In Flux

New York Times, Sunday Arts & Leisure February 20, 2005
"It's a record you can point to and say: This is what jazz sounds like now in New York."

Product Description
Ravi Coltrane's Savoy Jazz debut captures the artist confronting change and transition. In turn lyrical and probing, this music is the most profound statement yet from one of jazz's most fascinating contemporary stars.

In Flux

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Average customer rating: His father would be proud,,,,, Mature muscianship plus immagination great saxophone Simply Delicious. You'll Appreciate the Influence AND the He's better than his dad!

In Flux Ravi Coltrane Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Jíbaro One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note I Have the Room Above Her 12 Songs ASIN: B0007GP6AG Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. The Message Part I
2. Coincide
3. Variations III
4. Away
5. Leaving Avignon
6. Blending Times
7. Dear Alice
8. Angular Realms
9. Scram Vamp
10. Variations I
11. United
12. For Zo

Album Description

Ravi Coltrane's Savoy Jazz debut captures the artist confronting change and transition. In turn lyrical and probing, this music is the most profound statement yet from one of jazz's most fascinating contemporary stars.

Customer Reviews:

His father would be proud,,,,,.......2007-02-19

I essentially agree with the previous 2 or 3 reviewers. Can't add much if only to say i was very impressed by the compositions and the
beautiful execution by the group...not overcooked in the least, but just very COOL stuff. Have also seen them recently in concert, which really perked my interest in Ravi.

Mature muscianship plus immagination.......2006-06-14

Ravi Coltrane -- like each of the artist with him on this project -- are the result of years of hard work and growth and this CD really shows each and every one of them at their best. It is difficult to find a studio album in Jazz that demonstrates as much maturity, immagination and collective brilliance as this one does.

Gress has not sounded as good live when I've heard him and the sound and mastering on this CD really helps bring out a nice sound! Despite a slightly out of tune piano, Perdomo is relaxed and inventive in all that he does. Strickland even reminds me a bit of Victor Lewis in Strickland's ability to drive and sustain the entire group without sticking out as if it were *his* album. Lastly, it is an injustice to compare Ravi with his father since Ravi has his own voice in the music and though there is some influence from the elder, it never becomes contrived or blatant. Like the NY Times reviewer said, this is a good example of how the better players are thinking nowadays.

Clearly, there is some great playing and writing going on here and this would have to be one of my picks for this last year (2005). Better late than never I guess.

great saxophone.......2006-02-02

Old bebop style jazz in a 2005 jacket from an all-composing Quartet. A beautiful production of Savoy Records! (FJB/O! 2005)

Ravi Coltrane plays Tenor en soprano saxophone with a sharp but elegant ring to it. Ashly Kahn says in the linernotes that Ravi Coltrane is evolving still and he wonders where it will lead to. I don't know about the evolving bit. This is my first Ravi Coltrane experience. I find it to be more then average. It's melodic with out overdoing. There's a beautiful build up with layer over layer. This craftsmanship leads to the composing depth of an album that keeps on giving. I just stay intrigued by it. The only negative point I can think of is that this album will probably never do as background music.

Niels-Henning once said to me that the great jazzmen are a dying species. I hope Ravi Coltrane is one of the new guys that will prove Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson wrong. A. Kahn has a good point in wondering where it will lead. We have to follow this guy and his excellent quartet!

Simply Delicious. You'll Appreciate the Influence AND the.......2005-11-23

ORIGINALITY of Ravi Coltrane and his quartet. I got this CD after seeing the Ravi Coltrane Quartet live...Oh.MY! It was the first time I'd ever seen them, or heard the music. It is an experience to be had! Please avail yourselves of the opportunity whenever possible...you'll zing the whole way through! Now, about this CD--which is playing right now--It is evident that John's influence is there, without a doubt...And it is EQUALLY evident that Ravi is a Master in his Time, influenced by a variety of music as he came of age [after all, he is named after Master musician Ravi Shankar!]...Wait, I'm delighting in the way Ravi is playing the close to Track 7...it is especially tantalizing to the ear, hearing the alchemy of instrumental response and breathy intent...Ahh Yes! You will appreciate the many innovations, migrations and visionary departures on this CD. It is ripe and rich with flourish in all the right places...A blissful accompaniment morning, noon, night...beyond. Bless the memory of John. Welcome the experience of Ravi...there is ONLY compliment here...no need or desire to compare! Ravi sets a standard all his own.

