It's ja-a-a-a-zz folks, but not as we know it. The third Flanger collaboration is born and finds our heroes stretching their musical horizons in most unusual ways. As we’ve said before on this list – early Flanger material may have blown our minds with the sheer level of attention to detail and the originality of the spliced-up programming, while more recent efforts haven’t quite pushed the boundries as far as we may have liked....but this is, however, still some of the finest jazz output we’ll be likely to hear for some time. Flanger circa 2001 also boast the introduction of specially recorded accoustic contributions from musicians around the world. Burnt Friedman, based in Cologne, and Atom Heart, located in Santiago de Chile, programme the tracks with a heavy fusion-y feel that is too knowing to fall into shit clichés: gorgeous vibraphones, subtle variance of percussion, all undercut by the satisfying precision of the programming that creates lovely space; the weird jump cuts and edits that reveal a techno pulse amidst the layers of lush instrumentation. Nnnnniiccceee.
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It's ja-a-a-a-zz folks, but not as we know it. The third Flanger collaboration is born and finds our heroes stretching their musical horizons in most unusual ways. As we’ve said before on this list – early Flanger material may have blown our minds with the sheer level of attention to detail and the originality of the spliced-up programming, while more recent efforts haven’t quite pushed the boundries as far as we may have liked....but this is, however, still some of the finest jazz output we’ll be likely to hear for some time. Flanger circa 2001 also boast the introduction of specially recorded accoustic contributions from musicians around the world. Burnt Friedman, based in Cologne, and Atom Heart, located in Santiago de Chile, programme the tracks with a heavy fusion-y feel that is too knowing to fall into shit clichés: gorgeous vibraphones, subtle variance of percussion, all undercut by the satisfying precision of the programming that creates lovely space; the weird jump cuts and edits that reveal a techno pulse amidst the layers of lush instrumentation. Nnnnniiccceee.
It's ja-a-a-a-zz folks, but not as we know it. The third Flanger collaboration is born and finds our heroes stretching their musical horizons in most unusual ways. As we’ve said before on this list – early Flanger material may have blown our minds with the sheer level of attention to detail and the originality of the spliced-up programming, while more recent efforts haven’t quite pushed the boundries as far as we may have liked....but this is, however, still some of the finest jazz output we’ll be likely to hear for some time. Flanger circa 2001 also boast the introduction of specially recorded accoustic contributions from musicians around the world. Burnt Friedman, based in Cologne, and Atom Heart, located in Santiago de Chile, programme the tracks with a heavy fusion-y feel that is too knowing to fall into shit clichés: gorgeous vibraphones, subtle variance of percussion, all undercut by the satisfying precision of the programming that creates lovely space; the weird jump cuts and edits that reveal a techno pulse amidst the layers of lush instrumentation. Nnnnniiccceee.