ANGLES — Epileptical West: Live in Coimbra (review)

ANGLES — Epileptical West: Live in Coimbra album cover Live album · 2010 · Nu Jazz Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
snobb
Angles second album (live as well as their debut) isn't much different from their excellent debut. Same melodic tunes, complex and quite accessible at the same time,same three reeds players in front of the sound playing together and one against the other in different places, same great rhythm section.

Main difference between two releases is possibly if debut sounded more like recorded live in studio, Epileptical West is true live album, recorded during band's concert in jazz fest in Portugal, and you can hear not only applauses but even public screams in the middle of compositions.

Musically there is not very big difference between two releases, but if debut was a bit more free jazz-oriented work,second album is more structured work, what doesn't mean there is not enough space for lots of improvs. Musicians continue playing their successful mix of atmosphere and some techniques coming from late 60s free jazz and modern Nordic nu jazz.One of most successful composition from their debut -Every Woman Is a Tree - is presented on this release as well and it makes the album only more attractive.

In all - really great work even if not so surprising as their debut, but more mature. One between greatest Clean Feed label releases coming from 2010 and one of the best jazz albums released same year.
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