Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: & a dash of Pollock /New Age Progressive
Reviewer: Josh Walker
Positive Comments: I like jazz tunes that use a violin – it gives the song a different flavor. It seems the composer is going for a very loose groove, and if so, the violin goes well with that.
Constructive Comments: Well, for me, it’s hard to get my brain around what the feel is supposed to be and hard to rate. It sounds like a cross between Mahavishnu Orchestra and standard jazz. The drums don’t really give a consistent jazz feel, especially in the ride cymbal, which sometimes plays the “uh 1” and “uh 3” too fast to feel comfortable. I tended to rate it lower because I heard all electronic instruments and thought maybe this is a work in progress. To my ears it needs a more authentic jazz feel and some more structure of some kind. If it is supposed to be chaotic, live instruments would help the authenticity I think.