Treat yourself! Smile why don't you...I can't help it--everytime!

Enjoy,
Bead

He's better than his dad!.......2005-10-09

Longboard Jazzer asks, will he ever top his dad. The answer is yes. To me he's much better. Especially when you consider he's not recorded by the likes of Rudy Van Gelder whose catalogue almost never ceases to disappoint from an audiophile point of view. This record features Drew Gress on bass also. John Coltrane never had a bassist of his talent to play with and the recording engineers from the 50s and 60s obviously were at a loss as how to record a bass instrument. The recording quality is great and the music is hip. I'm a jazz fan but I don't like a lot of jazz, probably not even most jazz. I like this kind of jazz - contemporary jazz. In fact it reminds me of a very good disc called Contemporary Jazz by Branford Marsalis. One difference is that this disc is recorded well, Contemporary Jazz is not. I haven't heard Ravi's other recordings so I can't compare. I like this music and it gets better the more I listen. It's complicated, sophisticated, and not too "out there", but just enough for me.

Average customer rating: So ethereal as to lack any content Massively underrated and ignored 3 vocalists & an excellent producer Drum and Bass with feeling A nearly flawless album

Flux Love Spirals Downwards Manufacturer: Projekt Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Temporal Ever Ardor Idylls Windblown Kiss ASIN: B000009OL4 Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

1. City Moon
2. Alicia
3. Sound Of Waves
4. Psyche
5. Nova
6. By Your Side
7. Ring
8. I'll Always Love You
9. Sunset Bell

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Love Spirals Downwards wouldn't sound out of place in a dance club; languorous synthesizer chords and spookily sweet melodies are complemented by electronic beats at a tempo just fast enough to dance to. On Flux, this is overtly demonstrated by tracks like "Nova," where the repeating tones that open the piece become syncopated with the main beat. The female vocals throughout the album are all appropriately ethereal, but solid enough that they never sound superfluous, especially on "City Moon" (featuring long time vocal collaborator, Suzanne Perry) and "Psyche." The closing song, "Sunset Bell," is the longest on the CD, clocking in at nearly eight minutes, but composer Ryan Lum keeps things interesting by starting simply and becoming progressively more complicated. This style of music is all too often bland, but Love Spirals Downwards opt for a more refreshing, and rewarding, approach. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

So ethereal as to lack any content.......2004-08-01

I purchased this CD on the strength of one track and that turns out to be a mistake. Almost the entire album is so etheral and breathy that it makes no impression. Even ambient, soothing music needs to have enough susbstance to impress a mood and this one fails to meet that standard. This CD is so weak that I would slot it in below ambient. Call it "background music for background music."

Massively underrated and ignored.......2004-06-04

Ignore the weeping LSD fans still trying to get over the fact their favourite band went in a new direction they didn't like.

This album fuses together my favourite elements of music- melodic guitars, brilliant percussion and dreamy soaring vocals. Nova is by far the best track on this album, though they are all good quality, and seemingly unique these days (if anyone knows of anything like this album get in touch!). Sunset Bell is also brilliant provided you listen to it sparingly.

If you enjoy drum and bass- you will like this. If you enjoy spanish guitar- you will like this. If you like strong, but not grating female vocals- you will like this. It's an album that appeals on many levels. So go and buy it and ignore the LSD fans who don't like the electronic feel of the album.

