| Inhabitants
continue to push forward into new sonic territory with "A
Vacant Lot", their third full-length on Drip Audio. Spacious
and expressive, the new album explores the dynamic relationship between
chaos and form through experimental sound, intuitive group interplay and
instrumental composition. There is new diversity in the music; rich textured
landscapes augmented by electronics and feedback are contrasted with moments
of intimate acoustic minimalism. A reflective mood pervades the new landscape
Inhabitants occupy on A Vacant Lot, their improvisations and compositions
permeated with an uncommon, yet alluring lyricism.
Formed in 2004, Vancouver's Inhabitants have ascended
to become one of Canada's most prominent creative music ensembles. In
2009, Inhabitants were nominated for a Juno Award
for 'Instrumental Album of the Year', a National Jazz Award
for 'Electric Group of the Year' and a Western Canadian Music
Award for 'Instrumental Recording of the Year'! Their singular
approach defies genre, melding jazz, rock, noise and free improvisation
with new perspective. Trumpeter JP Carter, guitarist Dave Sikula, bassist
Pete Schmitt and drummer Skye Brooks find a rare cohesiveness in Inhabitants,
cultivated from years of musical collaboration in groups like Fond of
Tigers, Copilots, Carsick, DarkBlueWorld, The NOW Orchestra and Tony Wilson's
6tet.
Press:
"...an unpredictable affair, and that's
what makes it so good." - Foxy Digitalis
"...indescribably rich and odd..."
- Pop Matters
"...displays music chops, a sense
of fun, and a deep connection to the droning soundscapes they create."
- Music Emissions
"...exceptional music that draws together
textured improvisation and striking melodies." - Signal
to Noise
"...evoking dreams, undersea life,
and, musically, perhaps, the more ethereal offerings of the German label
ECM or the chilly, reflective electro-jazz of the Norwegian group Supersilent."
- The Georgia Straight
"...even while the music sounds contemporary,
with the swirl of styles — jazz, electronic, drums and bass, metal,
noise — it comes out as post-modern improvisation with a poetic sense
of its own." - The Squid's Ear
"...a quite coherent and unique musical
vision." - Free Jazz
"A kick ass album." - Left
Hip
"...an unpredictable affair, and that's
what makes it so good." - Foxy Digitalis
"Inhabitants craft a wicked brew,
blending cathartic noise, solid rhythmic patterns and deft melodic passages."
- Exclaim!
"It's one of those CDs you rediscover each time you listen to it."
- FFWD Weekly
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Review: The Squid's Ear
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Review: The Georgia Straight
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Review: The Whole Note (Scroll Down!)
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Review: Paris Transatlantic Magazine
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Review: Pop Matters
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Review: Signal To Noise
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Review: Foxy Digitalis
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Review: Left Hip
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Review: Textura
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Review: Exclaim!
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Review: FFWD
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Review: Lubricity
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Review: The Sound Projector
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Review: Music Emissions
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Review : Free Jazz
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Review: Monsieur Délire
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Review: Clouds and Clocks
Links:
myspace.com/inhabitants
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