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ROAM THE HELLO CLOUDS - Near Misses
Scape
CD // £10.99
JAZZ / RELATED
Released: Aug 2007
Catalogue Number: SC45CD
Estimated time of shipping: 1-3 days

ROAM THE HELLO CLOUDS - Near Misses, Scape

Although you're likely to have never heard of Roam the Hello Clouds before, there's a good chance that one or more of their members have crossed your musical path on numerous occasions. An Aussie three piece made up of Laurence Pike (the drummer in Aussie jazz-tronic experimentalists Triosk, post rockers Pivot and interestingly, with Prefuse 73), laptop man Dave Miller (of Pivot) and respected trumpeter Phil Slater - they initially got together for a one off performance, but as soon as they realised how well they worked together they booked themselves into the studio. 'Near Misses' is the result of a single day of improvisation in the studio, but across ten tracks the band manage to distil everything that really works in electronic jazz. It's a tricky genre and one that all too often ends up sounding overworked and pretentious, but what makes 'Near Misses' such a hit is that it feels like the three musicians had a really good time putting these pieces together. A good comparison might be David Moufang's essential Conjoint project or indeed Pike's Triosk project, but Roam the Hello Clouds is a much more bass-heavy experiment and that is eventually what endears it to the Scape label. Although Scape has experimented with jazz before, this is probably their most out-and-out jazz record to date, but the backbone of electrically charged dub is ever present and I must say the basslines on 'Near Misses' really hold the record together more than any of its other ingredients. With clouds of Pike's glockenspiel floating over laptop hiccups, tight percussion and Phil Slater's incredible horn-work (think 'Bitches Brew' era Miles and you'll be on the right track) this is the collision many of us have been waiting for and thankfully never sinks into the world of coffee table lounge music. An album worthy of the experimental jazz heritage of Chicago, this should appeal to hardened Scape fans and jazz heads alike. Recommended.

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