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William Hooker ││ │ Title.... The Distance Between Us ││ │ Label.... Knitting Factory ││ │ Cat. Nr.. none ││ │ Year..... 1998 ││ │ Genre.... Jazz ││ │ Rip Date. 000-00-0000 ││ │ Rls Date. Oct-18-2002 ││ │ Size..... 80,2 MB ││ │ Tracks... 07 ││ │ Length... 58:21 min ││ │ Ripper... ms_jazz ││ │ Source... CDDA ││ │ Grabber.. ││ │ Encoder.. FHG/Radium 1.263 ││ │ Quality.. 192KBps / 44.1Khz / Joint-Stereo ││ │ ││ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│──────-· ││ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ ││ │ R E L E A S E C O M M E N T S │┐ ││ └─────────────────────────────────┘└─────────────────────────────│──┐ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│───┘ │ ││ │ Artist ││ │ ││ │ Working on the periphery of the jazz world since he moved ││ │ to New York in 1974, William Hooker's kinetically ││ │ charged, free-time drumming style and spoken word poetry ││ │ have been matched with some of the finest improvising ││ │ talent across generations and stylistic boundaries. From ││ │ solo explorations to collaborations with Billy Bang, Lee ││ │ Ranaldo, and DJ Olive, Hooker's music has surfaced on a ││ │ smattering of independently minded record labels aiming ││ │ to document some of the most distinctive musicians ││ │ working this indefinable terrain. ││ │ ││ │ Born in New Britain, CT, on June 18, 1946, William Hooker ││ │ initially approached the drum kit with reluctance. ││ │ Hesitancy was soon replaced by commitment, however, and ││ │ at age 12, he was getting his first taste of performing, ││ │ supporting the Isley Brothers, Dionne Warwick, and Gary ││ │ "U.S." Bonds as a member of the Flames. In college, he ││ │ enrolled in a course on 20th Century Composers, writing a ││ │ paper on the atonal music of Alban Berg. Combined with an ││ │ independent study of the jazz albums on Blue Note ││ │ Records, the drummer was ensured a unique music ││ │ education. Local musicians like the tenor saxophonist Al ││ │ Pitts and bassist Bob Snell provided more practical ││ │ tutelage. Hooker eventually made a trek out to the West ││ │ Coast with his good friend Tyrone Lampkin (future drummer ││ │ for Parliament/Funkadelic), an eye-opening experience for ││ │ the young musician. While he was disappointed by the lack ││ │ of ability on the jazz scene as a whole, the radical ││ │ consciousness of the period led to his initial attempts ││ │ at "free" playing. Hooker moved back to Hartford, CT, ││ │ where he lived briefly before heading to New York in ││ │ 1974. ││ │ ││ │ In his new home, the drummer quickly established himself ││ │ amongst the city's jazz, loft scene. The new jazz of ││ │ Delmark and Actuel BYG began replacing the Blue Note ││ │ Records in his collection. Unable to find a label for ││ │ himself, Hooker established the non-profit Reality Unit ││ │ Concepts to fund his debut, 1978's Is Eternal Life, a ││ │ collection of solo, duo, and trio performances with ││ │ prominent tenor saxophonists David Murray and David S. ││ │ Ware and altoist Jemeel Moondoc. Hooker spent much of the ││ │ 1980s hard at work, performing with a number of his own ││ │ ensembles. Rather than establishing a regular unit, the ││ │ drummer drew from a community of musicians that included ││ │ trumpeter Lewis Barnes, saxophonists Blaise Siwula and ││ │ Charles Compo, pianist Mark Hennen, and guitarist Jesse ││ │ Henry. Sadly, little of the music he made during the ││ │ decade found its way onto records. It wasn't until the ││ │ early '90s that more outlets became available. Hooker's ││ │ work emerged on independent labels like Knitting Factory, ││ │ Silkheart, and Homestead. The drummer began receiving ││ │ increasing attention from the underground rock sector. ││ │ Fans and artists of post-punk and indie rock were turning ││ │ their ear toward experimental and improvised music, ││ │ including the sort of free jazz Hooker performed. Sonic ││ │ Youth's Thurston Moore, a longtime admirer of the genre, ││ │ released the drummer's Subconscious album (1994) on his ││ │ Ecstatic Peace label. Hooker soon began performing with ││ │ younger musicians beyond the immediate scope of jazz ││ │ (oftentimes at Knitting Factory jams). Shamballa (1993) ││ │ pits Hooker's fiery drumming