Gaudi Archives

Best of the year Discs for 2017 — Jazz Selections

by Audiophile Audition | Jan 6, 2018 | Best of the Year

A few of the noteworthy Jazz releases from this past year, selected by our reviewers… Wadada Leo Smith (solo trumpet) – Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk Putting Monk in a new light… Review Link Wadada Leo Smith – America’s National Parks[2-CD] A tribute to America’s shared legacies. Review Link Cuong Vu 4Tet – Ballet (The Music of Michael Gibbs) A masterful tribute to a top-notch composer and arranger. Review Link Gaudi – Magnetic A voyage into modern neo-dub. Review Link The Ed Palermo Big Band – The Great Un-American Songbook: Volumes I & II [2-CD] Who can mix prog-rock, British pop music, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck and West Side Story? It could only be the one and only Ed Palermo. Review Link Club d’Elf – Live at Club Helsinki[2-CD] A jazz, Middle Eastern, jam band exhibition. Review Link Procol Harum – Salty Dog – Mobile Fidelity UDSACD2192 (SACD) This is a stunning re-mastering of classic Procol Harum! Review Link Bill Evans – Another Time – Resonance HCD-2031 (CD) Nearly four decades after his death, Bill Evans is making news. Review Link […]

Gaudi – Magnetic – RareNoise

by Audiophile Audition | Sep 12, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

Gaudi – Magnetic [TrackList and Recording Artists follow] – RareNoise RNR080, 52:21 [6/30/17] ****: A voyage into modern neo-dub. When most DJs, producers or other musicians raid a label’s catalog for sounds, the result is often a remix album or some kind of mishmash hybrid. When electronica/dub reggae artist Gaudi was given the opportunity to dip into the RareNoise catalog, he had a different idea. The perspective of Gaudi’s 52-minute Magnetic is an affirmation of bass (six bassists contribute separately to eight tracks). Magnetic is an assemblage of tunes which combine sounds from previous RareNoise releases with a roster of musicians who recorded in the studio with Gaudi. The end-product is aligned with earlier Gaudi recordings, but the framework, attitude and quintessence is unique. The upshot is that Gaudi is one of this year’s best electronic-laced instrumental albums. Magnetic has been issued as a digital download, vinyl LP and CD. This review refers to the CD version. Gaudi’s record starts with “30HZ Dub Prelude,” which contains 7:45 of bass, drums, trombone, guitar, wordless vocals, and keyboards which deliver a liquescent and slinky dub reggae excursion. The highlight is hearing bassist Colin Edwin (of prog rockers Porcupine Tree) create a hypnotic […]