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- A The Twins
- B Leonine Aspect
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The text on the cover, since it's pretty hard to read and I'm bored:
"One of the prime functions of AMM is to try and realise the objectivity of music. Basically all music is subjective (personal), but sound is objective (measureable), and it is only through sound, by listening, that we can arrive at the reality of music. In this way an audience is absolutely vital to an AMM improvisation. We have to constantly test the music and ourselves in the light of the close scrutiny which an audience places the performer. The audience provides the listening capacity into which we place out sounds, and we try to complete and expand this capacity which completes and expands ourselves at the same time. We play for the listeners, and we accept and respond to the influence that they have upon us and the music. Without and audience, no matter how small, this music would not exist; at least not on the same scale and with the same beauty and intensity as it does when brought out by an audience."
Well that was pretentious, and now I'm dizzy.
Anyway, At the Roundhouse was a live album by AMM recorded in 1972. A shortened version of it was released as a single in 1972, but the full 47 minute performance was released on CD in 2004. Accidentally listening to the short version won't be a problem, because you won't find that for under a couple hundred dollars.
If you're listening to At the Roundhouse and expecting a sequal to AMMMusic, you're going to be very disappointed. In 1972, pianist Cornelius Cardew, guitarist Keith Rowe and cellist Lawrence Sheaff had all left the band, leaving just the duo of saxophonist Lou Gare and drummer Eddie Prévost. At the Roundhouse takes a much stronger lean towards free jazz than AMMMusic did, and it is much less chaotic and noisy. Although it sounds nothing like it's predecessor, At the Roundhouse is actually a fantastic recording.
Prévost's drumming here is outstanding, much better than I remember it being on AMMMusic. Also, since AMM is now a 2-piece rather than a 5-piece, they are brought much closer to the spotlight. For the majority of the piece, the duo play their hearts out. They aren't especially loud, but they play quite quickly and sporadically. There are also a few long quiet sections in the piece where they allow the audience to breathe for a bit, before erupting back into their manic free jazz improvisations.
I can not recommend this release to fans of AMMMusic. Despite it saying AMM on the cover, the two releases share no similarities. That being said, if you're interested in free jazz improvisations with a focus on drumming, I do highly recommend this one.
7+/10
"One of the prime functions of AMM is to try and realise the objectivity of music. Basically all music is subjective (personal), but sound is objective (measureable), and it is only through sound, by listening, that we can arrive at the reality of music. In this way an audience is absolutely vital to an AMM improvisation. We have to constantly test the music and ourselves in the light of the close scrutiny which an audience places the performer. The audience provides the listening capacity into which we place out sounds, and we try to complete and expand this capacity which completes and expands ourselves at the same time. We play for the listeners, and we accept and respond to the influence that they have upon us and the music. Without and audience, no matter how small, this music would not exist; at least not on the same scale and with the same beauty and intensity as it does when brought out by an audience."
Well that was pretentious, and now I'm dizzy.
Anyway, At the Roundhouse was a live album by AMM recorded in 1972. A shortened version of it was released as a single in 1972, but the full 47 minute performance was released on CD in 2004. Accidentally listening to the short version won't be a problem, because you won't find that for under a couple hundred dollars.
If you're listening to At the Roundhouse and expecting a sequal to AMMMusic, you're going to be very disappointed. In 1972, pianist Cornelius Cardew, guitarist Keith Rowe and cellist Lawrence Sheaff had all left the band, leaving just the duo of saxophonist Lou Gare and drummer Eddie Prévost. At the Roundhouse takes a much stronger lean towards free jazz than AMMMusic did, and it is much less chaotic and noisy. Although it sounds nothing like it's predecessor, At the Roundhouse is actually a fantastic recording.
Prévost's drumming here is outstanding, much better than I remember it being on AMMMusic. Also, since AMM is now a 2-piece rather than a 5-piece, they are brought much closer to the spotlight. For the majority of the piece, the duo play their hearts out. They aren't especially loud, but they play quite quickly and sporadically. There are also a few long quiet sections in the piece where they allow the audience to breathe for a bit, before erupting back into their manic free jazz improvisations.
I can not recommend this release to fans of AMMMusic. Despite it saying AMM on the cover, the two releases share no similarities. That being said, if you're interested in free jazz improvisations with a focus on drumming, I do highly recommend this one.
7+/10
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