Edward Vesala, Sound & Fury - Invisible Storm (1992)

Tracklist

01. Sheets And Shrouds
02. Murmuring Morning
03. Gordion's Flashes
04. Shadows On The Frontier
05. In The Gate Of Another Gate
06. Somnamblues
07. Sarastus
08. The Wedding Of All Essential Parts
09. The Invisible Storm
10. The Haze Of The Frost
11. Caccaroo Boohoo

More hot sounds from ECM in the Krakatau vein. Vesala's ensemble Sound & Fury offers alternating doses of sizzling Euro-fusion and more traditionally minded numbers during the full reign of INVISIBLE STORM. "Gordion's Flashes" erupts with mad symphony of horns, keyboards, and drums, suggesting Bill Bruford's Earthworks and even John Zorn's more lucid moments. And then--suddenly, unexpectedly-- there's the soft, Isham-like ruminations of "Shadows on the Frontier."

These varying counterpoints of light and dark illustrate the method behind Sound & Fury's madness. The ensemble seems to relish these odd juxtapositions with a certain amount of glee. INVISIBLE STORM is an arresting slice of improvised-sounding "punk-jazz," played with precision and a demonic spirit. Chilly pseudo-fusion--anarchic and chaotic, though perhaps a bit more garde than avant-garde.

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