Italian Translation
I
think the name of the group will be perfectly unknown .. I hope much
less the names of the musicians involved in this "power trio":
Hugh Hopper, from Soft Machine and an infinite number of solo albums
and collaborations, has always been a very original composer and
extremely influential bass player, the one that you recognized after
having heard a single note. Musician, composer, leader of Doctor
Nerve and computer programmer, Nick Didkovsky seems to have so many
projects and the possibility to follow that it's not possible to
understand how he manages to keep going. John Roulat is the drummer
of Forever Einstein by Vrtacek Charles, whose CD Opportunity Crosses
The Bridge was produced by Didkovsky himself and according to the
booklet notes, the two have played together in a rock band in high
school.
Uses
Wrist Grab is a perfect record to give the electric guitar's fans the
opportunity to listen to a great guitarist at work in a situation
that seems designed to highlight his skills, namely: intelligence,
variety, maturity, passion and massive doses of real fun. The key is
the drums of John Roulat: polyrhythmic, flexible, lively, full of
verve, very true.
The
opening track, To
Laugh Uncleanly At The Nurse
- already in the repertoire of Fred Frith Guitar Quartet - is
interesting. But the highlights of the album are the number two,
Foster Wives, Air Trophy: a nice rock guitar riff setting, with a
couple of guitar solos very interesting. Same goes for Chaos, No
Pasties, with the guitars of Didkovsky that perfectly complement a
gloomy and threatening atmosphere. The other surprises: for example,
the version for percussion (overdubbed) of Hopper's Hotel Romeo, the
work of software that brings to mind some of the procedures of Doctor
Nerve, prepared guitars and overdubbed (and the rhythmic accents) of
Overlife, Part 1. The cd comes to an end with the interesting and
meditative atmosphere of Little End Or Beginning.
I
hope that many will listen to this CD, it's not "hard" (not
at all), but that is highly creative.
R.I.P. Hugh Hopper
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