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Escapade, formed in New York in 1996 by drummer Hadley Kahn,
guitarist Christian Doscher, bassist Joey Murphy, and keyboardists Paul Hilzinger and John Ortega, is a post-rock ensemble
tha plays all-instrumental music straddling the line between
kraut-rock, hyper-psychedelia and progressive-rock.
The three lengthy acid jams of
Searching For The Elusive Rainbow (Mother West, 1996), namely
Immersion, Stone Writings Erased and
Onward Towards the Leave of Moderation
remain perhaps their most spontaneous and exuberant manifesto.
Replacing Christian Doscher with Paul Casanova,
Inner Translucence (Mother West, 1997) continued the journey with two
epic-length excursions: Destination Somewhere, that weds the magic
and tender psychedelia of Pink Floyd with Popol Vuh's mystic intensity,
and Colorfields, a concentrate of kraut-rock experimentation.
Obscured Dialogues (Mother West, 1997) contains three bootleg-quality
improvisations (Second First at Last, A Succession of Tableaus ,
Tilt).
Jane Scarpantoni played cello on the monumental
Citrus Cloud Cover (Mother West, 1998).
Recorded live, the 23-minute Undermine and the 17-minute Overmine
displayed a jazzier feeling.
A tour of the force within the tour de force, the 30-minute
The Sunlight summarizes the influences and the ambitions of the band.
Adding Russell Giffen on bass and shifting Joey Murphy on guitar,
Due to a Faulty Premonition (Mother West, 1999) opens new horizons,
incorporating elements of
ambient music (Sound Trap, Postscript - A Flickering),
post-rock (When a Squall Line Beckons),
jazz-rock (I See Things, Singe) and even
psychedelic funk (Undoubtedly).
Remembrance of Things Unknown (Mother West, 2000) collects
unreleased material.
Relying increasingly on drones,
Rule #3 (Submergence, 2002) continues the shift towards ambient music
(A Symphony Of Sirens, Mysterious Utterances), albeit with
original takes on the genre (And Then All Silence Was Crushed).
A Thousand Shades of Grey (Funfundvierzig, 2003) is a split album with
Acid Mothers Temple.
If Or (Auricle) documents a 45-minute live improvisation of 1996.
Having honed their skills, Escapade did not substantially alter the format on
But Distractions Abound (Submergence, 2007):
freakout guitar jamming, droning sitar and hypnotic Neu-like rhythms.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Oldtime)
Gli Escapade, formati a New York nel 1996 dal batterista Hadley Kahn, il chitarrista Christian Doscher,
il bassista Joey Murphy e i tastieristi Paul Hilzinger e John Ortega, suonano un post-rock strumentale
a cavallo tra kraut-rock, hiper-psichedelia e progressive-rock.
Le tre lunghe jam acide di Searching For the Elusive Rainbow (Mother West, 1996), Immersion, Stone
Writings Erased e Onward Towards the Leave of Mederation, rimangono probabilmente il loro piu' spontaneo
ed esuberante manifesto.
Rimpiazzato Christian Doscher con Paul Casanova, Inner Translucence (Mother West, 1997) continua il viaggio
con due epiche escursioni: Destination Somewhere, che unisce la delicata e magica psichedelia dei Pink Floyd con
l'intensita' mistica dei Popol Vuh, e Colorfields, un concentrato di sperimentazione kraut-rock.
Obscured Dialogues (Mother West, 1997) contiene tre improvvisazioni di scarsa
qualita' sonora(Second First at Last, A Succession of Tableaus, Tilt).
Jane Scarpantoni suona il violoncello nel monumentale Citrus Cloud Cover
(Mother West, 1998).Registrato dal vivo, i 23 minuti di
Undermine e i 17 di Overmine, presentano influenze jazz.Un tour de force nel tour de force,
i 30 minuti di The Sunlight mettono in luce le influenze e ambizioni della band.
Con l'arrivo di Russel Giffen al basso e il conseguente passaggio di
Joe Murphy alla chitarra, Due to a Faulty Premonition (Mother West,
1999) apre nuovi orizzonti, incorporando elementi di musica ambient(Sound
Trap, Postscript - A Flickering), post-rock (When a Sqall Line
Beckons), jazz-rock (I See Things, Singe) e anche funk-psichedelico
(Undoubtedly).
Remembrance of Things Unknown (Mother West, 2000) e' una raccolta
di materiale indedito.
Con un maggiore utilizzo di droni Rule #3 ( Submergence, 2002)
continua l'avvicinamento verso la musica ambient (A Symphony Of Sirens
, Mysterious Utterances), seppur mantenendo le caratteristiche
originali del genere (And Then All Silence Was Crushed).
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