Nels Cline - The Inkling
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Artist: Nels ClineEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-05-30
Music Label: Cryptogramophone
Soundtracks:
- New Old Hat
- Spider Wisdom
- Circular
- Sunken Song
- Shale Bed
- Alstromeria
- Moth Song
- Cork Farm
- Queen Of Angels
- Lullaby For Ian
Free Music Notes for The Inkling
Free Music Review: The higher, stranger power of group interaction
Hit: 5 Stars
He may be a walking encyclopedia of idiom and technique, but guitarist Nels Cline is also an incredibly soulful and expressionistic player, capable of yanking new life from traditional jazz, rock, improv, and even neo-classical settings. On "The Inkling," he's tackling all four at once, moving with bandmates Zeena Parkins (harp), Mark Dresser (contrabass) and Billy Mintz (drums) through an incomprehensibly hairy thatch of sound. Given only spare accompaniment by his band members, Cline sounds limitless behind the fretboard: It seems as natural as breathing for him to shift from Henry Kaiser-via-Derek Bailey abstract pieces (the album's majority) to pointillist wigouts ("Sunken Song") to harmonic Twister matches with Dresser and Parkins ("Spider Wisdom"). And though things never get "cooking," per se, "The Inkling"'s deliberately empty spaces and slow tempos give the listener more room to digest the group's brain-boggling interaction.
The Inkling Poster
Though not as familiar a name as Bill Frisell or Elliott Sharp, Nels Cline is undoubtedly among the first rank of guitarists working in the genre-bending arenas of post-free jazz. While much of the frequently abstract post-free jazz can suffer from a similar set of maladies (apparent fear of beauty, fear of emotions, textural tedium, and an avoidance of rhythmic and melodic clich?s that risks developing a whole new set of them). Cline and his cohorts here--bassist Mark Dresser, drummer Billy Mintz, and harpist Zeena Parkins--manage to evade these pitfalls at every turn. Through prodigious technique and a wide-ranging tonal palette, Cline is able to bring the listener along on a journey from poignant melodies that never descend into mere prettiness ("Moth Song") to rampaging sheets of sound ("Queen of Angel"). The guitarist's strength is in knowing exactly how far to push the limits of musical tension before allowing the ear a respite. In this band, each player brings a strong sense of composition to the party, allowing them to wrest a kind of terrible beauty from Cline's compositions and some tastefully short group improvisations. Their distinctive personalities permit them to incorporate familiar elements like groove and melody, yet still offer something edgy and new. --Michael RossIn this collection of wiggy compositions and freewheeling improvisations, guitarist Nels Cline collaborates with innovative bassist Mark Dresser, famed jazz drummer Billy Mintz and electric harpist Zeena Parkins. Nels demonstrates his versitility and musicianship on both acoustic and electric guitars, leading this crack ensemble through previously uncharted territories. Nels was named Outstanding Jazz Artist of 1999 by Bam Magazine as well as Best New Genre/Uncategorizable Artist of 1999 at the L.A. Weekly Music Awards.
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