Hi, --- zsteiner@butler.edu escribió: > > The approach to EM seems quite different, more

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improv-oriented and with a certain 70's Miles-flavor. The Masada melodies almost seem an excuse to develop improvisational ideas.

Isn't that what most improv based music is about?

I guess I must say yes if you're referring to idiomatic forms of improvisation, like jazz and derivates. The European free improv scene is quite away from those settings for instance, as is the AMM and most of Erstwhile-related musicians (if not all). At

least ones that use a melodic or chordal reference for the improvisations. Isn't that what the quartet does?

Yes. I meant in comparison with Bar Kokhba, where everything is much more sheet-based. Didn't Miles use a riff or simple melody as an

excuse to develop improvisational ideas in the 70s?

I never meant "excuse" in a negative sense. I'll better use "point of departure".

Is this what you mean by your comparison? Or do you mean that they share instrumentation and aesthetics?

Perhaps both things. The EM approach reminds me of Miles Black Beauty-era in terms of instrumentation and occasional aggressivity.

I find the fidelity incredible. I don't know what more one could expect from a live recording. It's remarkably clear and has lots of detail to mix. Most of my friends who have it were scratching their heads when first listening saying "I thought this was live." It sounds like a studio album at times, at least our ears.

I can't complain about the sound quality either.

It does break new ground, but it is a fun album. It's still Masada, but it is enough different (for me) that it was well worth the purchase.

I admit is sounds quite different from the rest of Masada incarnations. It's just a personal thing, probably boredom. Best, Efrén del Valle n.p: L. Subramaniam "En Concert" __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! - 6 MB, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.yahoo.es