Haitian Rail - Solarists
SKU
NA-CD-009
"An object lesson in how free improvised music should sound when played with authenticity and sincerity." — The Wire
"A wonderfully unhinged stew of avant-garde jazz rock" —Tiny Mix Tapes
"Their musicianship and group energy jumps through the speakers, delivered on six pieces that serve as terrifying, accurate strikes against the boundaries of noise and jazz." —Decoder
"This record brashly charts the common spaces between creative noise rock and the jazz avant-garde, while shattering the restrictive barriers between them. This new lineup features guitarist Nick Millevoi (Many Arms, Deveykus), bassist Edward Ricart (Hyrrokkin, William Hooker Trio), trombonist Dan Blacksberg (Deveykus, Anthony Braxton), and drummer Kevin Shea (Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Talibam!). This revamped iteration of the group raises the high watermark set by their debut, offering a set of roiling new compositions, buoyed by virtuosic technique and unbounded kinetic energy.
The pace is set at the outset with the thunderous, electrifying opening of 'Trembler.' The frontline dizzyingly navigates the serpentine head in unison before collectively arcing into raucous, high-octane energy music. An unaccompanied drum solo at the center of the piece deftly manages to sound skittish and menacing all at once. 'Overburden' is essentially through-composed, with a section of ominous trombone-driven improvisation, buttressed by serialist melodies. 'Flare Star,' at just under seventeen minutes, is the record's longest piece, boasting a minimalist introduction, and curvilineal head bookending an extended trombone/bass/drum trio romp, and a feedback-laden drum/guitar duo. 'Seven Wastes' is a fitting closer, with passing, chromatic drones soaring over pummeling, relentless percussion."
- LabelNew Atlantis
- UPC616892192640