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Thomas, Pat (uk)
New Jazz Jungle: Remembering (2lp)
Feedback Moves returns with a vinyl reissue of Pat Thomas' 'New Jazz Jungle: Remembering.' The album was originally
released on CD in 1997, at a time when Pat had already spent years playing on the free improvisation circuit with the
likes of Lol Coxhill and Derek Bailey. Thomas is largely known as a jazz and improvising pianist, but can be heard using
electronics as far back as 1989 on an electro acoustic work called 'Monads' and on the Bailey-led Company '91
recordings. Thomas identified jungle's weirdness and intensity and saw a space open for his own interpretation. On 'New
Jazz Jungle: Remembering,' he utilises his classical training and knowledge of the tonal systems used by 20th century
composers Schoenberg and Webern, and fuses that with his earlier experiences using electronics, keyboards and sampling
techniques. What we end up with is 10 tracks of bass heavy jungle breaks which are intersected with vocal and orchestral
samples and layers of percussion, rotating at varying time signatures. It's in this fashion that the album seems to
present itself: in layers. Layers of samples, keyboards and FX, deployed at varying speeds, never losing their
intensity. The re-issue of this lost classic comes at a time when Thomas continues to go from strength to strength,
having recently released various solo and collaborative works with a wide range of musicians and projects such as Matana
Roberts, Elaine Mitchener, [Ahmed], Black Top, XT and many more.
Price
€ 31.95
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release
22-12-2022
Label
Item-nr
529678
EAN
0000000000000
Availability
Exp. 22-12-2022