Earth-toned guitarist Samo Salamon delivers an 8 part suited dedicated to
colors with a rainbow sounding cast of Achille Succi/bcl, Julian
Arguelles/ts-ss, Pascal Niggenkemper/b (I am not referring to that name again
for the sake of carpal tunnel syndrome prevention!) and the two drum team of
Roberto Dani with Christian Lillinger. The band has a loose, Mingusy feel, with
some nimble double reed work slithering between Salamon’s guitar on the dark
and intricate “Yellow” and the gentle and moody “Green.” Succi gurgles to
Arguelles’ soprano sax while the drums converse on “Red” whereas the bass
clarinet and tenor produce a palpable molasses on the thick “Black” while bass
and guitar lines lope over the drum work. The reeds get slapped around after
the drums do some stick work for Salamon on “Grey,” producing a prism of a
release.
