The Noisy Night Monkey project emits its first scream at the beginning of 2014, live on the stage of the Monkey Bar, where the project made its home for the first months of its existence, and from which it takes its name. The wager was to find some hybrid of sound among the ingredients of funk/jazz and hip hop, creating a music that is spontaneous and extemporaneous, improvised from scratch, and shared in real time with a live audience, with no filters. The groove is conceived like a rail line, engineered by an interactive stream of consciousness. you play with eyes closed, and no idea at what station you will arrive, or which stops you might make along the way. it is generative music, but handmade. Noisy Night Monkey is the product of a collective of musicians whom have played together for years in various combinations, materializing in diverse forms, with varying instrumentation.
From the first sounds permeating through the speakers, I drawn into place of complete surrender to the music. The balance of technology and instruments and spoken word creates the sublime sound balance that fuels this jazz funk hip-hop fusion. The horns sensuously entwined with the keys, guitar and bass improvisations rarely heard today. The percussive and rhythm sections bring us beats that really move you into a stillness that allow the other instruments to be as fluid as they are. The spoken word element brings back a bit of heart that modern hip-hop lacks; the spontaneity of themes and ideas that twist and turn like tendrils of smoke. There’s a poetry to it that is free from the musical restraints that other genres face, with provocative and mind bending passages that make this the most original combinations to really capture my attention and imagination. This gets 5 stars as it has been the most refreshing combination I have had the pleasure to listen to this year so far.
Musicians:
Angelo Olivieri (trumpet)
Luciano Orologi (sax)
Alberto Corsi (drums)
Daniele Barbera (guitar)
Federico De Benedictis (bass, samples)
Ronè Sperduti (percussions)
Andrea Araceli (keys)
Turi (samples, scratches)
