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"The intergenerational partnership of alto saxophonist Darius Jones and pianist Matthew Shipp seamlessly meshes the talents of two of the most restlessly inventive and gifted instrumentalists-composers-improvisers-leaders working today. This singular duo project was first revealed in 2011 on their 13-part song cycle Cosmic Lieder (AUM066) which was widely hailed as a wholly original and deeply compelling work of great emotional and intellectual heft. Since that first communion studio recording, Jones & Shipp have continued to deepen their distinct song world live in performance. The Darkseid Recital is their new album of cosmic lieder, triple-distilled from recordings of astonishing NYC engagements; their second unimpeachably potent work, devoid of cliché. The songs' approaches here move from entrancingly lyrical & gentle ear blessings to liquid flows of notes designed for caress to a full-frequency of human hearing range intensity that can potentially be quite frightening. All of them are rendered with exquisite muscle-control touch & breath on acoustic instruments and a laser focus intent toward catharsis, resulting in an album that is suffused with both warm embrace and mutual cognizance of the dark energy that humanity is fraught with. "
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AUM 066CD
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Darius Jones: alto saxophone, compositions; Matthew Shipp: piano, compositions. "This momentous & beautiful duo project exists because of the mutual admiration that Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp have for one another's prodigious musical gifts. Cosmic Lieder is a deeply emotional & illuminated narrative between two highly attuned & intelligent musical voices commenting on an alien world's landscape as they are simultaneously creating it. The 13-song cycle ranges from entrancingly lyrical & gentle to intensely liquid flows of mushroomed jazz to pieces which defy any manner of common description."
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