Alternate Moon Cycles
Chicago Underground founder Rob Mazurek assembles with organist Mikel Patrick Avery and electric bassist Matt Lux on this one, playing drawn out cornet chants over meditative neo-kosmische scenery.
Originally released back in 2014, 'Alternate Moon Cycles' was International Anthem's first ever release and documents a performance at Chicago's Curio venue that was unusual even for the prolific Mazurek. The label's founders were running a series of shows at the bar, and Mazurek's droney, lifted trio presentation was stunning enough that they knew it needed to be properly released. And it's not just the music itself that's captivating; recorded to tape, the session is routinely interrupted by whispers and clinking crockery, sounds that add an extra layer of animation to the music.
You've probably not heard Mazurek quite like this before. Best known for his dextrous horn improvisations, he plays single droning notes here, breathing over Avery and Lux's revolving harmonies. It's simple, but it's all about the microscopic changes: Avery's saturated, stepping rhythms and Mazurek's modulating tone that sounds as if it's reacting to the bar's ambient sounds. A zoner, no doubt.
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Chicago Underground founder Rob Mazurek assembles with organist Mikel Patrick Avery and electric bassist Matt Lux on this one, playing drawn out cornet chants over meditative neo-kosmische scenery.
Originally released back in 2014, 'Alternate Moon Cycles' was International Anthem's first ever release and documents a performance at Chicago's Curio venue that was unusual even for the prolific Mazurek. The label's founders were running a series of shows at the bar, and Mazurek's droney, lifted trio presentation was stunning enough that they knew it needed to be properly released. And it's not just the music itself that's captivating; recorded to tape, the session is routinely interrupted by whispers and clinking crockery, sounds that add an extra layer of animation to the music.
You've probably not heard Mazurek quite like this before. Best known for his dextrous horn improvisations, he plays single droning notes here, breathing over Avery and Lux's revolving harmonies. It's simple, but it's all about the microscopic changes: Avery's saturated, stepping rhythms and Mazurek's modulating tone that sounds as if it's reacting to the bar's ambient sounds. A zoner, no doubt.
Chicago Underground founder Rob Mazurek assembles with organist Mikel Patrick Avery and electric bassist Matt Lux on this one, playing drawn out cornet chants over meditative neo-kosmische scenery.
Originally released back in 2014, 'Alternate Moon Cycles' was International Anthem's first ever release and documents a performance at Chicago's Curio venue that was unusual even for the prolific Mazurek. The label's founders were running a series of shows at the bar, and Mazurek's droney, lifted trio presentation was stunning enough that they knew it needed to be properly released. And it's not just the music itself that's captivating; recorded to tape, the session is routinely interrupted by whispers and clinking crockery, sounds that add an extra layer of animation to the music.
You've probably not heard Mazurek quite like this before. Best known for his dextrous horn improvisations, he plays single droning notes here, breathing over Avery and Lux's revolving harmonies. It's simple, but it's all about the microscopic changes: Avery's saturated, stepping rhythms and Mazurek's modulating tone that sounds as if it's reacting to the bar's ambient sounds. A zoner, no doubt.
Chicago Underground founder Rob Mazurek assembles with organist Mikel Patrick Avery and electric bassist Matt Lux on this one, playing drawn out cornet chants over meditative neo-kosmische scenery.
Originally released back in 2014, 'Alternate Moon Cycles' was International Anthem's first ever release and documents a performance at Chicago's Curio venue that was unusual even for the prolific Mazurek. The label's founders were running a series of shows at the bar, and Mazurek's droney, lifted trio presentation was stunning enough that they knew it needed to be properly released. And it's not just the music itself that's captivating; recorded to tape, the session is routinely interrupted by whispers and clinking crockery, sounds that add an extra layer of animation to the music.
You've probably not heard Mazurek quite like this before. Best known for his dextrous horn improvisations, he plays single droning notes here, breathing over Avery and Lux's revolving harmonies. It's simple, but it's all about the microscopic changes: Avery's saturated, stepping rhythms and Mazurek's modulating tone that sounds as if it's reacting to the bar's ambient sounds. A zoner, no doubt.
International Anthem's IA11 Edition. 140g Classic Black LP in heavyweight jacket, with 12x12" insert booklet, IA OBI strip & printed poly-lined inner sleeve.
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Chicago Underground founder Rob Mazurek assembles with organist Mikel Patrick Avery and electric bassist Matt Lux on this one, playing drawn out cornet chants over meditative neo-kosmische scenery.
Originally released back in 2014, 'Alternate Moon Cycles' was International Anthem's first ever release and documents a performance at Chicago's Curio venue that was unusual even for the prolific Mazurek. The label's founders were running a series of shows at the bar, and Mazurek's droney, lifted trio presentation was stunning enough that they knew it needed to be properly released. And it's not just the music itself that's captivating; recorded to tape, the session is routinely interrupted by whispers and clinking crockery, sounds that add an extra layer of animation to the music.
You've probably not heard Mazurek quite like this before. Best known for his dextrous horn improvisations, he plays single droning notes here, breathing over Avery and Lux's revolving harmonies. It's simple, but it's all about the microscopic changes: Avery's saturated, stepping rhythms and Mazurek's modulating tone that sounds as if it's reacting to the bar's ambient sounds. A zoner, no doubt.