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Operating on five hours of sleep and having just completed an essay, I arrived at Lowell Lecture Hall for the Friday, April 14 afternoon performance of the Expressions Dance Company’s “Bassline?? completely exhausted. While the exciting dance displays helped to combat my fatigue, a combination of delays and technical difficulties detracted from what might have otherwise been an exhilarating event. The event started over half an hour late. Some audience members contented themselves with chatter, while others looked at their watches and groaned intermittently. Finally, a hip-hop beat started to thump...
...Bassline?? will also be a bittersweet moment for many seniors who have come to define the company as they perform in their last Expressions show. Still, dancers like Alana V. Davis ’06 are eagerly looking forward to tonight’s performance. An Expressions dancer since her freshman year, Davis reflects that “[the] Expressions show will be a tremendous display of various dance styles and people. That’s the best part of it, the people, because they show they’re having...
...album often resembles Thievery Corporation, despite most of the songs being written by bassist Guy Fixsen (formerly of My Bloody Valentine and The Breeders). Slithering vibes—as on “Barefoot Blues,” anchored by a dirty jungle bassline??and funktastic synths weave around Fiedler’s siren vocals, only to dash unwary listeners on drum & bass breaks. Unlike many chill artists, however, Laika actually have lyrics worth listening to, such as the whispery refrain of the gorgeous “Oh”: “Words designed to pacify...
...progressive due to the combination of drawn-out, mournful notes from Turner’s saxophone and the speedy and complex improvisation from Rosenwinkel’s guitar. “Deserted Floor” begins much more like a traditional blues song—slower, with a heavier bassline??but then progresses into a more contemporary sounding composition. In “Casa Oscura,” the album reaches its peak—Turner’s saxophone and Rosenwinkel’s guitar effortlesslyfuse to form one broad, rich sound and then seamlessly break away...
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