REVIEW: AKA MOON - IN REAL TIME

 

AKA MOON - IN REAL TIME (Carbon 7 Recs. - 2001): This is the newest release from Belgian experimental outfit Aka Moon. A great experimental release from this trio (along with keyboard player Fabian Fiorini this time) that has no boundaries ( in fact after listening to a couple of their songs you will find out that the three musicians are truly virtuosos). The mix of disimilar styles as jazz, fusion, rock, eastern sounding melodies are what gives this band their unique personality. In fact Fabrizio Cassol is an amazing saxophonist that has great improvisational skills and the ever changing foundation conformed by Stéphane Galland (drums) and Michel Hatzigeorgiou on bass (who demonstrates that bass playing can be stretched beyond some limits that bassist sometimes create) along with Fiorini on keyboards make enough room for everybody to show what they know about their instruments. The first composition (that was done for ballet) is called "In Real Time" and is divided in seven parts which are really independent one from each other but at the time are closely related. I think this realice is for open minded persons that are not afraid of listening new things and merging of styles. I have not listened all the others Aka Moon´s Recs. But if they have this quality I would love to have them all in my CDs collection. This is an essential recording. Contact: carbon7records@compuserve.com