Isms

Isms Artist: Flat Earth Society (FES)
Label: Ipecac Recordings
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 689230005322
EAN: 0689230005322
ASIN: B0002OOUKA


Release Date: 2004-11-02

Isms


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Avant Garde & Free Jazz Avant Garde & Free Jazz
Categories | Jazz | Styles | Music
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Classic Big Band Classic Big Band
Categories | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Contemporary Big Band Contemporary Big Band
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Tracks:

  1. De Vrachtwagen 1
  2. O.P.E.N.E.R.
  3. Ich Kann Ohne Euch Nicht Sein
  4. Tibbe En Bibi Fietsen Huiswaarts
  5. Pune
  6. Tibbe Hoort Iets
  7. Zonk
  8. Minoes Op Boodschap
  9. Funeral & Binche
  10. Woeful Message From the VLF
  11. De Zoekaktie
  12. Trap
  13. Naar de Emmalaan
  14. (Litte) King Ink
  15. Een Nest Jongen
  16. Ellemeet en de Katten
  17. Marche des Lames
  18. Stilleven Met Jakkepoes
  19. De Vrachtwagen 2

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Album Description

This Belgian band was founded by clarinetist, saxophonist, composer/arranger Peter Vermeersch. They are one of the most original bands on the jazz and avant-garde music scene. They play music that is rooted in big band, but also draw from swing, mambo, Latic, chanson, cabaret, R&B and freestyle. This is a 19-track compilation showcasing songs from previous albums (import-only) and some unreleased material chosen by Mike Patton.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Just about as eclectic as Jazz can get.......2006-04-18

..At times a little too eclectic...This band puts alot on the table with it's compiled 1st american release, and not all of it does work..I do wish they would try for a little less zany, and a little more sincere. When the collective tries too hard to build up sound collages they sometimes suffocate a bit under it's massive weight, but usually the underlying backbone of compositional experience shines through. The most impressive feat here is how many influences come through the jazz format, probally lending itself to the future sounds of a variety of fusion genres more then it does it's own natural genre...Think of the Mr. Bungle (Patton himself handpicked the tracks for this albums release) anything goes mentality, but being executed by actual Jazz musicians...

4 out of 5 stars Good, but not XLS good.......2006-02-04

I bought Isms because of the X-Legged Sally connection.
XLS is one of my all-time favorite bands, so when I found
out about Flat Earth Society, I had to hear it. The Isms
CD is good, very good in places, but it's not quite up to
XLS standards. The similarities are there, but it's just
not the quite the same insanely energetic, precise, bizzare,
Zappa-influenced big band jazz. But if you've heard X-Legged
Sally and liked them, then Isms is worth the purchase. You

Music Album:

  1. Sand ~ Allan Holdsworth
  2. Official Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Passaic NJ Capitol Theatre '74 ~ Mountain
  3. Free Expression
  4. Burning Oil ~ Skeletal Family
  5. Top Gear 2003: The Greatest Driving Album This Year ~ Various Artists
  6. Across the Universe ~ Trip Shakespeare
  7. Singles ~ Dr. Hook
  8. The Low Lows ~ Parker and Lily
  9. Streetcleaner ~ Godflesh
  10. I Paint Pictures on a Wedding Dress ~ Zita Swoon

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

The Best of Earl Klugh ~ Earl Klugh

Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue: The Jazz Singer Limited Edition

Earthborn ~ Passport

Mongo '70/Mongo at Montreux ~ Mongo Santamaria

I've Got the World on a String ~ Ivie Anderson

Don't Ask Just Play ~ Scetches

Shitsuren Drive ~ Billyken

Tropico del Nord ~ Pooh

Ost ~ Leggenda Del Titanic

Un Homme Libre l'Immediat la Tentation ~ Vladimir Jankelevitch