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The Moritz Von Oswald Trio operates at the bleeding edges where musical lineages collide. Feeling for the shared heartbeat that pulses through dub, techno and jazz, it seeks out points of contact before exploding them outward into hypnotic explorations of rhythm, texture and tone. After two previous studio albums and one live album on Honest Jon's, the Trio — Moritz von Oswald, Max Loderbauer (NSI / Sun Electric) and Sasu Ripatti (Vladislav Delay / Luomo) — returns with Fetch. Fetch further cements the Moritz Von Oswald Trio's status as a unique voice in modern electronic music — as supple, intuitive and alive as the most exploratory of jazz. Recorded in August 2011, Fetch finds von Oswald, Loderbauer and Ripatti in a darker and more driving mood than on previous albums. As with their previous recordings, at the roots of the Trio's third studio album lie the same concerns which informed von Oswald's pioneering work with Mark Ernestus as Basic Channel, Maurizio and Rhythm & Sound. Many of the sonic signatures persist — silvery clouds of reverb; heavily effected dub chords; the grounding rumble of sub 8208;bass; motifs repeated and twisted to every angle. Yet Fetch is an altogether more ambitious vision than anything the Trio has released to date.
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I bought this album on the strength that M V Oswald does a lot of album mastering for the Honest Jon's label, and I liked the sound of it on Spotify. I was really impressed when I listened to the album at night on my own sat between my speakers. It sounds like a combination of jazz, dub and techno to my simple ears. There's lots of texture in the album, I think new sounds will be heard on each subsequent listen. Definitely an album to listen to from start to finish without any interruptions, like with all good music.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
If you know the other MVO Trio LPs then you'll know exactly what to expect
25 Jun 2012
Format:Audio CD
Despite what some of the (long-winded) blurb about this record has said, "Fetch" is more of the same from the Moritz Von Oswald Trio. Maybe this one's a little more live-sounding, maybe a little more improvised, but it follows exactly the same pattern as the previous albums i.e. four long abstract pieces. In fact, all four tracks run into one another and to be honest (without looking at the CD player display) it's difficult to tell where one ends and another begins. A bit of trumpet on the opener "Jam" gives us just a touch of much-needed warmth. "Club" as the title suggests, is as up-tempo as it gets - but it's hardly going to be filling out the dancefloor of a club near you any time soon. "Yangissa", the track used to trailer the LP courtesy of the Honest Jon's sampler is probably the least accessible track of all.
Needless to say "Fetch" is immaculately well-produced and housed in yet another awesome Will Bankhead sleeve - which probably earns the record another star in itself for attention to detail not seen since the heyday of Peter Saville.
Overall, is it any good? Well, it's experimental. Is it entertaining? Well I'm still forcing myself to listen to it to be honest. There are moments of sonic genius here, but then there are moments of sonic genius on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and that's a hell of a lot more entertaining. I can't say I haven't tried with this, but sorry to say that Moritz is a shadow of his former Basic Channel self - check the work of his former BC partner Mark Ernestus instead (also available on the Honest Jons label) - it's loads better than this.
In a word - laboured.
Needless to say "Fetch" is immaculately well-produced and housed in yet another awesome Will Bankhead sleeve - which probably earns the record another star in itself for attention to detail not seen since the heyday of Peter Saville.
Overall, is it any good? Well, it's experimental. Is it entertaining? Well I'm still forcing myself to listen to it to be honest. There are moments of sonic genius here, but then there are moments of sonic genius on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and that's a hell of a lot more entertaining. I can't say I haven't tried with this, but sorry to say that Moritz is a shadow of his former Basic Channel self - check the work of his former BC partner Mark Ernestus instead (also available on the Honest Jons label) - it's loads better than this.
In a word - laboured.
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