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| Jauqo III-X - Trioplicity: The Lowest Of The LowAlbum Review Jauqo III-X - Trioplicity Genre - Bass I got Jauqo’s latest album, Trioplicity, some time back, but decided to feature it as my first review of 2017. Jauqo’s music is a definite treat for bass fans. His Adler Fretless Sub-Contra Bass is as much the star in the man’s music as is his talent in playing it. You can listen to Trioplicity on traditional high quality stereo speakers (with a decent sub-woofer), or - as I like to do - through my headphones, but as an alternative (if you aren’t set up with too much serious bass in your home audio), you can also pipe it directly through your actual bass amp, just to appreciate the full, unbelievable lows of this extraordinary instrument. Make sure to adjust your tone settings to recover the higher ranges of the guitar and drums. HERE is some info on Jauqo's Bass. Jauqo has special custom strings on the Adler to accommodate the lower frequency tuning: she’s tuned at C# - F# - B - E - the lowest of the low!! What is most interesting is that the bass is fretless, so in addition to experiencing its unique sound, we also get to enjoy the smoothness of a traditional fretless. The album itself is a thundering 13-track improvisational adventure that also includes Bernard Purdie on drums, and Kudzai Kasambira on guitar. Jauqo tends not to name his pieces, since they are not so much songs as they are samples of style and sound. The trio of musicians pocket together very well, the bass being a completely integrated part of the whole as well as the featured sound. Several of the tracks (#1, #2, and #4) are extended, driving freight trains of sound, each coming in at ten minutes or more. In between are shorter pieces, and even a couple of tasty licks at under a minute each. Each is its own statement in style and meaning. #13, the final track, is a snazzed up, psychedelic guitar experience that slams a big exclamation point on the end of this bass sentence! Jauqo handles this sub bass very well; he knows every inch of her, from how to work those custom strings all the way to understanding where such a sound fits in with other instruments. His bandmates play around him with expert understanding, never getting in his way, and yet each etching out his own individual place in the music. To come together as well as these men do is to understand the bare bones starting point of any well-structured collection; if you don’t understand the simplicity of good music, you cannot experiment with it. It isn’t always about being louder or more thunderous. Sometimes, it’s about going places few seldom attempt. Trioplicity is a serious contribution to the world of bass music. Jauqo is never afraid to test the boundaries of what a bass IS, and what a bass CAN be. © 2017 CL Seamus for Thunder Row Check out Jauqo's Web Page (where you can buy this album) CD Baby The Low C# Theory Support Artists! Buy their music!
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