Hey friends, here’s another video from our most recent tour. An oldie but goodie! Our approach to playing Aphex Twin’s Girl/Boy Song has a changed a bit over the years, so we thought it would be fun to share a new version.

Crazy list of artists… 🙂
KDVS TOP Ten Jazz Chart/Reported to CMJ
Brent Batty
KDVS Jazz Director/Blues Director/Music Dept.
KDVS 90.3 FM
Davis, Ca. 95616
www.kdvs.org
1. Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance – “Synovial Joints” (Pi Recordings)
2. Kellari Trio – “Kellari Trio” (Edgetone)
3. Schnellertollermeier – “X” (Cuneiform)
4. Chris Potter Underground Orchestra – “Imaginary Cities” (ECM)
5. Ceccato, Babin, Golinski – “Tor” (Edgetone)
6. Soft Machine – “Switzerland 1974” (Cuneiform)
7. Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet – “Intents and Purposes” (Enja)
8. Eli Wallace, Jon Arkin, Karl Evangelista – “Cabbages, Captain & King” (Edgetone)
9. The Kandinsky Effect – “Somnambulist” (Cuneiform)
10. Vijay Iyer – “Break Stuff” (ECM)

Cool news, Somnambulist took the #1 spot on this weeks JAZZ TOP 10 charts at CFUV 101.9 FM, Victoria’s Campus Community Radio Station.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/somnambulist-mw0002791294

Thanks for a great review from David Lynch over at AllMusic.com.

The first minute of “Copalchi Distress Signal,” the opening track on 2015’s Somnambulist, could lead unsuspecting listeners to anticipate that the Kandinsky Effect are about to deliver a full album of avant-leaning, rhythmically charged electronica, as a deep synthy bassline buzzes beneath a tolling bell-like tone and sharp bits of electronic percussion pepper the stereo field. But soon these sounds morph into the driving trio of saxophonist Warren Walker, bassist Gael Petrina, and drummer Caleb Dolister, who — as on their 2013 Cuneiform label debut, Synesthesia — pull electronica into a cutting-edge meld retaining the spirit of creative jazz at its heart.

Another review on Somnambulist, thanks to Gear Diary. Check it out!

It’s been two years since I reviewed the album Synesthesia by The Kandinsky Effect, heaping praise on it saying “musicianship and communication throughout are stellar, there are free elements without being too far ‘out’, and the trio keeps the modern elements at the forefront without sacrificing the jazz foundation.” Now they are back with Somnambulist … and it’s even better.

http://geardiary.com/2015/02/05/kandinsky-effect-shines-on-somnambulist/

Somnambulist has another front-page mention, this time for the awesome online magazine Sound Colour Vibration.

Pop on over and take a look at the article. The reviewer, Erik Otis, happens to have first hand experience with both records. It’s kind of cool to see how he compares Somnambulist to our previous album, and recognizes the growth in the band. My personal favorite quote might be this: “Don’t by shy with the volume knob on this one.”