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{"id":8958039720186,"title":"SML \/\/ Small Medium Large LP","handle":"sml-small-medium-large-lp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eアメリカのベーシストAnna Butterssとシンセ奏者Jeremiah Chiu、サックス奏者Josh Johnson、パーカッショニストBooker Stardrum、ギタリストGregory UhlmannによるバンドSMLが、2024年6月に同国シカゴのコンテンポラリージャズレーベルInternational Anthemからリリースしたアルバムです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eコンテンポラリー・ジャズ〜アンビエント・ジャズ13曲を収録。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e※デジタル音源をご希望の場合はお気軽にご連絡をお願いいたします\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pNRpJq3frvE?si=Fp5-Cwo7CEGvI4MY\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k7A-OXtRZzE?si=WsioDwf16ngOlcnS\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/inan\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/inan\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more International Anthem releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable on 12\" black vinyl or 12\" orange vinyl. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Rubber Tree Dance\u003cbr\u003e2. Industry 04:27\u003cbr\u003e3. Herbie for Commercials\u003cbr\u003e4. Search Bar Hi Hat\u003cbr\u003e5. Window Sill Song\u003cbr\u003e6. Switchboard Operations\u003cbr\u003e7. Soft Sand\u003cbr\u003e8. Three Over Steel 05:42 video\u003cbr\u003e9. Chasing Brain\u003cbr\u003e10. History of Communication\u003cbr\u003e11. Feed The Birds\u003cbr\u003e12. Greg's Melody\u003cbr\u003e13. Dolphin Language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Anthem:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir debut album 'Small Medium Large' began as a collection of long form improvisations recorded during two separate two-night stands at beloved Highland Park, Los Angeles venue ETA. Unfortunately, this major development site for the burgeoning new West Coast jazz \u0026amp; improvised music sound closed its doors permanently at the end of 2023.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe venue, perhaps best known outside of LA for Jeff Parker's 2022 album 'Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy', was the perfect location for the start of SML, especially given that both bassist Anna Butterss and saxophonist Josh Johnson are part of Parker's quartet that held down a regular gig at ETA since the venue's early days (and hence thoroughly documented, heard on Parker's album). 'Small Medium Large' was engineered and recorded in stereo direct to Nagra by Bryce Gonzales and compiled, arranged, and edited with additional production, recording, and studio composition by SML across their various home studios.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile editing, chopping, and rearranging stereo mixed\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e improvisations is hardly a new idea (for a modern and relevant example we can look to Makaya McCraven's output on IARC) these results are a stunning expansion of the Teo Macero \/ Miles Davis editing concept explored on classics like 'In a Silent Way', 'On The Corner', and 'Get Up With It'. Stylistically though, these recordings have more in common with the proto-trance repetitions of Harmonia, and with Holgar Czukay's re-assembly technique used in his work with Can. Throw in a supremely intuitive utilization of polyrhythmic floating patterns (a la Susumu Yokota), and the result is a truly innovative take on time-clocked electronic rhythms augmented with live instrumentation that never loses that elusive human sway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Small Medium Large' is a sublime assemblage of circulatory grooves and textural anomalies, at different moments recalling the synth-laced improvisations of Herbie Hancock's Sextant, the jagged dance punk of Essential Logic, the rhythmic revelry of Fela Kuti, the low-end elasticity of Parliament\/Funkadelic, or the glitchy dub techno of Pole. 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Rubber Tree Dance\u003cbr\u003e2. Industry 04:27\u003cbr\u003e3. Herbie for Commercials\u003cbr\u003e4. Search Bar Hi Hat\u003cbr\u003e5. Window Sill Song\u003cbr\u003e6. Switchboard Operations\u003cbr\u003e7. Soft Sand\u003cbr\u003e8. Three Over Steel 05:42 video\u003cbr\u003e9. Chasing Brain\u003cbr\u003e10. History of Communication\u003cbr\u003e11. Feed The Birds\u003cbr\u003e12. Greg's Melody\u003cbr\u003e13. Dolphin Language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Anthem:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir debut album 'Small Medium Large' began as a collection of long form improvisations recorded during two separate two-night stands at beloved Highland Park, Los Angeles venue ETA. Unfortunately, this major development site for the burgeoning new West Coast jazz \u0026amp; improvised music sound closed its doors permanently at the end of 2023.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe venue, perhaps best known outside of LA for Jeff Parker's 2022 album 'Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy', was the perfect location for the start of SML, especially given that both bassist Anna Butterss and saxophonist Josh Johnson are part of Parker's quartet that held down a regular gig at ETA since the venue's early days (and hence thoroughly documented, heard on Parker's album). 'Small Medium Large' was engineered and recorded in stereo direct to Nagra by Bryce Gonzales and compiled, arranged, and edited with additional production, recording, and studio composition by SML across their various home studios.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile editing, chopping, and rearranging stereo mixed\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e improvisations is hardly a new idea (for a modern and relevant example we can look to Makaya McCraven's output on IARC) these results are a stunning expansion of the Teo Macero \/ Miles Davis editing concept explored on classics like 'In a Silent Way', 'On The Corner', and 'Get Up With It'. Stylistically though, these recordings have more in common with the proto-trance repetitions of Harmonia, and with Holgar Czukay's re-assembly technique used in his work with Can. Throw in a supremely intuitive utilization of polyrhythmic floating patterns (a la Susumu Yokota), and the result is a truly innovative take on time-clocked electronic rhythms augmented with live instrumentation that never loses that elusive human sway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Small Medium Large' is a sublime assemblage of circulatory grooves and textural anomalies, at different moments recalling the synth-laced improvisations of Herbie Hancock's Sextant, the jagged dance punk of Essential Logic, the rhythmic revelry of Fela Kuti, the low-end elasticity of Parliament\/Funkadelic, or the glitchy dub techno of Pole. Taken in totality, the album captures a euphoric creative synchronicity between some of today's most exciting musicians.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : SML\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : International Anthem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCAT No: IARC0085\u003c\/p\u003e"}
