Anteloper is the mad duo of trumpeter Jaimie Branch and drummer Jason Nazary, who also wield synthesizers on their new CD, Kudu, recorded live in the studio. An electronic haze is ever-present, giving the music both density and grit. On the opening track, oryx, melodies flit from trumpet to synth, with Nazary’s mildly processed drums keeping up a rocking tempo. Branch tears off a raging trumpet solo near the end of the nine minute piece. Their grooves can be irresistible, like the drippy pace of fossil record, as synths and drums combine rhythms with some scrabbly trumpet on top. The draggy stop-start beats of lethal curve give Branch plenty to work with, and she has some fun with it, laying out a six-note riff that forms the raw material for her solo. The pair stretches out for ohoneotree suite (part 1), beginning with a sturdy drum solo and accompanying gurgly synth noise. Branch enters around 3 minutes in with a deep, dark sound. The two proceed to duel and jab at one another in an increasingly chaotic rave-up. The mood eventually settles into a relaxed groove which brings out a slight Miles Davis influence from Branch’s atmospheric trumpet. Synthesizer bloops and bleeps plus washes of electronic noise take over the finale, seclusion self. Branch is at her mellowest while Nazary concentrates on his cymbals, and everyone goes home happy and satisfied after a fine day’s work in the studio. Kudu is definitely worth hearing.
International Anthem IARC018; Jaimie Branch (tp, synths) Jason Nazary (d, perc, synth); Brooklyn, NY, June 20, 2017; oryx/ fossil record/ lethal curve/ ohoneotree suite (part 1)/ seclusion self; 50:03. www.intlanthem.com
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