TILTED (Ropeadope) 9/10 Step through a distorting mirror into a universe where nothing is quite as it seems. Is that really Antonio Carlos Jobim’s One Note Samba? Yes, but now denuded of all its Brazilian lilt in favour of a groove from bassist Dezron Douglas and drummer Eric McPherson that…
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WITH // WITHOUT (www.impermanencemusic.com) 8/10 I’ve never been in a float tank, but suspect this music may sometimes be an aural equivalent. Impermanence is a Melbourne trio whose music has a way of disengaging itself from gravity – without sending you to sleep. Their methods of keeping you absorbed include…
ROOF RIGHTS (www.markhelias.bandcamp.com) 9/10 This was a golden collaboration such as only festivals can foster. US bassist Mark Helias was already bringing his exceptional Open Loose trio (with tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby and drummer Gerald Cleaver) to the 2000 Wangaratta Festival, and suggested adding three local horn players for an…