Kanada Kev Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 http://bit.ly/cl4pLA Mike Gordon – Moss Moss, Mike’s third solo album, comes only two short years after The Green Sparrow, and about half of its songs stem from the same 50-song burst of creativity that seeded that album. Gordon’s bass lines wind through these songs like strands of DNA, determining the forms that the surrounding instruments and overall composition take. This is not an entirely far-fetched comparison, as lyrical references to double helixes, spirals and corkscrews – some of the shapes that DNA and other bits of cellular material assume – run through these songs, especially the dreamier, more otherworldly ones. A four-song sequence, comprising “Flashback,†“The Void,†“Got Away†and “Spiral,†goes places no songs have gone before. You might suppose these soundscapes are musical evocations of particularly fanciful sights and sounds experienced while on hallucinogenic vision quests. Songs like “Spiral†and “The Void†detour into evocatively abstract, meterless areas of sound with a mysterious, textural richness. On the other hand, such numbers as “Can’t Stand Still†and “Fire From a Stick†– both joyfully devoted to muses, mentors and the ecstatic wellspring of inspiration – are infectious, danceable, upbeat and viscerally planted in the here and now. Drummers Joe Russo and Doug Belote crop up throughout the album, and other guests include organist Marco Benevento, keyboardist Page McConnell and drummer Jon Fishman. ~ Dry Goods mp3@192CBR Tracklist: 1. Can’t Stand Still 2. Horizon Line 3. Fire From A Stick 4. What Things Seem 5. Babylon Baby 6. Flashback 7. The Void 8. Got Away 9. Spiral 10. Idea http://bit.ly/cl4pLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 pre-ordering folks get entered into a contest to win a free bass lesson from MG.http://mikegordon.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=997_40500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 that would be something else, eh?i got that green sparrow vinyl, sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 green sparrow was an excellent album...looking forward to hearing this..thanks for the linkage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Thanks Kev... appreciated.I Like it... but its no Green Sparrow. That was a great album. This is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bradm Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 http://www.jambase.com/Articles/24912/Mike-Gordon-Haight-Ashbury-Free-Show-ReviewAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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