![]() ![]() Benjamin’s excellent sopraono saxophone solo is icing on the cake. “No One Like You,” at over nine minutes, is the Glasper Experiment at their most expansive, melding their various individual strengths in crisscrossing several genres. “Day to Day” is smooth postmodern disco with a bumping bassline by Derrick Hodge. He’s not the best singer, but the dreamy neo-soul cum jazz groove more than compensates. Glasper takes the vocal on the slippery “Thinkin’ About You,” the first of several songs about relationships here. The jazz angle is tight one wishes this aspect of the track would have developed further. “This Is Not Fear” spends the first minute and a half engaged in aggressive post-bop improvisation it shapeshifts into a hip-hop rhythm with sampled member introductions. While press materials advertise this as a “free” RGE album, its sounds are completely rooted in the group’s signature. The set was recorded in New Orleans over two weeks apart from the endless touring and hustling solo careers of its members. (Even the two covers here were arranged by the unit.) It’s also a first in that there are no guest vocal cameos. ![]() This album marks a new modus operandi: it’s the first time the band has written and produced collectively. ![]() Their seamless meld of contemporary jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, pop, and rock has influenced a host of artists following in their wake. ArtScience is a reflection of the qualities and musical interests that brought this band together. In addition to the original material, the album includes Herbie Hancock’s 1970 song Tell Me A Bedtime Story (covered in 1978 by Quincy Jones) and Glasper’s unique take on the Human League’s number one hit from 1986, Human.Īfter the unqualified critical, chart, sales, and Grammy successes of the Robert Glasper Experiment’s two Black Radio albums, remixes, and singles, the need to explore was requisite. Robert Glasper Experiment’s ArtScience is a driving, ambitious album that forges into new territory, capturing the essence of R&B and Jazz while leaning on Glasper’s Hip-Hop roots. Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Front Cover | © Blue Note Recordsĭouble Grammy-winning jazz pianist Robert Glaspar shifts gears on ArtScience as he shines a light on each of his talented band members: sax player Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge and drummer Mark Colenburg, with all four sharing in songwriting, vocal duties and production. Robert Glasper Experiment – ArtScience (2016)įLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:42 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Jazz ![]()
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