DISSENT
Bleeding Together (Wide Hive)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Led by Gregory Howe, who is also the head honcho of the Wide Hive collective that provides the imprint for the recording, a San Francisco area studio and performance space and, from reliable reports, a fine mocha latte, Dissent is an assemblage of musicians that are generally filed under the heading "acid jazz." Personally, I think that's about one of the most meaningless tags in the world of music, which is just chock full of meaningless tags. In this case, it means that the music of Dissent is beyond easy categorization, combining jazz improv, world rhythms, pop sensibilities and just plain solid groove in a set of excellent compositions brilliantly executed.

Did I mention that I don't exactly understand it but I like it a lot?

Track List:

Continental Divide * Bleeding Together * Rudy * Haunted Head * Flying Blind * Soul Cycling * Eclectric Company * Shine * Freaky Feet * Wandering Bee Trail * Dissent 2 * Sound Painting * Loop Din

© 2002 - Shaun Dale