Twice Stopped by Bryan Counter & Satchel Forrester

Justin Spicer - Cerberus (Tiny Mix Tapes)

A little less wild than contemporary percussion and sax outfits, there’s still a heavy pulse of excitement when listening to the free form wails and wallops of Counter and Forrester. There’s a bit more guidance in the structures at work here, deviating slightly from the zaniness of Flahtery or Colbourne — but the showmanship of Forrester’s alto saxophone is on par with those blow-hards (and that’s a compliment). I miss walking into shadowy holes in the wall in my old Ballard home to hear jazz this ripe with energy and enthusiasm. People playing for the love of a neglected sound, but it’s captured on tape here without missing that adrenaline rush or the coolness one feels in the moment. Small Scale is quickly amassing a catalog of new kids that can help bring jazz and underground culture together. It doesn’t have to be all synths and drones my friends. -
https://www.tinymixtapes.com/cerberus/bryan-counter-satchel-forrester-twice-stopped?fbclid=IwAR2oLU135452LoS8mL9wgpr3d7W9SR_kP6jx8AA50wVjrvoJb0fo4XoEXUE

Small Scale Music is an independently run music label interested in releasing challenging music (Free Improvisation, Noise, Free Jazz...) primarily on small runs of tapes, cd, zines and digitally.

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