Released in 2020, A Separation of Beingthe third album of the JOYFULTALK project by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jay Crocker, seems very wise in comparison to the chaotic and jovial Familiar Science. Gone are the minimalist works rich in synthetic sounds of the first albums, no more rigor of repetitive rhythms. Make way for the spontaneity of free jazz, the acrobatics of jazz fusion, unpredictability, explosiveness! Claiming to be inspired by Ornette Coleman (and perhaps a bit of Uzeb, in the guitar motifs of Body Stone opening and the title track), Crocker and his ensemble of musicians from the Calgary scene (apart from Nicola Miller, saxophonist, beautifully lyrical on Ballad in 9) offer abundant amalgams between jazz and experimental rock fed on synthesizers, alternating spiritual harmonies enhanced by choirs and deafening explosions of rhythms and guitars, as on Particle Riot and Hagiography at the end of the album. In concert on June 14, at 9:30 p.m., on the bill at the Suoni Per Il Popolo festival.
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