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DR. MiNT – Voices in the Void – Orenda
DR. MiNT – Voices in the Void [TrackList follows] – Orenda 0037, 34:34 [1/27/17] ****: The doctor is in. (Daniel Rosenboom – trumpet; Gavin Templeton – saxophone; Alexander Noice – electric guitar, effects; Sam Minaie – electric bass, effects; Caleb Dolister – drums) Jazz quintet DR. MiNT (yes, it’s officially spelled that way) uses an approach the band has dubbed “archistration.” The process equates to producing compositional structures in real time and allows the border between improvisation and composition to be nebulous and yet cohesive. The modernistic methodology permeates DR. MiNT’s fifth release, the 34-minute Voices in the Void. The ten pieces—which range from 1:29 to nearly seven minutes—have an evolving and involving jazz rock, electronic and freely-flowing improvisational base. The bi-coastal group is fronted by trumpeter Daniel Rosenboom, saxophonist Gavin Templeton and guitarist Alexander Noice (all three reside in Los Angeles), alongside bassist Sam Minaie and drummer Caleb Dolister (who both live in New York City). The “archistration” style, which emphasizes both structure and exploration, is heard right from the get-go on the heavy-hitting opener “Kingdom in the Middle,” which develops alternatingly via a brief, seven-bar section outlined moments before recording. Templeton’s sax and Rosenboom’s trumpet ride above futuristic […]