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GOOD JAZZ GLASS JAZZ

Pekka Airaksinen

 

Progressive Electronic

4.00 | 1 ratings

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Mortte
4 stars This is one of the last records Pekka released, that has new music in it. After 2007 there has been released vinyls & CD`s from Pekka´s earlier material, one that´s really worth to mention is US-release of classic Sperm Shh!- album in 2008. After this album came Pekka´s Symph-serie I really like to hear, but you can´t find those CDr:s anywhere. There was possibility to download Pekka´s albums from facebook, but not anymore. Like "Lake Vostok" you can listen this album in Bandcamp.

This album really has two big epics that has cut to tracks when there is happening changes. As kind of bonuses there are four other tracks after those two. Both big epics have samples from some jazz pieces that Pekka has used in a very genius way. In first "Water Is Best" Pekka improvises strange sounds into jazz-loop that is really twisting when there is always short pause after one round. In "Don´t Educate Your Children Too Smart" loop changes into double bass solo. There comes a feeling like you are in very strange, schitzo jazz gig. In the middle of piece starts interesting vibrating synth sound. "My Tongue Swore, My heart Didn´t" changes the atmosphere more noisy. Next "My Tongue Swore, My Mind Didn´t" is not as noisy and has great sax loops.

Next epic starts with "Why All This Prelude" that has long echoed synth sounds and very mystic feeling. But "jazz" continues in next "Waves Follow Waves" that has nice vipraphone together with noisy sounds. In "Once I Was In Their House" you have again a feeling like you´re in some jazzbar and there is some really strange act on the stage. In "Nobody´s Free" feeling changes really hectic and last "Let Your Anger Die Before You" is really scary piece, that last maybe little too long when not much changes in it. Pekka has made last four pieces in synth and not using those any jazz samples. They´re much more softer and bring this album diversity.

As a whole this album is much more interesting than "Lake Vostok", although these both are really avantgarde albums. Most of the tracks in this album are not too long, so you don´t lose your interest at all. Also many pieces just have more interesting ideas than some ones in "Lake Vostok". I really hope somebody will release at least part of these Pekka´s Cdr`s as vinyl. This is highly recommended to avantgarde jazz fans.

Mortte | 4/5 |

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