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- Summary: The latest release for the saxophonist who appeared on David Bowie's Blackstar was produced by Steve Wall and features guest appearances from Ryan Dahle, Gayle Ann Dorsey, Mark Kozelek, and Jeff Taylor.
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- Record Label: Sony Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Art Rock, Instrumental Rock, Neo-Prog
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The WireDec 4, 2018“Exactlyfourminutesofimprovisedmusic” is one of the highlights on Blow, not least because it toys so wittily with ideas of genre and song versus freedom. [Jan 2019, p.70]
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Dec 4, 2018Those who expected Blow. to be McCaslin's return to jazz will likely be disappointed. That said, those who enjoy adventurous rock--indie, prog, and otherwise--will likely find the album to be greatly enjoyable and perhaps even revelatory.
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Dec 4, 2018On Blow., McCaslin and fellow Blackstar collaborators Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre, Mark Guiliana and Ben Monder, among others, step boldly into hybrid, tough-to-classify musical terrain, grafting their trademark sleek, emotive electrojazz onto lush, proggy art rock. That the mix feels largely seamless owes a lot to guest singers and co-songwriters Ryan Dahle and Jeff Taylor--who lend their high, idiosyncratic voices to four and two tracks, respectively--and Gail Ann Dorsey.
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MojoDec 4, 2018Stylistically, the album juxtaposes grungy art rock with punk-jazz, electronica, and hip-hop, though it's McCaslin's tenor sax and aesthetic vision that imbues Blow. with a sense of unity and coherence. [Nov 2018, p.95]
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