This is the second in a series of archival, previously unreleased demo material. These "idea stage" demos were taken from the Gray Head Sessions, September 2011 and were augmented and mixed in 2020.
Released by The Library, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. Mixed by Jon Du Bose at The Library. Drums for "Emprise Sur" recorded in 2020 by Robert Knox, Dallas, Texas, USA.
credits
released June 13, 2020
(Jon Du Bose) - Guitars, Bass Guitar
(Robert Knox) - Drums on "Emprise Sur"
("Monkey" Juan Puente) - Drums on "The Groove Cat and the Moldy Fig"
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WOW! This is excellent stuff! Is it Jazz, is it Prog, is it something else? Just don't care, this is groovy and f***ing complex at the same time. Foot tapping and headbanging in weird signatures. Frank Hadlich
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"Oculus" has quickly become one of my favorite Markus Reuter releases. Markus used a different Oculus grid structure for each track here to limit what each of the musicians could play during each of the improvisations. These inherent limitations eliminated the cliche "licks" that usually occur for many musicians during improvisation. All of the musicians involved are amazing and worked together here perfectly. For listeners who like innovative music that pushes boundaries, this is a must. Jerry F
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Well, Tarasque is a bit, innit? But the whole album just has its own ... space ... universe? ... that it defines and owns. If you thought these musicians knew what the word "boundary" meant, think again. This is well outside.
Experimental jams. Gorgeous production. Peter Jones