I've just discover them, a few days ago and they just blew my mind. What a fantastic performance they make. They're simply AMAZING. I hope they come play in Lisboa soon. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Tried my hardest to get tickets for this but they sold out within minutes. Hope they return with more than one date? One of best debut albums of the year. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏾💛
THANK YOU for posting this...I just discovered them last month and I am OBSESSED with how amazingly talented they are. I hope to be as lucky as you and see them live in 2023 :)
That's because jazz is what creative musicians do. It's not a thing you can't kill a verb. Jazz is like Buddhism it's learning and practice it's the journey not the destination.
A decent amount of late 90s/2000s indie played w/electronica-inspired drumming, too - the New Deal, Lake Trout, the Dismemberment Plan, Hella, the Dillinger Escape Plan (who did a crazy cover of Aphex Twin’s “Come to Daddy”), etc. Ilan Rubin’s drumming w/NIN falls into this category, as well.
They are good, it's just boring. There's no push/pull/release. Play/repeat beat. No flirting no romance. No breathing. No space. What's your opinion of my opinion?
It‘s a different kind of music, it’s not for everyone, you‘re right. But if you listen to it a couple of times, you might find access and see it‘s really beautiful.
tbh I felt the same but because we already heard all this back in 2018. I get covid happened but I hope they didn't stagnate and continue to develop as artists
They definitely feel like they haven't reached their final form. The web tends to act like Beck/DOMi are sui generis geniuses - which actually feels unfair to them, as they're still growing. While each is clearly a prodigy, there's an undeniable lack of dynamics and space to their playing, and their choices are sometimes show-offy and limited by a desire to broadcast "hip" reference points, e.g. Dilla and Madlib. (Beck, in particular, seems uncomfortable letting his drums sing/do something tuneful, likely because his dry breakbeat tuning rewards speed over tone.) That said: they have an exciting perspective on what jazz can sound like, and they each have very distinctive chops. It's fun watching their evolution in real time. I'm glad they exist and am looking forward to seeing how their ambitions expand over the next few years.
