Search - Cassiber :: Beauty and the Beast

H***y Mutant Jazz

07/25/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a classic album by the avant-garde super-group Cassiber. Improvising and collaging live in the studio, Chris Cutler, Heiner Goebbels, Cristophe Anders and Alfred Harth whip up a unique mix of free improv, electronic noise, spoken word and surprisingly catchy jazz-inflected song. That the extemporised, experimental techniques used result not in sterile noodling, but in a set of passionate, memorable songs, is a testament to the musicianship and rapport of this group. The overall mood is of an urban, nocturnal melancholy, like walking down a dark city street on a rainy night, past a series of jazz clubs. Highly recommended.BTW Amazon seem to think the word h***y (rhymes with corny) is offensive. Wind instruments are commonly called horns in jazz circles, and this album contains such instruments."