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Phalanx Ambassadors
| Label | Pi Recordings – PI81 |
| Format | CD, Album |
| Barcode | 0808713008128 |
| Country | US |
| Released | 31 May 2019 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Style | Avant-garde Jazz |
Phalanx Ambassadors is the latest release from pianist/keyboardist/composer Matt Mitchell, whom PopMatters calls "the most complete and well-integrated improvising pianist of the last 15 years." They also called his prior release, A Pouting Grimace, "brilliant and varied. animated by breathtaking compositional imagination and startling arrangements." His bold new release features works that burst forth with intricate detail, featuring precise execution of complex polyrhythms and irrational meters, adventurous harmonic exploration and otherworldly melodies. While rigorously structured, the music leaves ample room for varied layers of improvisation. The eponymously-named band - with Mitchell on piano and keyboards, Miles Okazaki on guitars, Patricia Brennan on vibraphone and marimba, Kim Cass on bass, and Kate Gentile on drums, along with producer David Torn - immerse themselves completely in Mitchells idiosyncratic sound world, creating music that eludes genre boundaries and comparisons.
| 1 | Stretch Goal | 6:25 |
| 2 | Taut Pry | 1:45 |
| 3 | Zoom Romp | 1:26 |
| 4 | Phasic Haze Ramps | 15:53 |
| 5 | S S G G | 5:00 |
| 6 | Be Irreparable | 5:43 |
| 7 | Mind Aortal Cicatrix | 9:24 |
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Kim Cass
Artwork [Art & Design] – Kate Gentile
Composed By [All Compositions By] – Matthew Tily Mitchell
Drums, Percussion – Kate Gentile
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars], Acoustic Guitar – Miles Okazaki
Executive-Producer – Seth Rosner
Executive-Producer – Yulun Wang
Mixed By, Mastered By – David Torn
Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Prophet-6] – Matt Mitchell
Producer [Produced By] – David Torn
Producer [Produced By] – Matt Mitchell
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Shubham Mondal
Recorded By [Engineered By] – Daniel Goodwin
Vibraphone, Marimba – Patricia Brennan
Artwork [Art & Design] – Kate Gentile
Composed By [All Compositions By] – Matthew Tily Mitchell
Drums, Percussion – Kate Gentile
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars], Acoustic Guitar – Miles Okazaki
Executive-Producer – Seth Rosner
Executive-Producer – Yulun Wang
Mixed By, Mastered By – David Torn
Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Prophet-6] – Matt Mitchell
Producer [Produced By] – David Torn
Producer [Produced By] – Matt Mitchell
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Shubham Mondal
Recorded By [Engineered By] – Daniel Goodwin
Vibraphone, Marimba – Patricia Brennan
Recorded at The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY, December 13-14, 2018
Mixed and mastered at Cell Labs East, Bearsville, NY
Mixed and mastered at Cell Labs East, Bearsville, NY
Barcode (On sticker) – 8 08713 00812 8
Matrix / Runout – PI81 6745-CD-2948 19-098-05-2
Mastering SID Code – IFPI LY89
Mould SID Code – IFPI L820
Matrix / Runout – PI81 6745-CD-2948 19-098-05-2
Mastering SID Code – IFPI LY89
Mould SID Code – IFPI L820