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In The End, All Things Begin
Ill Dough Productions
Release: 4/05/2005
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Rated:
Review by:
Morley Seaver
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This record is a mesh of jazz and electronica made by some
Austin, Texas musicians. It was a labour of love that took
over two years to create. The core is Bildeaux, who
contributing loops and samples, has worked with Riggs from
Rob Zombie (Scum of the Earth) and Jarboe from the
Swans. The other musicians have worked with The New
Bohemians and Lila's Medicine. Also included are notables
Chal Boudreaux (guitars/bass), Chris Forshage (bass,
guitar), Andrew Tachovsky (guitar), Ryan Blum-Kryzstal
(keyboards), Brad Houser (bass, clarinet), and Laura
Scarborough (vocals).
The material bounces along like bubbles in a champagne
glass. It's a funk fest with a feisty bass guitar plunking
along overtop most cuts. The first cut, "While You Were
Sleeping," is a slow samba that brings to mind early Steely
Dan or selected Doobie Brother cuts from their mid 80s
period. Great sleepy vocals punctuate the light jazz
framework.
A percolating bass line kicks off the next cut, "Ijo People,"
before the funky horns come in like a Parliament / Sly
record. The extremely danceable "Bubblegum" has another
funky rhythm line that moves your booty whether you want
to or not. The mood is shifted dramatically (and alarmingly
for a second) with the next cut, "Search the Heart for
Something Real." It's moody and free of the party-
ambience, which is found on the first few cuts. Electronics-
heavy, it still conveys a warm sound and features a really
soothing vocal from Blum-Kryzstal (who also contributed
artwork and layout).
"The Birth" continues on in that darker vein which sounds
like a funkier Hawkwind with the spacey horns. "Talking with
Shadows" has some odd samples in the background, which
sound like it's competing for Deep Forest territory. Gothic
vocals decorate the next cut, "You Still Haunt Me," which
sounds like a Bruce Cockburn rhythm track.
The percussion-heavy "Supernova" brings the energy back
up with a rattlesnake guitar chiming over top. "Dawn" chills
things out with this rising-sun aural portrait. "In the End" is
a sinister swagger of a piece that ends things off on a
suitably funky note with nice volcanic segments.
Electronica, jazz, hip-hop, soul… it's all here in one tidy
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