Big Satan
Big Satan is an American jazz ensemble headed by composer and alto saxophonist Tim Berne, featuring drummer Tom Rainey and electric guitarist Marc Ducret. Rainey and Ducret are regular Berne collaborators, and both contribute compositions as well.
History
The group released its live self-titled debut (also called I Think They Liked It Honey) in 1997, described by Allmusic as "a truly mesmerizing set that rings with ominous overtones and intricately constructed fabrics of sound".[1]
It would be 2004 before the group's second album, Souls Saved Hear, was finally released. Described as "dazzling" by Allmusic, it was also praised by the BBC.[2][3] PopMatters described it as "an adventurous listen for the most discriminating, open-minded listener".[4]
An interview with Berne along with a live set from The Vortex Jazz Club in London was broadcast by BBC Radio 3.[5]
Their style of music can be described as avant garde jazz. Adopting elements from the styles of many previous “out-jazz” originators (like Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, etc.), Big Satan's sound is aggressive but not without a sense of humor.
Discography
- Big Satan (Winter & Winter, 1997)
- Souls Saved Hear (Thirsty Ear, 2004)
- Livein Cognito (Screwgun, 2006)
References
- ^ Astarita, Glenn "I Think They Liked It, Honey Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ Westergaard, Sean "Souls Saved Hear Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ Marsh, Peter (2004) "Big Satan - Souls Saved Hear", BBC
- ^ Lundy, Zeth (2004) "Big Satan - Souls Saved Hear", PopMatters
- ^ "Jazz on 3", BBC
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- Songs and Rituals in Real Time (1982)
- The Ancestors (1983)
- Theoretically (with Bill Frisell, 1984)
- Miniature (with Joey Baron and Hank Roberts, 1988)
- Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales (1989)
- Pace Yourself (1990)
- I Can't Put My Finger on It (with Joey Baron and Hank Roberts, 1991)
- Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (1992)
- Nice View (1993)
- Open, Coma (with Herb Robertson and Marc Ducret, 2000)
- The Shell Game (2001)
- Science Friction (2001)
- Snakeoil (2011)
- Shadow Man (2013)
- You've Been Watching Me (2014)
- Incidentals (2014)
- Inference (with Marilyn Crispell, 1992)
- Lowlife: The Paris Concert (1994)
- Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (1994)
- Memory Select: The Paris Concert (1994)
- Big Satan (with Marc Ducret and Tom Rainey, 1996)
- Unwound (1996)
- Visitation Rites (1996)
- Discretion (1997)
- Saturation Point (1997)
- Seconds (1997)
- Please Advise (1998)
- The Sublime And (2003)
- Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live (2004)
- Feign (2005)
- Pre-Emptive Denial (2005)
- Livein Cognito (as Big Satan, 2006)
- The Veil (with Jim Black and Nels Cline, 2009)
- Screwgun Records
- Big Satan
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