Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Shadow Man
) | Label: ECM Catalog: B001910102 Format: CD Tim Berne'S Snakeoil1. Son Of Not So Sure 2. Static 3. Psalm 4. OC/DC 5. Socket 6. Cornered (Duck) Stoked by this reception, Bernes Snakeoil has upped the ante with its second ECM release, Shadow Man. Over four years together, Berne and his band of New York standouts pianist Matt Mitchell, clarinettist Oscar Noriega and drummer/percussionist Ches Smith have developed a rapport that sounds like communal telepathy. The studio outcome is a marvel of kinetic action, the six pieces of Shadow Man making for music as visceral as it is cerebral; there is rollercoaster dynamism and aching lyricism, roiling counterpoint and intriguing harmony, glinting detail and ensemble impact. The album is a dizzying experience for the senses, breath-taking and, ultimately, moving in its sheer imaginative verve.  Price: $15.98 |