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An improv superband? It seems like it. Under direction of Michael Krassner and with Mick Turner and Jim White from The Dirty Three, Jeff Parker from Tortoise/Isotope 217, and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame (amongst many equally important others), one can speak of some kind of supergroup. In the past they even had Will Oldham around, so there. The ever-changing line-up in this supergroup doesn't choose the easiest path, as many others have done. The Boxhead Ensemble improvise on non-fictional films of numerous experimental filmmakers. They recently performed in Europe (Due to other obligations I couldn't go myself. Someone who did see them, please contact me.) with this formula. But even without the films, the music still stands out. For this record, they drew inspiration out of 19th century American music, giving it a folky and acoustic feel, almost Americana-like in some passages. But it's mostly pure improvisation, so the ideas are never transformed into real songs. Luckily the musicians present on 'Two Brothers' are from such a high level that the album stays interesting for the entire 65 minutes. Meandering between American folk, ambient, drones, and atonal improvisation, and spiced up with free jazz percussion, violins, and clarinet, the outcome is from an unearthly beauty. Surely it reminds a bit of soundtrack music, but at the same time it's much more. It's moving, it's touching, it's meditative, and it's very emotive. You can feel the sincerity of the musicians through their superb performances, and that aspect makes it all the more interesting. And although it's improv music, the cohesion is remarkable. A stunning collection of musical impressionistic sketches.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/boxhead-ensemble/two-brothers/1059/
Meer Boxhead Ensemble op KindaMuzik: http://www.kindamuzik.net/artiest/boxhead-ensemble
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