#2032 『Mike Sopko, Bill Laswell, Tyshawn Sorey / On Common Ground』
Text by Kayo Fushiya 伏谷佳代
BSMF-5106
2021年1月29日発売予定
Bill Laswell (bass)
Mike Sopko (guitar)
Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
〈tracks〉
1.Upward Collapse
2.Oracle
3.Parascience
4.Incantation
5.Equation
Total time; 54:47
Recorded @ Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
Engineering: James Dellatacoma
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper @ Turtle Tone Studio, NY
Artist photos: Nathan West
Artwork: Yoko Yamabe @ Randesign
*日本語
タイトル名 “On Common Ground”が示すとおり、インストゥルメンタリストとして卓越した３人が織りなす、シームレスな音宇宙。激しく奔流するパワー・トリオだが、背後に一本筋の通った洗練があるのは、さすがビル・ラズウェルというべきか。ロックの瞬発力とジャズのイディオムがみごとに合体、しなやかに移動してゆく収斂地点。類まれな聴覚センスが縦横に張り巡らされているため、メタリックな圧のコードもミュートもダブもことごとくが有機的。エッジィかつ知的、夥しい音数ながら三人三様のリラックスした抜け感が心地よい。絶えざるグルーヴが身体を揺さぶり続けるが一向に疲れない。むしろ響きの渦へと没入してゆく覚醒感が静謐さを生むほど。とりわけ、リズムセクションとギターが描く磁力線が両極化するほどにいや増す粘着質の魅力。豊富な音波が寄せては退いてゆくアッセンブラ―ジュ ”Parascience” （track.3）を挟む、”Oracle” （track.2）と ”Incantation” （track.4）のファンキーなベースライン、ドラムによる波動の連鎖、異なる時間軸を独歩しつつ強烈な彩色を焼きつけるギター、の一連のシークエンスは聴き応えがある。ふとした間合いに香気と成熟の滲む大人のフリー・ジャズ・ロック。（*文中敬称略）
*English
As album title “On Common Ground” indicates, a seamless sonic universe is created by three distinct instrumentalists, Mike Sopko(guitar), Bill Laswell(bass), and Tyshawn Sorey(ds). This power trio sometimes rushes violently each other; however, consistent sophistication lies behind, as may be expected of Bill Laswell’s long career. The instantaneous force of rock taste and free jazz idioms brilliantly come together shifting flexibly its sonic convergent point. Thanks to each musician’s rare acoustic sensibility spreading overall dimensions, electric finishing like strong pressed metallic guitar cord, mute, dubb resonates naturally; hard-edged simultaneously intellectual; an effortless feel in each player’s way regardless of profuse flood of notes. Incessant groove keeps swaying our body, but it never makes us fatigued. Rather, a sense of awakening toward the core of the sonic vortex invokes stillness. Above all, the more two lines of magnetic force -one is by rhythm section and another is by the guitar- make a good contrast, the more increased adhesive force of music. A sequence from “Oracle”(track.2) to “Incantation” (track.4), which tucks “Parascience” (track.3) -restless wave of abundant experimental phrases- in between, is well worth hearing, where we can get into the spirit of the funky stuck bass line by Laswell, a chain of variant circulation by Sorey, and a self-reliant guitar play by Sopko which moves on different space-time burning intense coloration in the air. It is matured free-jazz-rock music that affects an air of sensual bitter taste even in an unexpected moment. (*titles omitted)
〈links〉
https://www.mod-technologies.com/
https://www.mikesopko.com/
https://tyshawnsorey.com/
