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Passage To Hades

Passage To Hades

a review by Stephen Fruitman of
release format Passage To Hades by Jah Wobble, Evan Parker (CD Album)

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Partisans of free improv saxophone giant Evan Parker might just hate it. But devotees of Jah Wobble's unrelenting breeding activities aimed at begetting musical hybrids left and right will get it alright. 'Passage to Hades' crosses the energetic embouchure of Parker with the sole-stomping rhythm of Wobble in a spellbinding fourth world ritual mass. Parker's rapidly-fingered blowing is deliciously sunk into a morass of thick bass lines and dub reverberations courtesy of Wobble.

It is actually only on the last of the four tracks, 'Finally Cracked It', that Parker stands front and centre in the mix and is allowed to wail unabated for some fourteen minutes. However, the most interesting moment on the record may just be the opening title track, where a slow, trance-inducing groove provides the context for a ritualistic meeting of incongruous wind instruments, with Thai flute, harmonica and bagpipes joining Parker's tenor sax. To the credit of both parties, a bold and intelligent work. Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 00:00, 18 Jun 2001