against the unkempt feedback ││ │ bursts of Moore and the calculated guitar electronics of ││ │ Elliot Sharp. Envisioning (1994) captures an improv date ││ │ with Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo that includes spoken word ││ │ segments. The duo was joined by the ecstatic electric ││ │ harp work of Zeena Parkins for the date that produced ││ │ 1995's the Gift of Tongues. Hooker also brought ││ │ electronics into his music, collaborating with Brian ││ │ Doherty, Doug Walker, and Gert-Jan Prins, and ││ │ turntablists DJ Olive (on 1995's Armageddon and 1997's ││ │ Mindfulness) and Christian Marclay (2000's Bouquet). ││ │ ││ │ Album ││ │ ││ │ William Hooker may be a jazz drummer, but he certainly ││ │ does not feel constrained to play only jazz. His new ││ │ release ranges from a meditation for drums and voice to a ││ │ suite of free jazz to two cover versions of a song by ││ │ avant-rock cult favorite Sonic Youth. ││ │ ││ │ Sometimes Hooker propels the other musicians without ││ │ using a definite beat. Instead he anchors the music with ││ │ a rumbling carpet. But he's equally at home driving the ││ │ other musicians with a steady rock beat. However he's ││ │ handling the beat, his handling of the drums is ││ │ consistent: He overpowers them. Even when he's playing ││ │ with a light touch, the force behind Hooker's drumming is ││ │ apparent. The potential for explosion is never far from ││ │ the surface. ││ │ ││ │ Hooker's drumming is the only constant on this album, ││ │ which apparently has something for everyone. "The Gates" ││ │ features Hooker's wordless singing -- vocalizing of drum ││ │ sounds might be a more appropriate description -- ││ │ accompanied only by his drumming. It sounds almost like a ││ │ meditation that Hooker might engage in while walking down ││ │ the street to his next gig. Then the standard "Pure ││ │ Imagination" opens with some pretty playing by pianist ││ │ Mark Hennen that maintains the introspective spirit of ││ │ the first piece. This is the piece for the lover of quiet ││ │ piano jazz. ││ │ ││ │ "Because of You" is for the rock & rollers in the ││ │ audience. It's got that hard-rock edge with all of the ││ │ hallmarks of an excellent rock performance: tension and ││ │ release, sexual innuendo and more electric guitars than ││ │ you could bang a drum at. The next four tracks make up ││ │ the "Sensor Suite," which is, at times, introspective, ││ │ extroverted, challenging and lovely. The disc ends with a ││ │ quieter, almost soft-rock rendition of "Because of You" ││ │ and a compositions for drums. ││ │ ││ │ Underneath the whole is Hooker's drumming, always ││ │ propelling, always worth listening to in its own right. ││ │ ││ │ William Hooker - Drums ││ │ Brian Doherty - Guitar, Electronics ││ │ Lewis Barnes - Trumpet ││ │ Charles Compo - Reeds ││ │ Jesse Henry - Bass, Guitar ││ │ Gisburg - Vocals ││ │ Mark Hennen - Piano ││ │ Sabir Mateen - Reeds ││ │ Ed Flynn - Guitar ││ │ Dan Lilly - Guitar ││ │ ││ │ ││ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│──────-· ││ ┌─────────────────────┐ ││ │ T R A C K L i S T │┐ ││ └─────────────────────┘└─────────────────────────────────────────│──┐ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│───┘ │ ││ │ [01] the gates [04:26] ││ │ [02] pure imagination [06:20] ││ │ [03] because (of you)-dimension 1 [09:58] ││ │ [04] sensor suite-ageless-exact days-dilemma [18:51] ││ │ [05] sensor suite-unknown tongues [08:52] ││ │ [06] because (of you)-dimension 2 [07:50] ││ │ [07] ear (from h) [02:04] ││ │ ││ │ Total Playtime : [58:21] ││ │ ││ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│─────-· ││ ┌─────────────────────┐ ││ │ G R O U P N E W S │┐ ││ └─────────────────────┘└────────────────────────────────────────│───┐ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│──┘ │ ││ │ MiNDSCAPE is one of the oldest MP3 groups in the scene. ││ │ Started in 1997, MS soon become one of the best and most ││ │ loved Electronic groups. ││ │ ││ │ MiNDSCAPE is your source for everything MP3. ││ │ We aim to bring nothing but quality releases. ││ │ So therefore, we need rippers who also know the meaning of ││ │ the quality over quantity. ││ │ ││ │ Think you can benifit a great MP3 group?. 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