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INTAKT RECORDS

GOLDEN VALLEY IS NOW

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Details

Artist
ANDERSON / KING / TABORN
Format
CD
Label
INTAKT RECORDS
Released
Sep 20, 2019
Catalog #
ITK325.2
UPC
7640120193256

About

Golden Valley is Now is a sensational supergroup a quarter century in the making. The band unites Reid Anderson (electric bass, electronics) and Dave King (acoustic and electronic drums) who make up 2/3 of the band The Bad Plus - one of the most popular contemporary acts in jazz in the past decade - with the highly acclaimed Craig Taborn (synthesizers, electric and acoustic piano). Reid Anderson, Dave King, Craig Taborn: the start of this intimate fellowship, also a narrative showing the invaluable role of friendship in music that dates back to the early 80's. At the forefront are songs based on a pop sensibility, played live without sequencers and delivered by gifted improvisers and instrumentalists, avoiding the muscular gestures of soloist free-styling and improvisatory fireworks and thus making wisdom audible: the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. They all put themselves in the service of compact songs in which the overall sound itself becomes the event. The power and magic of this musical statement lies in the modus operandi of the soloists' restraint and a precise finger-tip feeling for the textures and dynamics of the songs. The fusion of acoustic and electronic elements, resonating melodies and a punchy production aesthetic characterize the band's sound. Whether calmly fluid or eruptive, Golden Valley Is Now's finely tuned music is beautifully direct and is a declaration of love to the song.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 City Diamond 05:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    City Diamond
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  2. 2 Sparklers and Snakes 03:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sparklers and Snakes
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    David King
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  3. 3 Song One 07:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Song One
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  4. 4 This Is Nothing 06:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    This Is Nothing
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  5. 5 High Waist Drifter 02:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    High Waist Drifter
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    David King
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  6. 6 Polar Heroes 04:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    Polar Heroes
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  7. 7 You Might Live Here 05:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    You Might Live Here
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  8. 8 Solar Barges 05:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Solar Barges
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    David King
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  9. 9 Hwy 1000 04:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Hwy 1000
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King
  10. 10 The End of the World 02:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    The End of the World
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Reid Anderson
    Performer
    Reid Anderson, Craig Taborn, David King