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Samo Salamon: Dances Of Freedom
ByThe guitarist expands his palette in 2024 with Dances of Freedom. Employing a triowith Vasil Hadzimanov on keyboards and piano, and Ra Kalam Bob Moses sitting in on drums and percussionSalamon trades Dolphy's loopy playfulness for a dense, otherworldly ambiance.
Parallels can be drawn between Dances Of Freedom and the work of trumpeter Arve Henriksen with its luminescent keyboard backdrops and the leader's bold lines and embrace of improvisation. All of the tunes are attributed to Salamon, Hadzimanov and Moses, so the bet is that this is either completely or, at least mostly, improvised. Freshness, vivacity and the joy of creation seem to be the plan of that day in the studio. If it can be called ambient, it is an ambiance with a focus and energy often lacking in music that fits into the genre. Moses' drums often drive the momentum; Hadzimanov's' keyboards craft an engaging "spaciness" factor, and Salamon's guitarsand an occasional banjogive the sound a "folk music in the Twilight Zone" vibe.
Rhythms shift, moodiness trades places with exuberance. Gentle cacophonies unfold, percussion pelts down like raindrops on a tin roof and distant thunder rumbles as Hadzimanov supplies cool brisk wind and Salamon's guitar issuessometimes in slow motion, sometimes in real timetight guitar string lightning strikes.
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Cream Of Ocean; Free Dances; Ocean Calimba; Dirty Zone; Conga; Morphbed; Pans; Indian Base; Hapi May.
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Title: Dances Of Freedom | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Samo Records
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About Samo Salamon
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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