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 | TSAHAR, ASSIF & THE NEW YORK UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA Fragments Label : Hopscotch Records Year : 2005 Format : CD Style : Free Jazz Availability : Out of stock | |
| Description : | Assif Tsahar's New York Underground Orchestra sounds as much like a contemporary chamber ensemble as an improvising unit. The string-heavy ensemble that is either 15 or 17 strong, depending of which of the two sessions, strikes dark austere notes on this aptly titled Fragments. As composer and conductor, Tsahar draws on the harmonic angst of mid- to late-20th century music that the buzzing uncertainty of humanity trapped in our modern hive—the notes pull away from any harmonic mooring. The brevity of most of the tracks also lends to the unsettled feeling; the music's rhythms are suspended as well. On the third fragment, bowed percussion from Tatsuya Nakatani sets up Lev Zhurbin's aching viola. He wanders over percussion and very soft tuba and bass. The textures grow, but the sense of unease and anguish remains. Throughout Tsahar places a soloist or two against shifting string textures. Though the ensemble includes trumpet, flute, tuba, and clarinet, these really provide color on the margins of the string section. The fifth fragment works a filament of melody throughout, a mournful bit of tune that's canonized by the strings starting with Jana Andevska's violin. The theme is not so much developed as allowed to drift around in space, distorting as the instruments bump it about. The shtetl tune of the seventh fragment gets a similar treatment, set over ominous groans and thumping. The tenth fragment arrives as something of a shock with Todd Nicholson laying down some walking bass. Nate Wooley smears runs against it, and the strings offer quibbling objections to the mere suggestion of rhythmic certainty. They seem to win out when the bass drops out and they settle into a long, high-pitched hum, but Wooley gets a last-second blast. That sets up the antic eleventh fragment featuring clarinetist Charles Waters and brief interludes of soft, skittering strings. Waters is also featured on the concluding and longest fragment. Using an arsenal of scampering percussion and variously scraped and plucked strings, the piece builds with clarinet screaming over roiling drums to bring Fragments to a close. Despite its name, the CD presents a satisfyingly complete musical vision. David Dupont. | |
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