Ást, by Pachora

Ást

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1.	Freaky Person 04:36		buy track
2.	Aquarians 05:04
3.	Blue Starfish 08:34
4.	Falevasinta 05:10
5.	Rebetiki 05:14
6.	Maria Changed 08:04
7.	The Man Who Sold the World 06:30	info
8.	Scorpions 05:34
9.	Filipovska Rachenitsa 03:54	info

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recorded at Avatar Studios NYC Oct 9th and 10th, 1999
engineering by Jim Anderson assisted by Charlie Post
mastered by Bill Seigmund at Foothill Digital
art designed by Hjalti Karlsson

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released March 25, 2021

Chris Speed - clarinet; Brad Shepik - tamboura, electric saz; Skúli Sverrisson - electric bass; Jim Black - drums

The Wire April 2000
Pachora are among those musicians currently seeking to develop understanding of improvisation which is not tied exclusively to a grounding in jazz. Drummer Jim Black, Icelandic bass guitarist Skuli Sverrisson, Chris Speed on clarinet and Brad Shepik on electric saz (a long-necked lute) deftly dabble in adaptations of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk traditions. Like their two previous albums, the result is refreshingly buoyant and consistently persuasive.

AMG 2000
Ast is the third release from Pachora, continuing their exploration of modal, ethnic flavored jazz. The rhythms and melodies are based in the music of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean basin, blended with the downtown flair of improvisation. For this recording Brad Shepik has abandoned the guitar in favor of the electric saz (a Turkish lute with paired sets of strings similar to a bouzouki). Shepik and Chris Speed, on clarinet, are the main soloists, although the rhythm section also receives some space. Jim Black is consistently one of the most interesting and intuitive drummers on the scene today. Bassist Skulli Sverisson is as agile as anyone on the electric bass and, together with Black, provides a solid backdrop for Shepik and Speed's improvisitory flights of fancy. Chris Speed is dazzling on the clarinet, as he floats and dances above the rhythm section, and Shepik's saz has a lush, understated beauty. The apparent ease with which Pachora performs intricate unison melodies and odd time signatures is a testament to each individual's instrumental prowess, as well as to several years of performing as a unit. The tunes are almost all original compositions, as opposed to the mixture of originals and traditional pieces of their previous two releases. The cover of David Bowie's "Man Who Sold the World" is not nearly as out of place as it might seem at first glance and drives home the point that while Pachora is grounded in the traditional dance music of the eastern Mediterranean, they exist and perform as part of the genre-defying downtown aesthetic. - by Sean Westergaard

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Çiçekler Ekiliyor

Jun 2021
Dever Oro (Remastered)

Mar 2021
Unn

Mar 2021
Ást

Mar 2021
Astereotypical

Apr 2021

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