In The Fishtank 10
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In the Fishtank 10 is an 2003 EP by Motorpsycho
and Jaga Jazzist Horns
, recorded in 2002 during their European tour and released via the Konkurrent label in 2003. Motorpsycho did a handful gigs together with the horn section of Jaga Jazzist and used to opportunity to record their addition to the Fishtank series.
The style differs heavily from both Motorpsycho and Jaga Jazzist records, consisting of mainly jazz fusion
. The first three tracks can be described as rather soothing, with track 2 (a reworking of the song from Angels and Daemons at Play
) as highlight. "Theme de Yoyo", a cover of the Art Ensemble of Chicago
song, steps (partly) into free jazz
and "Tristano" is built around a hypnotic bassline (which is a recurring trademark of Motorpsycho) and clocks in at nearly 21 minutes, making it the second-longest studio track the band has recorded (the longest being the title track off of Little Lucid Moments
).
Although this release clocks in at over 46 minutes, it is still regarded as an EP
due to the number of songs, the usage of a re-worked older song and a cover tune.
with:
Jaga Jazzist Horns:
Motorpsycho
Motorpsycho is a band from Trondheim, Norway. Their music can generally be defined as psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from metal, jazz, rock, pop and many other musical styles. The members of the band are Bent Sæther , Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan and Kenneth Kapstad...
and Jaga Jazzist Horns
Jaga Jazzist
Jaga Jazzist is an experimental jazz band from Norway that rose to prominence when the BBC named their first album, A Livingroom Hush , the best jazz album of 2002. The core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars and Martin Horntveth...
, recorded in 2002 during their European tour and released via the Konkurrent label in 2003. Motorpsycho did a handful gigs together with the horn section of Jaga Jazzist and used to opportunity to record their addition to the Fishtank series.
The style differs heavily from both Motorpsycho and Jaga Jazzist records, consisting of mainly jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
. The first three tracks can be described as rather soothing, with track 2 (a reworking of the song from Angels and Daemons at Play
Angels and Daemons at Play
Angels and Daemons at Play is the sixth full-length studio album by the Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho.The album was originally released as three EP's; "Babyscooter" , "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" and "Lovelight"...
) as highlight. "Theme de Yoyo", a cover of the Art Ensemble of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members....
song, steps (partly) into free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
and "Tristano" is built around a hypnotic bassline (which is a recurring trademark of Motorpsycho) and clocks in at nearly 21 minutes, making it the second-longest studio track the band has recorded (the longest being the title track off of Little Lucid Moments
Little Lucid Moments
Little Lucid Moments is the twelfth full length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on March 31, 2008, by Rune Grammofon Records in Scandinavia, the UK, the USA and France and on March 28, 2008, by Stickman Records in Germany and the rest of Europe. It is available on...
).
Although this release clocks in at over 46 minutes, it is still regarded as an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
due to the number of songs, the usage of a re-worked older song and a cover tune.
Track listing
- "Bombay Brassiere" (Horntveth) – 5:57
- "Pills, Powders and Passion Plays" (Sæther) – 7:05
- "Doffen Ah Um" (Munkeby/Sæther) – 4:57
- "Theme de Yoyo" (F. BassFontella BassFontella Bass is an American soul singer, who is best known for the 1965 R&B hit "Rescue Me", which she also co-wrote.-Early life:...
/L. BowieLester BowieLester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
/M. Favors/J. JarmanJoseph JarmanJoseph Jarman , is a jazz musician, composer and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He is perhaps best known as one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Early life:Jarman grew up in Chicago, Illinois...
/R. MitchellRoscoe MitchellRoscoe Mitchell is an African American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb—if idiosyncratic—saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past...
/F.D. Moye) – 7:28 - "Tristano" (Ryan) – 20:53
Personnel
Motorpsycho:- Bent Sæther: bass, guitar, prepared piano, solina string ensemble, percussion, vocals
- Hans Magnus Ryan: guitars, bass
- Håkon Gebhardt: drums, percussion
with:
- Baard Slagsvold: grand piano, clavinette, nord electro, vocals
Jaga Jazzist Horns:
- Mathias Eick: trumpet, marimba, percussion, vocals
- Lars Horntveth: tenor sax, bass-clarinet, marimba, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
- Jørgen Munkeby: flute, tenor sax, clarinet, marimba, percussion, vocals