Friday, February 26, 2010

Replacement For Chocolate Cigarellos

UNMATCHED VOL. 11 - King Kong (2009)



There's something I personally appreciate very much, the sincere passion for music that leads to the conviction that they must contribute as much as possible to his own spread in all possible calculations and derivations, so always remember the existence and importance of culture. I will never cease to appreciate the labor of love so that the English Hall Of Fame has been working for years with the precious necklace Unmatched (come with this release in its eleventh chapter). The main merit of this ever-changing (despite some pressure and made calls to suspend the adventure) is to allow both to Zappa's music as an ever-changing interpretation and many musicians beginners to assert themselves internationally demonstrating skills, creativity, intelligence and irony applied to different levels of musical material of complexity and passion. Projects such as these, instead of being unjustly opposed the unlikely name of violations of "rights" bandied about as unassailable, on the contrary should be funded and promoted by those who own the music (original) keeps in the basement ... often rot waiting Bigot (have you ever heard of the eternal history of ROXY & ELSEWHERE DVD?).

main protagonist of this eleventh volume of Unmatched group is FILTHY HABITS ENSEMBLE

01
Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Excellent start for an equally excellent revival of one of the issues most dear Zappa the mid-70's. The winds - having regard to the training itself - are the focus of the choice of arrangement, but the entire work of orchestration is very accurate and very well organized

02
Do not You Ever Wash That Thing?
same goes for the next explosive tail traditionally made famous by ROXY & ELSEWHERE. Thanks to the painstaking work carried out by Filthy Habits Ensemble on this occasion it is possible to appreciate more accurately the flow of the themes and individual items of the instruments gradually involved. An excellent opportunity to appreciate the brilliant work of composition and arrangement of the Master (and rise my hat for the operation, as practiced by this group of musicians Iberians.

03
Little umbrellas
Intelligent and gentle reworking of one of the issues most "precious" immortal HOT RATS. Sometimes, in a hurry zappamaniaci, escapes the delicacy inherent in exposure of the angular theme of this composition, perhaps because the original captured by the fluid drumming of the late John Guerin and catchy bass Max Bennett (sound coupled with absolute genius revived from their debut album in dEUS Worst Case Scenario "). And yet at the same angular pattern of the theme of Little Umbrellas hides much of the intelligence and innovative melodic thrust of the young Zappa ... and well did these new protagonists of reinterpretation Zappa to present it again with such delicate care and passion.

04
Big Swifty
JAWAKA WAKA The routine takes an elegant form in this latest revival with the orderly and harmonious rhythmic ensemble made up of texture For the occasion also boasts a large interpretive sensibility in solo parts. Also interesting is the work of "sonic disturbance," put in place dall'altrove excellent keyboard "gloved" Jo Miramontes and his synth, committed to redesigning trajectories noise throughout the "free". Noteworthy also is the work of counterpoint nice solo during the entire brass section of trumpet Guillermo Callier. The orderly and intelligent in his final orchestral exposition.

05
King Kong Variations
Seven changes for the "monster track" Zappa par excellence. It would seem obvious that, given the obvious structural similarity the group's nostalgia for the band of 1988 is the basis of this revised by Filthy Habits Ensemble and thus the way of arrangements and the mood of the general trends during the seven labors dedicated to Zappa's most famous primate to be necessarily linked to 'Last Best Band. However, with these amazing personality (at least to me) unknown young English musicians completely reinvent the same sound, even with the same audiocromie. A further evidence of intelligence and at the same time redeeming value offering the immortal pages Zappa musicians equally intelligent and eager to grow and develop their language ... to name a "parallel" the master (for the umpteenth time), these are truly "results of a higher education." Congratulations!

06
Filthy Habits
Recorded live in Barcelona (as the remaining tracks of this CD later) confirms the quality of individual musicians (all very very good) and the foresight of the management arrangements' s together. After an obscure but effective introductory drone, the band develops with the original discrete basic theme of this classic introverted and gloomy chapter Zappa (also ventured to slightly change the basic harmony of the sentence ... a courageous choice) introducing the sequence of unavoidable solos of various wind instruments. But as a dimension live is even more surprising ability of emotional involvement in the evolution of individual musicians, soloists (soprano sax Villavechia Liba and the unsettling baritone Don Malfon are good examples of virtuosity applied).

07
Dupree's Paradise / Mr. Green Genes
Vigorous version (with only some light trimming) of that other classic mid-70 of the Mothers. Essentially as in the previous concept of theme-solo-theme is the key to this additional vehicle alone and improvisation (there is still an excellent trumpet Guillermo Callier and standard of Liba Villavecchia to take the load of acrobatics also noise (But always very timely and measured). The entire ensemble plays in creating a sound button magma directly from the exemplary manner in El Pricto (saxophonist and clarinetist responsible for the whole project). Seamless, but with great taste, the song dissolves into classic Mr. Green Genes.

08
Duke of prunes
A citation of the unexpected theme of New Brown Clouds opens the last valuable contribution in this collection and this exhibition introduces the (also very vigorous and energetic) dell'inconfondibile legendary and diamond theme Zappa (compliments of Sebi Suarez on bass!). Following the rightful place for this guitar Director Wilkins that over the work shows how you can be smart in playing the instrument of the master without ever trying (often clumsily) emulate the style and attitude, bravo! In conclusion

DA also have a hard to disprove those who believe (honestly, sometimes with a good margin of reason) that the repeat for the umpteenth time of Zappa compositions is only a sterile and useless operation.

still great compliment to Luis Gonzales for giving us a valuable foray across the universe sound of our shared passion for art.

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