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Boris Hauf, Steven Hess, Keefe Jackson, Juun ‎– Proxemics

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“The pick of this particular litter, to these ears. I hadn’t heard Hauf in quite some time, though I have fond memories of the discs he used to send out, willy-nilly, about ten years ago. He’s added sines and harmonium to his tenor and soprano, teaming hear with Hess (drums, electronics), Jackson (contrabass clarinet, tenor) and Juun (piano) for three lush, deep probes. Interesting how well the two reeds work in this context. While they make free use of what has come to be heard as “traditional” breath tones, they freely drift into standard sounds and even, as heard some 15 minutes into the opening track, a kind of mournful melodic line that wouldn’t have been so out of place in the Garbarek of “Afric Pepperbird” (1970). And it works. The shortish second cut is even, to my ears, more directly referential to that once-fine Norwegian, sounding like it could have been an outtake from “Tryptikon”–very tasty, too, I have to say. Surprising they could still manage to make something viable from this material, at this date, though it’s Juun’s prepared piano, an element not heard in those early ECM days, that proves to be the winning ingredient. The harmonium appears on the final piece, a soft, semi-droning work that shifts every few minutes, from low throbs to hollow winds back to harmonium drones with semi-rhythmic, light percussion. The horns return, undisguised and again, manage not only not to irritate but to gibe before the wheezy drone returns to take things out. Excellent recording.”- Brian Olewnick (Just Outside)

Label: Creative Sources – CS 184 cd

Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition

Country: Portugal

Released: 2011

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SKU 3237066
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