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| 1. | GADfly
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| 2. | Invernessence
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| 3. | The Ballad of Ned Flanders
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| 4. | Dark Matter
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| 5. | Kaganu
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| 6. | Tumble
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| 7. | The Return of Ned Flanders
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| 8. | Wishful Thinking
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| 9. | One
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Jazz
Recorded: November 13-14, 2008, Nolan Shaheed at No Sound Studios, Pasadena, CA.
Peter Epstein - alto saxophone
Jeff Miley - guitar
James Miley - piano / rhodes
Roger Shew - bass
Brian Hamada - drums
Through a unique musical bond, Bug's five musicians have managed to retain a tight rapport in spite of being spread throughout the U.S. Featuring brothers, guitarist Jeff and pianist James Miley, they present their driving and sometimes twisted melodic sense with a quintet including saxophonist Peter Epstein, bassist Roger Shew and Brian Hamada on drums. On GADfly, Bug explores an original set of music showcasing the unit as a tight band, with chops and musicality to spare. From the intertwining melodies of "Invernessence" to the auspicious lines of "Wishful Thinking," Bug digs deep into the modern jazz tradition with a forward-looking vision, taking listeners for a ride the entire way.
Produced by James Miley and Jeff Miley
Additional recording by James Miley at Shadowlake South, Blacksburg, VA.
Mixed by Jeff Miley
Mastered by Paul Tavenner
Executive producers: Jeff Miley, James Miley, and Brian Hamada
Cover by John Bishop
Bug are built around the talents of a handful of players, initially from the Los Angeles area, who have taken on elements of the West Coast sound but incorporate elements of their own structures, their own styles, and their new regions into their sound. More than that, though, this quintet draws on the individual talents of its members to form a series of strong textures. While the bandmembers have extended solos and explorations, there's a tendency in the compositions (all penned primarily by the Miley brothers, also on guitar and piano) for the instruments to move on parallel, and sometimes unison, melodic lines. That careful use of multiple instruments — along with some delicate chord usage from James Miley — leads to an almost tactile quality in the music. Portions of this are due to the timbres evoked (for example, Jeff Miley's guitar takes on a rougher sound from time to time, similar to that used in groups like the Mahavishnu Orchestra), but portions are due to the very deliberate use of certain instrument combinations on the parallel melodic lines — an alto sax and a bass together lead to a very different sonic form than a guitar and piano together, simply from the mix of registers. The Mileys exploit all of these tricks to create pieces that linger beyond their actual notes, and pull the listener along by creating a moment of curiosity at each turn, and only satisfying it as a new moment of curiosity is established. The executions are all worthy, but it's the intrigue created in this album that really sets the group up for musical success.
---Adam Greenberg, AMG |
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