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El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA |
 Last Night/Best Night May 9, 2009
Written by mflaherty
I enjoyed the Slow Music CD and the first 4 downloads a lot. There was a certain sameness to them--I couldn’t tell you which night was the BEST--but each release showed plenty of inventiveness and held my interest enough to want the next release.
The 5th night something happened. I don’t know, but I suspect the musicians became more comfortable with each other and with the format. To my ears, they certainly became more daring as they began stepping out more, particularly in case of bass/percussion.
The final night is, IMO, even better. It starts out with some Fennesz-style noise punctuated by occasional bursts of sound. (I’m not sure I believe this is all entirely spontaneous, but it works.) From there, the musicians continue to explore, again keeping with the "Slow Music" framework, but as with night 5, they go somewhat further than they had before, and into something far more than just cool mood music. Oh, and yes, plenty of "soundscape guitar" throughout.
It was very nice following this band night by night, recreating their short time together, but to those who are interested in purchasing Slow Music but doubt that they’ll want six releases, I’d say start here and work your way back.
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