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Days in the Desert Image
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  • Summary: The third full-length release from Los Angeles-based experimental jazz collective features guest appearances Daedelus, James Brandon Lewis, Mononeon, Jeff Parker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Telemakus, ans Brandee Younger.
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  • Record Label: Anti-
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental, Jazz, R&B, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Fusion, Jam Bands, Electric Jazz, Electro-Jazz
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  1. Mojo
    Jul 28, 2023
    80
    Fluid, cultured, but never wilfully indulgent, Days In The Desert refuses to sit still. [Sep 2023, p.89]
  2. Jul 28, 2023
    80
    Days in the Desert is a spiraling, hallucinatory experience, blurring the boundaries between studio-crafted ambient soundscapes and an engaging live jam.
  3. Uncut
    Jul 28, 2023
    70
    The purposeful "Fast Asleep" or swirling "Dirtmouth" - featuring labelmate/saxophonist James Brandon Lewis - might loosely suit Parker's Chicago collective too. But "Solanin" with Brandee Younger, boasts a lush Cinematic Orchestra elegance, while Daedalus lends "(If You Don't Leave) The City Will Kill You" an irresistibly propulsive energy. [Sep 2023, p.27]
  4. Jul 28, 2023
    70
    On the previous album, Granfelt characterized their sound as a synthesis more so than fusion. Again, there are few solos in this largely ensemble-driven, dreamy, trippy music: the layered soundscapes prevail.