#przemyslaw krys drazek

[dustedmagazine]

Drazek Fuscaldo — June 22 (Astral Spirits/Feeding Tube)

Chicago residents Przemyslaw Krys Drazek and Brent Fuscaldo have been musical partners since 2007, but this is only the second recording to come out under their respective names. It probably won’t be the last, though. About a year ago they retired their old monicker, Mako Sica, after a decade and a half, having concluded that it might not be respectful for a couple Caucasian guys to use a Lakota name. But in recent times their music has charted a growth trajectory, due in no small part to their choice to persistently team up with elder musicians whose presence and example lights a fire to the core duo’s feet.

You don’t invite Hamid Drake, Joshua Abrams, Tatsu Aoki and Thymme Jones into your circle if you feel like coasting. On June 22, each plays with a degree of attunement and imagination that elevates and fills out Drazek and Fuscaldo’s open-ended, skeletal themes with rhythmic undercurrents and nationality-transcending melodic inventions. The duo have also have used a recording methodology, in which live performances are lightly shaped during post-production, that corresponds to the way Abrams records the Natural Information Society. Finally, a poke from Drake resulted in one of the album’s more remarkable aspects, at least in relation to the rest of the Mako Sica discography. After a concert at the Hideout in 2019, the drummer had suggested to Fuscaldo that he incorporate comprehensible messages into his usually wordless singing, which often sounds rather like that of a guy singing remembered fragments from a Gregorian chant while he takes a nighttime stroll past a graveyard with a bad reputation. The way he binds prayerful cadences to reverential sentiments on “Weaving Tongues,” which takes up the LP’s first side, might make it harder to assign such fanciful projections, but it invests the music with a gravity that suits the times in which it was made.

Parts of “Weaving Tongues,” were drawn from the same session at Promusica, a studio situated within a high-end audio component shop, that yielded last year’s Formless CD. The rest of the album comes from a second session held at Electrical Audio just ten days later. Both occurred in December 2020, when concerts weren’t happening in Chicago, so each gathering was a release from the prevailing COVID circumstances, and the push and pull of twinned basses and percussion underneath echo-laden, questing trumpet lines on “The Coyote Messenger” evokes the way that the vibe of the tines tinged even opportunities for genuine liberation with a sense of inhibition.

A word of caution; the vinyl edition of June 22 only contains about half of the album’s music. Side two of the LP contains edited versions of two tracks, and a fourth, the tersely propulsive “Mirror Beams,” can only be heard on the download. So, be sure to cash in that Bandcamp code.

Bill Meyer

[noloveforned]

no love for ned is back on wlur tonight from 8pm until midnight with a new theme! tune in at 8pm to see what will help shape the show this winter. if you can't listen live, you can check out last week's show on mixcloud from now until eternity.

speaking of last week's show, we belatedly wrapped up our fall theme last week. for the past four months we've been starting shows off with songs that mention food. we've heard songs from the memories, yo la tengo, bettie serveert, personal and the pizzas, the b-52's, tuscadero, the flaming lips, peach kelli pop, pavement, men i trust, luna, cibo matto, elf power, teenage fanclub, of montreal, leyna noel, oasis, and warren zevon.

no love for ned on wlur – january 5th, 2024 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label warren zevon // werewolves of london // excitable boy // asylum fraser bell // still spinning // still spinning 7" ep // little lunch barbara manning // don't hold back // charm of yesterday…convenience of tomorrow // ba da bing! uni boys // let's watch a movie // buy this now! // curation wolf girl // get you // every now and then // everything sucks nathy sg // corporate lawyer // nathy sg 7” ep // cowie jaw tyvek // m-39 // overground // ginkgo thee retail simps // rubble // rubble 7" // goodbye boozy sundae painters // in came you // sundae painters // leather jacket mhaol // jack // attachment styles // merge team dresch // molasses in january // hand grenade 7" // kill rock stars circle pit // infinity // bruise constellation // timberyard nighttime // when the wind is blowing // keeper is the heart // ba da bing! simon joyner, michael krassner and fred lonberg holm // my love isn't yours to give away // this is where the ocean begins // grapefruit brian eno and fred again.. // radio // secret life // text matthew sage and zander raymond // it is isn’t it // parayellowgram // moon glyph ambrose akinmusire featuring bill frisell and herlin riley // weighted corners // owl song // nonesuch brent fuscaldo and przemyslaw krys drazek featuring hamid drake, tatsu aoki, thymme jones and joshua abrams // mirror beams // june 22 // feeding tube / astral spirits angelika niescier, tomeka reid and savannah harris // oscillating madness // beyond dragons // intakt tierra whack // chanel pit // chanel pit digital single // interscope evelyn "champagne" king // love come down (12" version) // the essential evelyn "champagne" king // legacy missy elliott // work it // under construction // elektra the young senators // ringing bells (sweet music), pt. 2 // if there's hell below... compilation // numero group joey valence and brae // punk tactics // punk tactics // jvb 2m8o // what trent does // 2m8o // under the gun hazy sour cherry // i need your heart // hazy 7" ep // freak city soundtrack hero no hero // rabbit hole // pacific standard time // subjangle secret shine // temporal // untouched // sarah blue ocean // take a care // fertile state // slumberland hydroplane // we crossed the atlantic // selected songs 1997-2003 // world of echo duster // cigarettes and coffee // remote echoes // numero group

[freethejazzblog]

Free The Jazz Special #01 - Astral Spirits

1 - Kuzu - Fontanelles 1 (edit) (from "Hiljaisuus", 2018 Astral Spirits)

2 - Matthew Lux's Communication Arts Quartet - Camisa Sete (from "Contra/Fact", 2018 Astral Spirits)

3 - Crazy Bread - Chiasto Mirror (edit) (from "Vocoder Divorce", 2018 Astral Spirits)

4 - Tony Irving / Massimo Magee - Blinking, Wheezing & Choking (from "The Fog", 2018 Astral Spirits)

5 - Mako Sica / Hamid Drake - The Old Book (edit) (from "Ronda", 2018 Astral Spirits)

6 - Barker Trio - Ageist (from "Avert Your I", 2018 Astral Spirits)

7 - East of the Valley Blues - Reassemblera (edit) (from "Ressemblera", 2018 Astral Spirits)

8 - Arrington de Dionyso / Ted Byrnes - 2 (from "The Ballot Or The Bullet", 2017 Astral Spirits)

9 - Brandon Lopez - vanitas (from "quoniam facta sum vilis", 2018 Astral Spirits)

10 - William Hooker Trio - Never In Doubt (from "Remembering", 2018 Astral Spirits)

11 - Quin Kirchner - The Ritual (from "The Other Side Of Time", 2018 Astral Spirits)

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