"The ten-piece Positive Catastrophe pools the resources of two outstanding bandleaders: the ever-searching avant-jazz cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, and Abraham Gomez-Delgado, head of the eclectic alterna-Latino outfit Zemog El Gallo Bueno. Considering the pair’s résumés, we’d bet on a hectic mix of groove and edgy improv." (Time Out NY)Gomez-Delgado has been described as "the new century's mad scientist,
creating a musical hybrid so seemingly wrong it can be nothing but
right" (Global Rhythm Magazine); Bynum is "as animated as a vintage
Loony Tune...one of the most exciting figures in jazz's new power
generation†(Steve Dollar, Time Out Chicago)."This is the audio equivalent of a funhouse mirror...“Travels 4,†for example, sounds like a low-speed collision between Sun Ra’s “Nuclear War,†Julea London’s “Cry Me a River†and Chano Pozo’s Dizzy Gillespie vehicle “Manteca†– all mashing together while the drivers giggle...Pos-Cat maintains a playful, even giddy vibe as it bends its Latin, swing, and progressive vibes so that they’re each recognizable but delightfully warped. If you’ve been hungering to hear Latin-based jazz in a new light, your prayers have been answered." Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, NY Press
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