Review (Avant Garde): "Arabik Funk " Ian Bederman
As with all improvised music the challenge is to coordinate
a group of musicians and the larger the group the more complex it becomes. This recording by the Intuitive Music
Orchestra led by Ian Bederman, does a great job coordinating one another to
create some nice music. As they say on
their site their music is never “rehearsed or repeated.” They use 50 various drums, 10 types of
flutes, 100 types of small percussion and the human voice to create their
sound. Although not listed there must be
synthesized strings used as well.
The track has a nice groove and reminds you of a
scene in a movie set somewhere in Arabia.
The piece has a nice texture and the percussion, strings and sax blend
well with the voice. The orchestral
treatment is a nice addition and adds harmonic interest, and contributes to the
overall cinematic quality. When the guitar player comes in the piece takes on a
Flamenco quality and the shouts in the background make it sound like a group of
Gypsies dancing by a campfire. There are
emotional bursts from the vocalist and the alto saxophone player that are jarring at first but add to
the general drama making the campfire scene even more energetic. There is no real
arrangement here except for the strings and the short rhythmic phrase at the
end, it is mainly an improvisational piece over a repeated bass line
theme. Nice release from Ian Bederman
and the Intuitive Music Orchestra.
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