underpinning engages listener here laid out his vision even if at time he questioned whether useful descriptor since early i had close relationship music musicians scene. there are many exciting things happening iceland this core my musical self. where style=\"\" was born strongest so it natural me to turn when need realize ideas. fact these friends makes choice more natural. term though doesn mean anything anymore. way too broad define good. think different genres melting into one indefinable plenty room variation be except good interesting. odd meters complexities goes far back. starting write type material lived brooklyn others just started fascinated balkan music. some reason having change all bar which very folk consistent throughout piece. wanted bit. using preparations extended bows alligator clips mini-fans screws e-bow drumsticks snare various other things. have deeply affected frisell scofield metheny abercrombie miles jarrett ornette zorn paul motian. been inspired people worked andrew d skuli sverrisson eyvind kang tim berne name few. avant-rock influence quite recent. followed blooming chicago guitarists o kevin drumm great interest. ears also opened up lot composed improvised electronic mats gustafsson gunter muller bernard morton feldman terry riley luc ferrari. data-sheets-userformat=\"{\" music:=\"\" techniques:=\"\" playing:=\"\" with:=\"\"\u003eAn acoustic quintet of hand-picked players from the downtown New York scene gives Jensson's challenging compositions a rhythmic flair and melodic\/harmonic interest that might recall Chris Speed’s \u003cem\u003eYeah No\u003c\/em\u003e in its balance between off-beat grooves and improvisational freedom, rock extraversion and jazz discipline. Intricate counterpoint from the horns, abrasive guitar solos, constantly shifting metres, and Black’s time-bending percussive commentary complete the picture. With a stark but tender emotional underpinning that engages the listener, Jensson here laid out his vision of jazz, even if at the time he questioned whether jazz is a useful descriptor for his music:\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n“Ever since the early ’90s I’ve had a close relationship with the music and musicians of the downtown scene. There are many exciting things happening in Iceland but this is the core of my musical self. New York is where this style was born and where the strongest players are so it’s natural for me to turn there when I need to realize my ideas. The fact that many of these musicians are my close friends makes the choice even more natural. The term “jazz” though doesn’t mean anything to me anymore. It’s way too broad to define and that’s good. I think that many different genres of music are melting into one indefinable style with plenty of room for variation and no need to be anything except good and interesting.\r\n\r\n“My interest in odd meters and rhythmic complexities goes far back. I was starting to write this type of material when I lived in Brooklyn and Chris Speed and the others had just started to be fascinated by Balkan music. For some reason I was fascinated by having meters change all the time, bar by bar, which is very different from folk music where the odd meters are consistent throughout the piece. I wanted the music to 'limp' a bit.\r\n\r\n“As a guitarist I’m very into using preparations and extended techniques: bows, alligator clips, mini-fans, screws, e-bow, drumsticks, a snare and various other things. Many musicians have deeply affected my playing: Frisell, Scofield, Metheny, Abercrombie, Miles, Jarrett, Ornette, Zorn, Paul Motian. And I’ve been inspired by the people I’ve worked with: Jim, Chris, Andrew D'Angelo, Skuli Sverrisson, Eyvind Kang and Tim Berne to name a few. The avant-rock influence is quite recent. I’ve followed the blooming Chicago scene (including guitarists Jim O’Rourke and Kevin Drumm) with great interest. 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