Name: The Darkseid Recital
Brand: Darius Jones/Matthew Shipp

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

AUM 088CD

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Discs

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2014-08-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

642623308820

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Darius Jones/Matthew Shipp

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

AUM FIDELITY

The intergenerational partnership of alto saxophonist Darius Jones and pianist Matthew Shipp seamlessly meshes the talents of two of the most restlessly inventive and gifted instrumentalists-composers-improvisers-leaders working today. This singular duo project was first revealed in 2011 on their 13-part song cycle Cosmic Lieder (AUM066) which was widely hailed as a wholly original and deeply compelling work of great emotional and intellectual heft. Since that first communion studio recording, Jones &amp; Shipp have continued to deepen their distinct song world live in performance. The Darkseid Recital is their new album of cosmic lieder, triple-distilled from recordings of astonishing NYC engagements; their second unimpeachably potent work, devoid of cliché. The songs' approaches here move from entrancingly lyrical &amp; gentle ear blessings to liquid flows of notes designed for caress to a full-frequency of human hearing range intensity that can potentially be quite frightening. All of them are rendered with exquisite muscle-control touch &amp; breath on acoustic instruments and a laser focus intent toward catharsis, resulting in an album that is suffused with both warm embrace and mutual cognizance of the dark energy that humanity is fraught with. 

The Darkseid Recital

Music US