Leucocyte

Leucocyte

Leucocyte
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-09-30
Music Label: Emarcy / Pgd
Soundtracks:
  1. Decade
  2. Premonition Earth
  3. Premonition Contorted
  4. Jazz
  5. Still
  6. Ajar
  7. Leucocyte An Initio
  8. Leucocyte Ad Interim
  9. Leucocyte Ad Mortem
  10. Leucocyte Ad Infinitum

Music reviews of Leucocyte

Music Review: E.S.T. Reinvents itself with mixed bag of electronica rock and jazz
Rating: 5 Stars

Overview:

In Leucocyte E.S.T. reinvents itself by pushing farther into electronica, rock, and ambient noise than it has ever ventured before. At times some of the tracks border on heavy metal and at other times they sound like something from an ambient noise CD. The influences of fellow Rune Gramofon artists such as ambient noise/jazz/rock outfit Supersilent are unmistakable. The end result is a somewhat uneven album. There are highs where they are on fire, and there are some moments when you will wonder what were they thinking. If inconsistency is the type of thing that bothers you, then you will likely disagree with my 5 star rating. There is one track of complete silence, and another track that rambles on with gurgling electronic effects. However, these shortcomings are more than made up for with some of the epic soundscapes and rocking explorations. E.S.T. pushes the envelope with this CD, took some chances, and created something interesting and new. For anyone whose a fan the their song "Black Water", this is a must have album.

Song Highlights:
Premonition: I. Earth - Opens with Dan Berglund bass line with light percussion and occasional chords in the background. The piano gradually builds up into a killer Svensson solo. The pressure and momentum continues to build and build until at the end there is a machine gun fire sounding drum line and everyone is rocking out.

Leucocyte I. Ab Initio - This is a romping fusion of jazz and hard rock/heavy metal. It is very reminiscent of E.S.T.'s "Black Water". Berglund rocks out on the electric distorted bass, Svensson plays some dark piano lines & chords, and Ostrum pounds away on the drums.

Jazz - This song opens with some electronic effects, but quickly segues into a tradional jazz piano trio song. After the intro it sounds like something you might have heard on E.S.T. Live '95.

Still - This song will make you think of Supersilent. It is an ambient noise piece with a floating bass line, sporadic electronics, and some acoustic piano over the top.

This CD is a mixed bag. Some E.S.T. fans are going to love this, and some are going to hate it. Anyone into Supersilent, Arve Hendrickson, etc. should definitely check this out.

Description of Leucocyte

The new album from the international jazz trio e.s.t (the Esbjorn Svensson Trio) serves as their ultimate legacy after the sudden accidental death of the Swedish jazz pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson while scuba diving near Stockholm at the age of 44. Leucocyte, pays tribute and carries on the memory of one of the most innovative jazz trios of this era.

The name of the album Leucocyte comes from the literal definition- white blood cells, part of the human immune system that protects the body against foreign pathogens and infections. They must periodically renew themselves to continue their work and for e.s.t., spontaneous jam sessions were precisely their way to renew and rejuvenate. In between gigs the trio often rented studio rehearsal space for a couple of days during tours to jam without any pre-composed material. The musicians the freedom of improvising and the free exchange of idea in order to explore new musical regions, or as Esbj?rn Svensson always formulated it, "to follow the music". By using this method they were able to fuse traditional jazz, funk and rock to create a tapestry of genres.

The threesome- Esbj?rn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (double bass) and Magnus ?str?m (drums)- have always blended an eclectic mix of classical, melodic jazz and electronics coupled with an energetic rock element; but Leuocyte shows e.s.t. taking it to the next level with their most daring, innovative and ground breaking performance. The recording was a the result of one of the aforementioned two day jams sessions that took place at the famed "Studios 301" in Sydney during the band's Australian tour in 2007.

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