Undrilling The Hole
TryTone, 2024
8/10
An Amsterdam sextet who blend free jazz, punk rock and avant-garde ideas into an improvised and exciting 9th album, Spinifex create 7 pieces of truly original sounds.
“Embrace The Contradictions” starts the listen with no lack of energy, where Philipp Moser’s swift drums are met with a flurry of brass, and “Undrilling The Hole” follows with a calmer mood, as Bart Maris’ soulful trumpet suits the reserved demeanor.
In the middle, “Explode The Paradox” blends Tobias Klein and John Dikeman’s blurry sax into a dizzying mood, while “Admire The Ambiguities” is busy and rich, where Jasper Stadhouders’ dreamy guitar resonates plenty of intimacy.
At the end, the fragmented and “The Big Brother” carries a subtle rhythm under the controlled chaos that benefits from Goncalo Almeida’s bass acrobatics.
Now 20 years into their existence, Spinifex clearly have not run out of ideas, and here they turn improv into a refined science.
Travels well with: Modney- Ascending Primes; Noah Haidu- Standards II