Sister Phantom Owl Fish

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Sister Phantom Owl Fish
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Studio album by
Trevor Dunn's trio-convulsant
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004
RecordedFebruary 18–20, 2004
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre Jazz, alternative rock
Length55:55
Label Ipecac
IPC-052
Trevor Dunn chronology
Debutantes & Centipedes
(1998)		Sister Phantom Owl Fish
(2004)		 Four Films
(2008)

Sister Phantom Owl Fish is an album by bassist Trevor Dunn's band trio-convulsant which was released in 2004 on the Ipecac label. [1] [2]

Trevor Dunn American bassist and composer

Trevor Roy Dunn is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. He has since worked in an array of musical styles, notably with singer and Mr. Bungle co-founder Mike Patton; with saxophonist/composer John Zorn; brief collaboration with Secret Chiefs 3 and with his own avant-garde jazz/rock ensemble Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant and later with rock driven group MadLove. He is also a member of the band Tomahawk, replacing founding member Kevin Rutmanis.

Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant is an avant-garde jazz trio led by Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn with guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Ches Smith.

Ipecac Recordings American record label

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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On Allmusic, Sean Westergaard observed "The music they play is not so much a fusion of styles as it is a collision of styles. Almost straight-ahead jazz noodling gives way to hardcore blasts and crunching power chords, then completely devolves into Derek Bailey territory, but the band is always together. You can tell that some of it is quite composed, and that other sections are most likely entirely improvised. ... If you've been following Trevor Dunn's widely varied career as a player, you know he's got a sense of adventure, and Sister Phantom Owl Fish will not disappoint". [3] In JazzTimes Chris Kelsey wrote "its heavy-metal, jump-cut, rebel-without-a-cause aesthetic just leaves me cold. Bassist Dunn, guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Ches Smith are all very accomplished musicians, and I'm sure they feel very strongly about their work. But I can't abide it". [4] Exclaim!'s Chris Gramlich said "Sister Phantom Owl Fish features structured jazz runs, plucked single notes, atonal scratching, noodling lines building to freak-outs, moments of improv, vaguely metal power chording, impressive playing from all three involved". [5]

Derek Bailey (guitarist) British guitarist

Derek Bailey was an English avant-garde guitarist and figure in the free improvisation movement. Bailey abandoned conventional performance techniques found in jazz, exploring atonality, noise, and whatever unusual sounds he could produce with the guitar. Much of his work was released on his own label Incus Records. In addition to solo work, Bailey collaborated frequently with other musicians and recorded with collectives such as Spontaneous Music Ensemble and Company. Much of his work was released on his own label Incus Records.

JazzTimes is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Davidson Sabin (1928–2018) as a newsletter called Radio Free Jazz. Sabine founded Radio Free Jazz to complement his Washington, D.C. record store that he founded in 1962. As a newsletter, it informed consumers of the latest jazz releases and provided jazz broadcasters with news and backstories related to playlists.

<i>Exclaim!</i> Canadian music magazine

Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists. Content is based on the monthly print publication, which publishes 9 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers. Their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month.

Track listing

All compositions by Trevor Dunn except where noted.

  1. "Liver-Colored Dew" – 6:00
  2. "The Empty Glass Has a Name" – 4:42
  3. "Specter of Serling" – 6:12
  4. "Me Susurra un Secreto" – 1:45
  5. "Dawn's Early Vengeance" – 5:41
  6. "The Single Petal of a Rose" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 6:32
  7. "The Salamander" – 6:08
  8. "She Ossifies" – 8:24
  9. "Styrofoam & Grief" – 6:41
  10. "I'm Sick" (André Previn) – 2:50
  11. "Untitled" – 1:00

Personnel

Double bass Acoustic stringed instrument of the violin family

The double bass, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra.

Mary Halvorson American musician

Mary Halvorson is an avant-garde jazz guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts.

Ches Smith American musician

Ches Smith is an American musician whose primary instruments are drums, percussion, and vibraphone. He writes and performs music in a wide variety of contexts, including solo percussion, experimental rock bands, and small and large jazz ensembles.

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References

  1. ↑ Trevor Dunn discography accessed December 5, 2017
  2. ↑ Ipecac Recordings: Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant accessed December 5, 2017
  3. 1 2 Westergaard, Sean. Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant: Sister Phantom Owl Fish – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kelsey, C. JazzTimes Review, January/February 2016
  5. ↑ Gramlich, C. Exclaim! Review December 1, 2004
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