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May 30, 2017Play What They Want is his densest, most elaborately arranged Man Forever album yet. But even so, the rhythm forms a spine, winding and punching and scatter-shooting in continuous, fascinating Rube Goldberg-machine motion, as meditative layers of vocals, keyboards, harps, brass and guitar billow fog over the intricate, interlocking works.
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May 26, 2017With Play What They Like Colpitts and Man Forever have crafted something truly unique: a spiritual jazz album for agnostics.
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May 26, 2017Never content with, or intent on, being one thing for too long, Play What They Want thrives on anarchy without chaos.
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May 26, 2017Play What They Want is a powerful, necessary expansion of Man Forever's vision, and easily their most engaging work.
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May 26, 2017Recording and performing for nearly 20 years with Oneida and spin-offs like People of the North, Colpitts’ drums have sometimes provided an almost melodic key to understanding the full-bore noise-blasts surrounding them. On Play What They Want, those melodies can be heard more directly than ever.
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MagnetJun 28, 2017When's it on, which is most of the time, it's deep and beyond category. [No. 143, p.57]
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May 26, 2017For Play What They Want, Colpitts and Brooklyn-based ensemble TIGUE Percussion partner with some legendary guests, and the result is an expansive, writhing body of busy, ego-less playing delivered with a beating, beaming heart.