Artanker Convoy, Cozy Endings (The Social Registry, 2007)
by Jonathan
Artanker Convoy’s Cozy Endings is this year’s supreme recording for chillaxin’. The lightly psychedelic groove-bent songs have loads of space, take there time finding their conclusions, and find their way with plenty of elegance and sophistication. And every listen reveals more defined forms that were previously obscured in the haze. Their funkier take on Kraut-like minimal repetition, with lotsa Ege Bamyasi rhythms, is beginning to remind me more and more of On the Corner Miles Davis despite its Bitches Brew flashes of color.
The added DVD, which also includes bonus songs form other recordings, more than merely one of those obligatory market-based decisions, begins working particularly well when it arrives at the more abstract pattern videos and dancers that are often part of their show – particularly the ones that include the masterful work of Nicole Wolcott.
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