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from Axioms // 75ab by Tropos

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This first track establishes right off the bat Tropos’ bold aesthetic: contrast is central, often activated by an element of surprise; there is clarity within every moment but plasticity with regards to the overall shape of a piece. Much of the album deals with the compositional device of a single unison line played by the whole band. Raef takes this feature of Braxton’s music as a starting point. This performance features Laila Smith with the album’s first improvisation. Immediately, an extreme gulf emerges between the feeling of the composed material and this first solo section. But the solo extends the last idea of the composition, as a premise. This piece has a cartoony quality, perhaps reminiscent a Tom & Jerry chase scene. Tropos has a predilection for a strange humor, often begging the question through their music, where do humor and expressive extremes meet and diverge?

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from Axioms // 75ab, released May 15, 2020
Composed by Raef Sengupta

Laila Smith, voice; Raef Sengupta, alto sax; Phillip Golub, piano/percussion; Zach Lavine, bass; Mario Layne Fabrizio, drums/percussion/toys

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Tropos New York, New York

Tropos is an ever-morphing collective ensemble of improviser-composers based in New York City led by pianist/composer Phillip Golub and drummer/composer Mario Layne Fabrizio. While Tropos’ members shift from project to project, the multiple iterations of Tropos over the years share an ethos. ... more

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