Matana Roberts on cover of new Wire

[uli]

congrats!

[king ubu]

Very cool! Will try and grab one before it's gone (sometimes it's impossible to find the Wire here)

[jlhoots]

Haven't looked into an issue of The Wire in years.

Might give this one a try if I can find it.

[mjazzg]

what with Rob Mazurek last month and now this.edition has articles on Ms Roberts, The Necks and ECM

I guess the article is tied in with a new release, maybe another instalment of Coin Coin

[king ubu]

Coin Coin Chapter 2 is indeed to appear soon:

http://cstrecords.com/cst098/

[jlhoots]

Shipped to me today from Dusty Groove.

[mjazzg]

Chapter Two is a beautiful piece of work indeed.

[papsrus]

Echo the sentiments here regarding this recording. Thoughtful, pretty emotional, beautiful melodies, the music is almost fragile in a way, and obviously wrapped in a deep historic sensibility -- a story told.

A joy to listen to.

I do look forward to future volumes. This one is so different, much lighter, than the first.

While I've always enjoyed Roberts' earlier stuff -- what I've heard anyways (Sticks and Stones, Chicago Project) -- this project, and this release in particular, really elevates her to a whole new level.

[king ubu]

To me it's a bit hard to say ... as with Chapter One, the live memory lingers so strongly still in my head, the record sounds a bit "cute" by comparison. Okay, it's much denser than the concerts (the one I was at and the ones recorded by European radio stations or fans), much shorter - and I kind of like that idea. But on the other hand, it feels a bit - just a bit, don't get me wrong! - as if they got rid of all the "jazz" in the production. It's so darn condensed it's almost a "pop" record - and I sure enjoyed the lengthier blowing and improvised parts in the live shows!

Anyway, with such wonderful concerts, a record can hardly ever compete -

[xybert]

Some of you might be interested to read the AMA ('Ask Me Anything') that Matana did on Reddit a couple of days ago:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qbnpt/iama_musiciancomposeravant_negress_yes_matana/

Looks like she is still checking in if you feel like asking her anything.

[mjazzg]

Some of you might be interested to read the AMA ('Ask Me Anything') that Matana did on Reddit a couple of days ago:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qbnpt/iama_musiciancomposeravant_negress_yes_matana/

Looks like she is still checking in if you feel like asking her anything.

thanks for posting. enjoyed reading her responses

[uli]

enjoying this right now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UKRVs2N6OU