Potlatch - Live at Fabrica
Potlatch is a free jazz octet directed by bassist Pedro Roxo. It is in the tradition of AACM and other 70s style experimenters. Live at Fabrica is a nice representation of this group and exhibits in three tracks their impressive talent at making meaning out of chaos. The first track is a relatively short effort of noise that doesn’t really say much to me. However “Narngis”, being just as frantic, shows a lot of thought and imagination in this manic piece. However my favorite one is the middle track also titled “Potlatch” which takes a different route altogether.. It is a pastoral effort of sparse tones that are beautifully intuitive. This is one of the better avant-garde jazz albums that you can find free and legal on the internet.
The album is available from Insubordinations netlabel in 320kbps MP3.
