Signs, by Gerald Cleaver

Signs

by Gerald Cleaver

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TigerTorakio Experimental? Totally. Abstract? And how. But also grounded in its delight in rhythm and sound. This is electronica that reads very much like a jam session, in all its vibrant, never-to-be-repeated life. Every time I listen, I feel like I encounter something fresh and unexpected. Favorite track: Signs II.

Adam Downey One of my favorite drummers turns to electronic composition. The fact that he's following an untrodden path only makes this better.

tachymètre Such an inspiring recording that shows you can make rhythmically free and intricate electronic music that sits perfectly among improvised recordings. To Mr GC and 577Records: thanks for putting this out there. Favorite track: Amidst Curses.

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1.	Jackie’s Smiles 04:31 video	buy track
2.	Amidst Curses 06:48	buy track
3.	Blown 09:41	buy track
4.	Tomasz 03:10	buy track
5.	Signs I 03:45	buy track
6.	Signs II 06:58	buy track
7.	Signs III 04:48	buy track
8.	Ferrous Past (bonus track) 04:35	buy track
9.	Radiator (bonus track) 07:28	buy track
10.	Photic Plains (bonus track) 06:23	buy track
11.	Day Red (bonus track) 04:01	buy track

about

Gerald Cleaver is best known for his career as a top jazz drummer, however, his memories of growing up in Detroit inspired him to create his latest project Signs.

This debut as an electronic musician and composer came about in his Brooklyn studio through a long process of looking to translate what he heard, into a new language. Cleaver was born and spent most of his life in Detroit, where he experienced, and was influenced by, the legendary development and blossoming of the Motor City electronic music scene. On each of the seven tracks from the vinyl (plus four bonus tracks), the master percussionist turns his creativity and craft onto the realm of a forward-thinking electronic dimension.

Listen to one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in this new way to express himself and discover how the palette has expanded through dream-like, transcendent electronic manipulations.

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released March 27, 2020

Gerald Cleaver - electronics
Recorded during 2017-2019 in Brooklyn, New York

Mixed and mastered by Jeremy Loucas at Sear Sound, New York City

Front and back cover photos by Andrea Rodea
Inner photo by Rhizomes Films
Graphic design by Sergio Vezzali

All music by Gerald Cleaver, Gerald Cleaver Music (SESAC)

This record has been made with the support of the Shifting Foundation

577 Records is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York operating since 2001

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