3 vocalists & an excellent producer.......2002-07-06

Many listeners don't seem to realize that there are 3 vocalists on this disc. I actually think that guest vocalist, Kristen Perry, is the real vocal star of this disc, having co-authored and sung two of the most well-formed and poppy numbers -- "Psyche" (which appeared on "Dawson's Creek" in 2001), and "Ring." Suzanne Perry (Kristen's sister and the usual vocalist for LSD) turned in 3 pleasant, though somewhat under-developed performances with "City Moon," "Alicia," and "By Your Side." A third vocalist, Jennifer Ryan Fuller, appears on "Sunset Bell," which is simply a remix of a track from the 1994 LSD album, "Ardor.) Ryan Lum craftily used various samples to fill in the rest of the album -- some even run backwards, as on "Sound of Waves". "Flux" really illustrates how responsible he was for creating the vocal sound for the band, regardless of who he had to work with. All in all, I think Suzanne gets way too much credit considering the acutal input she had on this album. Ryan worked overtime to create these dreamy soundscapes, and he deserves more props!

Drum and Bass with feeling.......2002-06-22

Anyone familiar with the drum and bass style of music knows that one thing it is not usually known for is feelings and emotions. Generally, the goal of the drum and bass musician is to pack the dance floor, not make you contemplate the universe or go drifting away into dreamland.

That is why an album such as "Flux" comes as such a welcome surprise. Many of the songs here fall into the drum and bass style of electronica, with multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lum crafting elegant, if forceful, electronic textures to most of the songs. The keyboards and acoustic guitars build up to an odd combination of sterile, techno beats and lush, emotive musical arrangements, similar to Everything But the Girl's "Tempermental". And, much like Tracy Thorne of EBTG, the true star of this disc is vocalist Suzanne Perry, who adds her unique, beautiful voice to the electronic backdrops.

Perry's vocals seemingly meander in from nowhere in tracks such as City Moon, and carry other tracks such as "Sunset Bell". Rarely can a vocalist achieve a successful mix of emotion, range, and style in their singing, but Perry accomplishes it quite easily on Flux, adding a layer of warmth and comfort to many of the songs throughout the disc.

LSD have managed to create a meaningful, emotional album out of a style of music known more for its beats than its substance, which is no small achievement. Though some of the songs tend to fall into a predictable pattern, the ease and grace with which they bring out the feeling and emotion in each track more than makes up for any deficiencies in the song structures.

A nearly flawless album.......2002-05-13

God knows how I managed to get this great album, but Im glad I did. Being a fan of groups like Lamb, Hooverphonic and Massive Attack I was looking for an album with gorgeous female vocals, but with a more drum n bass approach. So whulst i was looking on the site I noticed a reccomendation for LSD, and i read a few reviews of Flux. It sounded very interesting, and despite having little money I decided to purchase the album - and im glad I did. This is probably my best music buy of 2002 (its much better than that pile of rubbish they called Come With Us by the Chemical Brothers)and just about every song on here is great. My favourite two are 'Nova' which is just sublime, and I love the textures and guitar/ambient sounds. perfect for a relaxing evening/night. The most gorgeous song Ive ever heard finishes the album (bar The Orb's 'Star 6/7/8' which is well worth a listen) is called Sunset Bell. This tune is stunning and is like a wake up call rather than a sunset. Simply a lovely voice crooning 'da da da da - da da da da' it sounds childlike and it is but its much more sophisticated than that. The only part that i dont like in the song is where it almost breaks down into 808 states 'Olympic 90' halfway through - then it carries on in the same earleir vein and is stunning. I cant believe what the world is missing, this duo are very talented. This is showcast on the first two songs 'City Moon' and 'Alicia' - and while the former is really good the latter seems 'Spanishy' mixed with Drum n Bass and doesnt work that well for me ( but i suppose for earlier fans a lot of whom ive seem mention its the best thing on 'Flux' like it the best cos its the most representative of their older material) so I gave the album 4 stars cos of that. Its not bad at all just not as good as the other 8 tracks. Another track that many will see as a standout is 'Ring' - if you like this stuff I reccomend 'Hooverphonic' , 'The Orb', 'Talvin Singh' and 'Lamb' - this is a very worthy CD which takes pride of place in my Cs collection

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5. Martyrs
6. False Projection
7. Serpent
8. Above the Crippled Earth
9. Enemy Within
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7. Fleabitten Cat
8. From Maine Nights To Sodium Lights
9. The Cumulus Corridor
10. Resolution
11. Los Endos/Hairless Heart (Genesis)

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