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Centroids

by Leap Of Faith

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    Review by Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery:
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    LEAP OF FAITH [PEK / GLYNIS LOMON / DAN O’BIEN / ZACH BARTOLOMEI / YURI ZBITNOV] - Centroids (Evil Clown 9128; USA) Featuring PEK on saxes, clarinets, double reeds, saxophone, etc; Glynis Lomon on cello & aquasonic; Dan O’Brien on tenor sax, clarinets & flutes; Zach Bartolomei on soprano & alto saxes, melodica & metals and Yuri Zbitnov on percussion, balafon and metals. This set was recorded at Evil Clown Headquarters on January 11th of this year (2017), less than 2 months ago. After the departure of original member reedman Steve Norton last year, Leap of Faith have continued and evolved with assorted new members taking his place. This disc features two new reed players: Dan O’Brien and Zach Bartolomei, two new names for me. The core remains: PEK, Ms. Lomon and Mr. Zbitnov.
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    Like many of the Leap of faith sessions, this one begins slowly with a somewhat ritualistic aura. Several clarinets or other reeds, cymbals, assorted metal percussion give this an Art Ensemble of Chicago-like vibe. Moments are stripped down and filled with suspense, an edge-of-your-seat preparation. Several combinations of instruments stand out: marimba, cello, melodica and chattering saxes or clarinets midway is particularly mind-blowing! Since PEK collects rare reeds from around the world as well as a wealth of percussion and metals, the group systematically moves from one combination of instruments to another. Is this truly metal chaos?!? I think not.
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    As far as this unit goes all out, they always remain focused and somehow connected. Like most LoF discs, this one also has a deranged vocal section with cartoon-like odd characters cut loose from the asylum. This section is pretty short but works well as a bridge between other weird worlds. While listening to the second half of this hour long disc, the music reminded me of way life is right now: ridiculous, hard-to-believe, explosive, too intense at times with occasional moments of humor or low-key reflection.
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    Yet another twisted treasure from the deluge of great Leap of Faith discs.
    - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
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Evil Clown 9128
Evil Clown Headquarters
11 January 2017

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released January 13, 2017

- PEK - alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, oboe, dulzaina, contrabassoon, aquasonic, melodica, daxophone, [d] ronins, ms-20, metal, taxi horn, bull roarer, voice
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
- Dan O’Brien - tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, flute
- Zach Bartolomei - soprano & alto saxophones, metal, melodica, crotales
- Yuri Zbitnov - drums, balafon, crotales, bells, metal, wood, [d]ronins, bull roarer, fog horn, voice
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Leap Of Faith Boston, Massachusetts

Leap of Faith is a long-term collaboration active from 1993 to 2001 and resuming in 2015 between Glynis Lomon (cello, voice) and PEK (clarinets, saxes, double reeds, voice) with various other regulars (Mark McGrain trombone, Craig Schildhauer bass, Yuri Zbitnov drums, James Coleman theremin, Steve Norton saxes, clarinets) + many guests. Pure improv with little or no planning prior to performance ... more

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