MW835-2
Positive Knowledge - Edgefest Edition
by Oluyemi Thomas
About This Release
A live recording of Positive Knowledge, the duo project of multi-instrumentalist Oluyemi Thomas and poet-vocalist Ijeoma Thomas, here in an expanded ensemble captured at the Edgefest festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Released by Not Two in 2010, the album joins spoken word and voice to bass clarinet, reeds and percussion in the spiritually rooted free-jazz tradition that runs through Thomas's work for the label.
Tracklist
- 1Events AT the Edge (I)5:37
- 2Events AT the Edge (II)
- 3Secrets of Preexistence6:03
- 4Of the We (II)7:33
- 5Tabernacle Revisit7:16
- 6Moving of Energy2:02
- 7Urban Lions4:18
- 8Breathing Happens On It's Own8:53
- 9Proofs (for Alan Silva)5:21
- 10Justice Inside Injustice9:51
- 11Soul Systems4:26
Recorded at the Modern Formations Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA on July 1st of 2006.
Line-up
- Oluyemi Thomasbass, musette, flute, soprano, percussion
- Ijeoma Thomasvoice , percussion
- Michael Bisiobass
- Kenn Thomaspiano
Critical Reception
This is a most impressive and free-flowing duo from two giants.
Bruce Lee Gallanter
