Jay Cloidt, Kole Kat Krush - 60m 17s

Tracks & Durations

1. Kole Kat Krush	5:14
2. Karoshi	5:08
3. Jimi's Fridge	3:46
4. Life is Good...And People Are Basically Decent - Contrary	5:14
5. Life is Good...And People Are Basically Decent - For Bud	4:10
6. Life is Good...And People Are Basically Decent - Driver	3:02
7. Life is Good...And People Are Basically Decent - Gehenna	4:30
8. Sic	3:30
9. Exploded View - Cats	3:36
10. Exploded View - Baby Talk	2:48
11. Exploded View - Auto/Motive	4:26
12. Light Falls	9:46
13. Kole Kat Krush	4:58

Note: The information about this album is acquired from the publicly available resources and we are not responsible for their accuracy.

Review

Jay Cloidt concocts his slyly humorous pieces with what Carl Stone calls "skill, wit, perversity, and adroitness." The composer's spliced-together deconstructions of both classical and pop references, combined with his masterful sampling of everyday sounds, are, as Stone notes, "fabulous and fund to behold."

Cloidt's technically sophisticated music has delighted audiences throughout the US and overseas. London's Musical Times writes that Exploded View is "the stuff of surrealist fantasy: a string quartet playing with the straight-backed elegance of the Viennese tradition but producing the voices of industrial machinery, kitchen appliances, roaring animals and whining babies." And the Los Angeles Times comments that Karoshi is "a hoot...The piece, made of sampled crashes and kabooms and cartoony melodies, knows exactly how to fill five minutes."

The Kronos Quartet begin the CD with the effervescent Kole Kat Krush, which they commissioned and premiered. This frequently programmed piece careens between Stravinsky, Beethoven, Eric Clapton, and Sly Stone, among others. Next is Karoshi (performed by Basso Bongo), followed by the soothing, hypnotic Light Fall.

The CD's major work, Life is Good...And People Are Basically Decent, was commissioned by and has been regularly performed by the Paul Dresher Ensemble to appreciative audiences. The CD concludes with a different performance of the title piece, this time by the Paul Dresher Ensemble.

Please note: we do not provide any Jay Cloidt music downloads, have no any mp3 music including music samples and music ringtones, and can not assist you where to buy music CDs and used CDs. You can search for it on music sites all over the Internet or visit one of our advertisers. We appreciate any ideas and comments about this experimental music database.