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Bloodsutra
Vijay Iyer
Bloodsutra
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop
 
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"The cohesive group's ethos is at once reflective and kinetic...this is exciting and eminently listenable stuff, intuitive in bearing and dynamic in execution. An essential for adventurous listeners, [it] could also ser...  more »

     
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All Artists: Vijay Iyer
Title: Bloodsutra
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Pi Recordings
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 4/11/2006
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop
Style: Jazz Fusion
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 808713090123

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"The cohesive group's ethos is at once reflective and kinetic...this is exciting and eminently listenable stuff, intuitive in bearing and dynamic in execution. An essential for adventurous listeners, [it] could also serve as an ideal introduction to Iyer's burgeoning oeuvre." - JAZZTIMES "Raises Iyer's writing and playing to the next level... Blood Sutra finds him engaging in sharply diverse but well-balanced forms on each track - and coming up a winner every time...not simply a great jazz record, Blood Sutra is a statement of purpose from an artist whose youth stands in contrast to his irrefutable skill." - JAZZIZ "Blood Sutra is a terrifically challenging record. But challenging music is often the most rewarding, and this suite of 12 perfectly interlocking songs follows through on that promise...Iyer's compositions are moving jazz in a new direction." - COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT The Vijay Iyer Quartet's stunning follow-up to Panoptic Modes now re-released on Pi Recordings! The word "blood" conjures up a series of symbolically charged associations: health, kinship, identity, race, violence, liquidity and desire. "Sutra" is a Sanskrit term meaning "thread," and it is used to denote ancient sacred and scholarly texts on the healing arts, mathematics, yoga, Buddhist practice, love, and many other subjects. Thus, this album is the quartet's multi-threaded conversation on the densely clotted subject of blood, the fluid process of associative meaning and the flowing, pulsating collective meditation. All 12 pieces are Iyer originals - with the exception of "Because of Guns (Hey Joe Redux)" - and feature the band's rhythmic hallmarks as well as the well-documented interplay between Iyer and Mahanthappa. This generation's version of Monk and Coltrane, Blood Sutra showcases what is now recognized as one of the most fruitful relationships in jazz today. Reimagining, released in 2005, was listed in JazzTimes' Top 10 of 2005, and continues the documentation of the duo's relationship.

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A stunner
N. Dorward | Toronto, ON Canada | 04/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been following Iyer's career ever since _Panoptic Modes_, & have also been listening to the work of his frequent collaborator Rudresh Mahanthappa; everything of theirs I've heard has been very strong, but so far this remains the best of the bunch by a nose. These are very serious players, & sometimes I've found their albums hard to take as a whole--every tracks just burns so hard, it can get a bit relentless. But _Blood Sutra_ manages to have just enough relaxation to it to keep it from seeming too unremittingly intense, & the occasional moments of calm ensure that the hot spots burn even more than usual--above all on the extraordinary 8-minute update of "Hey Joe" called "Because of Guns". The other big plus here is drummer Tyshawn Sorey, who is obviously destined for big things. He's also on the recent Bang-Sirone disc on Silkheart, but this is the place to hear him.



Anyone interested in what's new in contemporary jazz should have this one on their shelves."
As good as music gets...
Big Chief | Laguna Niguel, CA | 05/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is art that I had not expected. I listened initially, not really believing that they were actually doing this. This music was very moving, and continues to be. For me, I sense an honesty and love that really kicks things up a notch. The same is true of Panoptic Modes; really a gift.



As always, I guess that there is a chance that this sort of sound just isn't your thing. I've got plenty of friends that I know would not really connect. This is strong, honest, powerful stuff; technically original and imaginative, hypnotic, passionate, and bristling."