Ricart, Edward - Ancon
SKU
SLAM 529
Herb Robertson - Trumpet, Little Instruments; Jason Ajemian - Bass: Andrew Barker - Drums; Edward Ricart - Guitar.
Ed's a pal from the DC-scene, although he's blown this coop for Yellow Springs, OH. While he was here, he enlivened DC greatly, both with his own music, as well as with many fine shows he put on while he was here. Now, with this release on a respected label, hopefully folks outside of DC will have a chance to hear him as well.
"The eight freely improvised pieces on this record demonstrate a dynamic group with a powerful, confident sound. The fiery free onslaught of tracks like 'Dermatoglyphics' and 'Eurypterids,' the sparse, AACM-influenced textures of 'Truth.' and the deep shifting-yet-unshakeable pulse of 'Wake Up' or 'Celestial Mechanics' could easily be mistaken for composition- but this group's in/out approach to free improv makes for a very rewarding listen. Ancon stands as a fine first offering from a hard-working young guitarist, and is not to be missed. Ricart presently resides in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he has been focusing on a new music trio called Hyrrokkin, while remaining an active collaborator of free music pioneers, as a member of the William Hooker Trio, Jason Ajemian's Trash Island, and many more. An active supporter of the creative music underground, his weekly series of experimental music concerts has featured Han Bennink, Elliott Sharp, Paal Nilssen-Love, Rodrigo Amado, Frode Gjerstad, Andrea Parkins, Aram Shelton, Eugene Chadbourne, Uri Caine, Sabir Mateen, and many more. A seasoned traveller, during 2011 he toured North America with Matta Gawa in the Spring and Hyrrokkin in the fall, played a weekly residency at Rodan in Chicago with members of Tortoise during the month of April, and toured with the William Hooker Trio in the Winter."