Unclosing, by Illegal Crowns

Unclosing

by Illegal Crowns

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Carlos Ibanez Extraordinary music, it will linger with you for a long time. Favorite track: Osmosis Crown.

rvss.eel Listening to Unclosing is captivating. I'm never sure what kind of sound will come next, only that it will be precise and I'll hear it with clarity. Crooked Frame is a prime example of how Illegal Crowns punctuate songs with peculiar, unexpected sounds, but it is only one way they are able to do it. The rest of the album ebbs and mostly flows, even with alternating songwriters from track to track. At times though, I wish that what sounds like musical tinkering would break more into a song. Favorite track: Osmosis Crown.

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1.	Crooked Frame 07:33	buy track
2.	Unclosing 06:07	buy track
3.	Triple Fever 02:56	buy track
4.	Fading Wave 08:57	buy track
5.	Osmosis Crown 05:57	buy track
6.	Freud and Jung Go Cycling 05:50	buy track
7.	G. Ocean 05:40	buy track
8.	Les Mots et les Choses 06:04	buy track
9.	Soul of the Grey 05:16	buy track

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released June 2, 2023

Tomas Fujiwara - drums
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet, flugelhorn
Mary Halvorson - guitar
Benoît Delbecq - piano

Recorded by Greg Di Crosta at Firehouse 12, New Haven CT, June 20, 2022.
Mixed by Greg Di Crosta and Benoît Delbecq at Firehouse 12 and Bureau de Son (Paris).
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann.
Produced by Illegal Crowns.
Artwork + Design by TJ Huff (huffart.com).

Tracks 1, 4, and 7 by Tomas Fujiwara (BMI)
Tracks 2, 5, and 9 by Mary Halvorson (Meltframe Music, BMI)
Tracks 3, 6, and 8 by Benoît Delbecq (SACEM)

Special thanks to Nella, Adam Hopkins, TJ Huff, the Jazz Roads program at South Arts, the Jazz & New Music program at the FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) Foundation, Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares, Bureau de Son Paris, Charlène Pré, and Ryhmatik.

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taylorhobynum.com
maryhalvorson.com
delbecq.net
bureau-de-son.org

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