Ruth’s latest album on Third Man, “Water Nonetheless Flows” is barely two weeks from launch however already appears like an outdated favourite. The huge and atmospheric house jazz tinges discovered on “I Survived, It’s Over” are nonetheless there; however a tougher edge has been added. Heavy guitars and fuzz, a contact of sludge and darkness. That’s to not say this can be a darkish album. These additions are well-balanced. A part of that balancing act is harpist (and native favourite) Mikaela Davis’s contributions to the report.
Ruth and his band got here via Woodstock on the final evening of a run supporting Davis and her band, Southern Star. There was a second throughout the previous few minutes of “Motion at a Distance” the place I might discover Ruth and firm win over the gang. After a couple of minutes of atmospheric sax work by Sam Que, the rhythm part begins to boil. You may really feel the power start to mass after which explode as Ruth lays into his guitar. Folks that had beforehand been speaking to buddies began seeking to the stage.
Davis joined on the final two songs of the set. This was a particular deal with I don’t anticipate to see once more any time quickly. The primary observe she performs on “No Muscle, No Reminiscence” provides a terrific microcosm of what this challenge is. At its starting, it sounds just like the interval simply earlier than the solar comes up; the time when the brand new day may very well be something and potentialities exist. However by its finish it had apparent definition, and you understand what the dawn had introduced.
The Colony is a difficult room to tape in. On this evening, I used to be arrange on the balcony, barely left of heart. Whereas the combo within the room was good, this location leaves me in the course of individuals in search of a quieter place to talk. As such, crowd chatter is noticeable throughout quieter passages. Total, the standard is superb, however that is most actually an “AUD”. Get pleasure from!
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Wealthy Ruth
2024-06-27
Colony
Woodstock, NY
Supply: MBHO 440 > MixPre3 (clamped to railing on balcony, barely left of heart) > SD (24/48) > Adobe Audition/Izotope 9 > Audacity Flac (lvl8) > Mp3Tag
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- Heavy & Earthbound
- Motion at a Distance
- Taken Again
- Marina
- No Muscle, No Reminiscence*
- Crying In The Bushes*
Mike Ruth – Guitar, Keys
Taro Yamasaki – Bass
Taylor Floreth – Drums
Sam Que – Sax
*Mikaela Davis – Harp
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