{"id":216,"date":"2018-11-04T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inonthecorner.com\/?p=216"},"modified":"2018-11-04T15:40:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T19:40:43","slug":"michael-formanek-elusion-quartet-devin-drobkas-bell-dance-songs-jakob-bro-master-oogway-and-satoko-fujii-and-alister-spence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inonthecorner.com\/michael-formanek-elusion-quartet-devin-drobkas-bell-dance-songs-jakob-bro-master-oogway-and-satoko-fujii-and-alister-spence\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Formanek & Elusion Quartet, Devin Drobka’s Bell Dance Songs, Jakob Bro, Master Oogway, and Satoko Fujii and Alister Spence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Formanek & Elusion Quartet – Time Like This (Intakt Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"There is an ominous cloud permeating Time Like This<\/em>, the new and first release by bassist and composer Michael Formanek with his group Elusion Quartet. Titles such as “The New Normal”, “This May Get Ugly”, and “The Soul Goodbye” speak loudly about our current political predicament. That said, it’s hard to imagine music being made since November 2016 to be anything but glum.<\/p>\n

The seven Formanek originals on the album also exude a density and complexity, all while leaving ample room for this top-shelf ensemble of saxophonist Tony Malaby, pianist Kris Davis, and percussionist Ches Smith to freely emote and explore, in a way not dissimilar to Coltrane Quartet’s “Alabama” \u2026 as they do on the album opener “Down 8 Up 5”.<\/p>\n

Serious times call for serious measures and bearing witness and commiserating are crucial first steps in exacting socio-political change. Formanek and company have done so with their art at the absolute highest level on Time Like This<\/em> and for that, this listener is most appreciative.<\/p>\n

learn more at Intakt Records<\/a> and buy at your local record store, bandcamp<\/a>, or Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n