Thomas Howell
This album delves further into the unique qualities of the Telepathic Band. In the forward motion of playing notes, a deep sense of stasis unfolds underneath, in which each note continues to resonate. Kevin Whitehead once wrote about a Paul Motian ensemble, "everything's in flux:Tempo, tonality and melody can melt like a Dali clock." That description fits here as well.
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The Telepathic Band is named after the sort of improvisational style that can only be accomplished with a decade or two of collaboration, playing a signature ghostly, boundary-pushing music between friends.
In their fourth album, Daniel Carter, Patrick Holmes, Matthew Putman, Hilliard Greene, and Federico Ughi exemplify the possibilities of in-person improvisation, offering extemporized performances with their characteristically daring instrumentation. Telepathic Mysteries, Vol. 1 maintains their comfortable, imaginative style while marking a shift in their sound towards more classical and orchestral influences, and emphasizing an increased focus on negative space than in previous projects.
Performed in NYC's oldest recording studio, the songs meander between wistful melodies and tense interludes, with palpable transitions between musicians—in an age of social distancing, this record promises to bring you right into the room with them.
credits
released October 16, 2020
Daniel Carter - Saxophones, Clarinet, Trumpet
Patrick Holmes - Clarinet
Matthew Putman - Piano, Keyboard
Hilliard Greene - Bass
Federico Ughi - Drums
Recorded May 22nd, 2019 at Sear Sound, New York City
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jeremy Loucas at Sear Sound, New York City
Original recording produced by 577 Records
Photo by Alex Phillipe Cohen
Graphic design by Sergio Vezzali
All music by Daniel Carter, Patrick Holmes, Matthew Putman, Hilliard Greene (Mountainmoradomusic, BMI) and Federico Ughi (Five Seven Seven Records Music, ASCAP)
This eclectic group features the legendary multi instrumentalist Daniel Carter as well as the scientist/pianist Matthew
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