REVIEW: M3 - UN EAR THING

 

M3 - UN EAR THING (Sublingual Records, 2001):

Technical data:

Recorded at PlayRooMuzik

Recorded, Mixed and Edited by M3

Digital Mastering by Pete Araya.

Track List: 1- Crossing Guard, 2- Mobile, 3- Batique Space, 4- Occultation, 5- Then I Walked Further On, 6- Code Gate, 7- Impregnant, 8- Crooked Mile, 9- Triangular 1, 10- Triangular 2, 11- Plow

M3 is an improvisational trio consisting in Roger Miller on bass and electronics systems/looping and drums, Laurence Miller on drums and Benjamin Miller on guitar, arch-top guitar and drums. The musiuc here is really spontaneous and at the same time has great coherence among the three musicians, creating passages that go from really hevay like on the first track "Crossing Guard", to almost ambient sounding ones in the next track "Mobile". I find this trio an experimental group that is far more interesting than most of the other outfits that are out there because their ideas are better presented and they have achieved great results here. It is interesting to see how while Benjamin and Roger create weird sounds and new stuff, Laurence manages to do some interesting rhythms to make the tracks more experimental and accesible. A good release for fans of improvisation. Favorite tracks: "Batique Space", "Code Gate" and "Plow". Contact: www.sublingual.com