Artist: GERALD CLEAVER
Title: GRIOTS
Label: MEAKUSMA
Format: Vinyl - LP

デトロイト出身でジャズ・ドラマーGERALD CLEAVERの2作目のアルバム、577 RecordsのサブレーベルPositive ElevationとMeakusmaが共同でリリースした作品。故郷デトロイトのエレクトロニック・ミュージックの深遠な世界をさらに探求し、その影響を自身の音楽的背景と融合させています。長年ニューヨークのジャズシーンで主要なドラマー兼作曲家として活躍してきました。『Griots』は即興性をテーマに、多様な影響とアイデアを扱い、時に優しく、時に猛烈な乱れ飛ぶ合成音、FMトーン、ミュートされたドラムマシンを融合させた作品。キューバのジャズピアニスト兼作曲家デビッド・ヴィレレスと、アメリカの作曲家兼トランペット奏者アンブロース・アキンムシレが参加。7トラックに加え、DL Codeにてデジタル限定4トラックが含まれています。

DESCRIPTION
'Riots' is Gerald Cleaver's second electronic album, jointly released by 577 Records sub label Positive Elevation and Meakusma. It sees Cleaver further exploring the depths of electronic music offered by his hometown Detroit, combining those influences with his personal musical background. A jazz drummer. originally from Detroit, Cleaver has for years been one of the leading drummers and composers in New York's jazz scene. Griots is all about spontaneity, dealing with a wide range of influences and ideas, blending them in an at times gentle, at times ferocious flurry of rowdy synthesis, FM tones and muted drum machines. The album is a challenging listen that offers comfort as well as contorted acceptance. It defines the nature of inspiration as circular. Griots also features Cuban jazz pianist and composer David Virelles and American composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Highly original and striking a unique and informed tone, Griots loops psychedelic sounds and rhythmic ideas, adding a version-like feel to it's IDM and club music influences. Its templates are open-ended and shed light on what is going on around us.

This vinyl version contains seven tracks + four digital only tracks that are downloadable upon purchasing a copy.