Energetic and assertive jazzcore improv from Portuguese guitarist Luis Lopes' long-running Humanization 4Tet with saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and the near-telepathic rhythm section of Aaron Gonzalez on double bass and Stefan Gonzalez on drums, in an album recorded in the studio in front of an audience in New Orleans during their 2018 tour, finding the band in formidable form.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2020 Country: Portugal Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded at Marigny Studios, in New Orleans, Louisiana,on June 29th, 2018, by Rick Nelson.
"It took some time (Live in Madison, the previous release of this Luso-American band, dates back from 2013), but here is the much expected fourth album by Portuguese guitarist Luis Lopes' Humanization 4tet. With tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and the Gonzalez brothers Aaron and Stefan playing the double bass and the drum kit, respectively, the quartet goes further into the territory they decided to explore, the one discovered by them 12 years ago on the crack between the free jazz tradition and what we now call jazzcore - meaning jazz feeded by the energy and the distorted, feedbacked sound of punk and metal.
Last year's tour of the group (2018) in the United States resulted in this new opus recorded in front of an audience at Marigny Studios New Orleans with all the vitality and truth of a live session. Being the most persistent of all Lopes' projects (like Lisbon-Berlin Trio, Guillotine, Noise Solo, Love Song and more), it's also the more collective-driven, and that's why Luis Lopes only signs a composition, among two by Amado, two by Aaron Gonzalez and one by Stefan, mixed with Bill Lee's song dedicated to Eddie Harris. And yes, this is free music you can jump and dance to, acid like a lemon, but joyful as a post-party sunrise."-Clean Feed