As part of the trio of electric bassists Rothko, Crawford Blair and Mark Beazley made abstract, throbbing, low-end noise with an edge of danger, sculpted for swooping shots of arctic landscapes in Discovery channel documentaries.
Now playing as the duo Rome Pays Off they sound instead like a continuous edit of de-contextualised snatches of jazz virtuosos noodling up the neck.
Their debut suggests initially some ECM style exercise in glacial tastefulness, underscored by shifting techtonic tones, and dumped in a dub reggae echo chamber, but by the third track, Song Seven, a subtly inculcated tension takes hold.
Quiet music that’s best played loud.
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph