Artist: Crazy Doberman
Album: illusory expansion
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 36:00
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 414 MB

Tracklist:

1. Crazy Doberman – born under an evil star (05:09)
2. Crazy Doberman – 518 wagons for california (03:44)
3. Crazy Doberman – relentless hunger (03:25)
4. Crazy Doberman – nothing but tents (03:35)
5. Crazy Doberman – the mutilated forms (02:07)
6. Crazy Doberman – verdict of banishment (01:47)
7. Crazy Doberman – human tracks! (04:21)
8. Crazy Doberman – a vision of angels (00:42)
9. Crazy Doberman – an interrupted prayer (03:17)
10. Crazy Doberman – effect of the gold fever (02:24)
11. Crazy Doberman – the sight of earth (05:29)

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New release of psy skronk din spiritualism from this revolving door collective of jazz deconstructionists hailing across the wasteland of middle america. Alternate zoning from one psychic plain to the next tracking rapidly across two expansive tape sides; feels like a DMT dissociation with the amount of space travel power packed into so little time. The whole trip flows like orchestral movements, and the attendance is there, with the density of players producing such cohesive sound. equal parts harsh and ethereal, jazz and psychedelic, there’s something for everyone here so tune in and drop out.Crazy Doberman is a curious outfit, a rotating collective of musicians that come and go for recordings and live performances. The group is centered around Drew Davis, Tim Gick, and John Olsen of Wolf Eyes. Illusory Expansion is far from their first dance – it is more like their 20th release – and features a total of 16 musicians in a free-improvisational jam session. There is a hint of a Bitches Brew vibe herein, but Crazy Doberman is more experimental and not overtly jazz. Other reference points might be the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Art Ensemble of Chicago, and maybe AMM, Sun Ra, or Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. But this is not to say that Illusory Expansion is retro. Instead, it is notably modern but gives a nod to the past. Instrumentation includes various horns, percussion, and what sounds like guitar, bass, flute, and synth among others. The horns and percussion, in particular, are used in unstructured blowouts, while the pieces focusing more on synth provide downtempo atmospheric interludes or discordant abstractions. The density of each offering varies as more or fewer contributors are involved. In all, Illusory Expansion is a nice chunk of sonic experimentation, and likely to appeal to anyone who is interested in the small but important “big band collective improv” genre.