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Generator X
(5429002) Jazzland Records 2000
05 Tracks. 38mins45secs.
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Norway’s Jazzland is slowly becoming one of the most forward-thinking jazz labels of its time, along the likes of ECM. This second album by drummer Audun Kleive is a further proof that the connection between jazz and electronic music is stronger everyday.
Generator X follows last year’s disturbing Bitt. Most of the tracks were conceived live, during the band’s first sessions together, retaining the spontaneity of the genre. Framework is a metal/electronica composition, energetic and alarmingly intense. Mainstay or Obelisk are more contained, evolving slowly, following the strolls of the musicians, obviously at ease with each other, holding the convulsions, slowing down the pace, changing tempo, almost grounding the machinery to a complete halt at a few occasions, avoiding a premature climax. The symbiosis is perfect, almost palpable.
Never Thought I Would and Generator X introduce a more composed touch. Both tracks were recorded during a series of Scandinavian gigs, and are here rearranged, reconstructed, or, as Kleive refers to them, decomposed. Bringing in the live sampling technique of Jan Bang, Kleive gives a more immediate feel to the songs, while maintaining the emotion of improvisation. Never Thought I Would, and even more the epic Generator X, are powerful, passionate moments of pure electro-jazz.
With this very short record, Audun Kleive demonstrates a certain dexterity at leading his band and his compositions. The man is not impressed by the challenges ahead, and is focused on making a strong mark in the closeted "new-music" world.
TRACK LISTING
01 Framework 04 Generator X / Bitt Decomposition
02 Never Thought I Would / Bitt Decomposition 05 Obelisk
03 Mainstay
 
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BITT
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 Never Thought I Would
Our Misforgotten Past
Like A Prayer/Chekin' The Fast Track/Chaos Beats
Pulse
Salute
Contribution To That Jumpin' World
Driveline
Crowded Beats
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