SPACE CAPSULE (CDR by Dissolving Records)
This is, I believe, the first time that Dissolving Records sends
information along with the release, and it puts a few things in
perspective. Dissolving Records is run by Thomas Shrubsole, who also
works as Sub Loam, Jesus On Mars (both of them reviewed before), In The
Field and 'various other pseudonyms, sometimes anonymously'. Here he
acts as Space Capsule, an odd project of free jazz music. He plays
'acoustic and electro-mechanical instruments (soprano saxophone, piano,
electric piano) aided by rudimentary electronics', and I assume not all
at the same time, but taped to a form of multi-track recordings
(analogue or digital) and that leads, I think, to some intentional
randomness in the music. In an odd way it sounds very jazz like, even
when it's all a bit more electronic, such as in 'Space Capsule 2'.
Shrubsole plays loosely connected notes and improvises along with that
and then on the next track he throws some other, similar and dissimilar
notes, and then mixes them together, perhaps adding a bit more
electronics in the process. Of the two pieces I liked the second
better, but also to be honest, I think both pieces were a bit long and
could have been edited down a bit, even when I understand that the
length of this is necessary for this kind of spacious free jazz. Not
yet entirely Sun Ra like I think. Great package! (FdW)
from Vital Weekly number 902
Space Capsule is also included in the podcast: here
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