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- Record Label: Smalltown Superjazzz
- Release Date: Nov 15, 2011
- Summary: Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson joined the last collaboration of Steve Reid and Kieran Hebden of Four Tet on this final album from Reid, who died in April 2010.
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- Record Label: Smalltown Superjazzz
- Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental, Jazz, Electronica, Avant-Garde, Avant-Garde Jazz, Structured Improvisation, Modal Music
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Dec 12, 2011This scorching set of amplified electro-acoustic spiritualism between the pair and the mighty Mats is an effective snapshot of the potential for what could have been.
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Nov 28, 2011This is crossover free-jazz of a rare power.
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Nov 28, 2011Probably the last recording of Reid playing live, before his death in April 2010, it is a fittingly energetic and exuberant performance.
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Nov 28, 2011Joined by the similarly un-categorizable Swedish reedman Mats Gustafsson, Live at the South Bank is an onslaught of sound.
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UncutDec 1, 2011The synergy between electronics and organic instrumentation, sometimes an arid and baffling blend in improv, makes this a thrilling listen. [Dec 2011, p.87]
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Dec 19, 2011Live at the South Bank is an artfully and spiritually satisfying coda to a long and criminally underappreciated career.
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The WireDec 8, 2011It's more letdown than meltdown, as veteran drummer Steve Reid runs out steam about halfway through disc two. [Dec 2011, p.70]
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