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Artist: JOHN ETTINGER/PETER FORBES Title: Inquatica Label: JE 03 Country: USA Format: CD Status: AVAILABLE $13.00
Description: Featuring John Ettinger on violin, loops, piano & bass and Pete Forbes on drums, percussion, banjo & piano. This is the third disc from Bay area violinist, John Ettinger, that we've reviewed and again I am pleased to hear this adventurous musician continue to explore a variety of sounds. Although John's first two discs featured quartets with Bay area players like Devin Hoff and Scott Amendola, here John has stripped things down to just this splendid duo with a drummer that I've not heard of until now. The duo wrote or improvised all of the pieces here except for a cover of "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael. Although just a duo, both musicians overdub other instruments when need be. "Dancing with the Other Side" is stark and spacious, using just floating fragments of violin, piano, percussion and what sounds like backwards samples. On "A Place to be From," we hear just exquisite wisps of acoustic violin and banjo, minimal, ultra-subtle melodic scrapes. By the fourth part of this suite, "Layers," the duo hit their stride with an infectious slightly funky groove. The slippery electric bass and slamming drums do a great job of backing the inspired electric violin and occasional piano backing. The second suite begins with the title track which features more eerie backwards sounds and delicate plucked strings. "Stardust" is a lovely standard and here gets a touching, melancholy rendition, which fits perfectly with the haunting pieces surrounding it. "The Wake" is an appropriate titled piece with dreamy, floating electric violin and ECM-like sizzling cymbals and drums. For the third and final suite, the duo hits their stride and erupts more intensely. On "High Coup," they rock hard with some fine wah-wah violin and great electric bass riff, steamy electric piano and rocking drums. "Swim" also has an infectious groove with layers of strings, piano and swirling drums. John Ettinger is a master of moods and textures on this fine disc, often evoking various uplifting vibrations without depending on solos too much. The final piece is called "Film," which seems most apt since the entire disc does feel like an audio version of a film - very programmatic. - BLG
| Artist: JOHN ETTINGER/PETER FORBES |
| Title: Inquatica |
| Label: JE 03 Country: USA |
| Format: CD Status: AVAILABLE $13.00 |
| Description: Featuring John Ettinger on violin, loops, piano & bass and Pete Forbes on drums, percussion, banjo & piano. This is the third disc from Bay area violinist, John Ettinger, that we've reviewed and again I am pleased to hear this adventurous musician continue to explore a variety of sounds. Although John's first two discs featured quartets with Bay area players like Devin Hoff and Scott Amendola, here John has stripped things down to just this splendid duo with a drummer that I've not heard of until now. The duo wrote or improvised all of the pieces here except for a cover of "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael. Although just a duo, both musicians overdub other instruments when need be. "Dancing with the Other Side" is stark and spacious, using just floating fragments of violin, piano, percussion and what sounds like backwards samples. On "A Place to be From," we hear just exquisite wisps of acoustic violin and banjo, minimal, ultra-subtle melodic scrapes. By the fourth part of this suite, "Layers," the duo hit their stride with an infectious slightly funky groove. The slippery electric bass and slamming drums do a great job of backing the inspired electric violin and occasional piano backing. The second suite begins with the title track which features more eerie backwards sounds and delicate plucked strings. "Stardust" is a lovely standard and here gets a touching, melancholy rendition, which fits perfectly with the haunting pieces surrounding it. "The Wake" is an appropriate titled piece with dreamy, floating electric violin and ECM-like sizzling cymbals and drums. For the third and final suite, the duo hits their stride and erupts more intensely. On "High Coup," they rock hard with some fine wah-wah violin and great electric bass riff, steamy electric piano and rocking drums. "Swim" also has an infectious groove with layers of strings, piano and swirling drums. John Ettinger is a master of moods and textures on this fine disc, often evoking various uplifting vibrations without depending on solos too much. The final piece is called "Film," which seems most apt since the entire disc does feel like an audio version of a film - very programmatic. - BLG |