Artist: Matt Ulery’s Loom
Title: The Queen
Catalog #: WSLR-005
Format: 10” (includes download coupon w/ bonus remixes)
Release Date: June 1st, 2010
SIDE A
1. The Queen, part 1
SIDE B
1. The Queen, part 2
w/ Remixes by Demons and The Hood Internet
Matt Ulery’s ‘Loom’ has been captivating audiences since 2005. Quickly following the first CD release, Music Box Ballerina (2008), and Ulery’s solo effort, Themes and Scenes (2009), Loom is set to release a single, “The Queen”, in anticipation of their second full length album, Flora.Fauna.Fervor due out in 2010. “The Queen” will be available in 10” vinyl and digital formats.
The music, while coming from the American and European jazz tradition, including highly syncopated rhythms, modern jazz harmony, and improvisation, is also influenced by folk music from the Americas and Eastern Europe as well as modern alternative and indie rock bands from all over the world. Ulery’s music has also been described, at times, as cinematic and fanciful. ‘Loom’ is based out of Chicago, IL.
“The Queen” Credits: Thad Franklin - trumpet / Tim Haldeman – tenor saxophone / Rob Clearfield – Wurlitzer electronic piano / Zach Brock - violin / Katie Wiegman - vibraphone / Jon Deitemyer – drum set / Matt Ulery – double bass and composition
Recorded at Reel Sounds Studio and The Drake Studio in May 2009. Mixed at The Drake by Anthony Gravino and Matt Ulery. Produced by Matt Ulery.
The Buzz!
“…close-to-perfect representation of what jazz can be in 2009. Ulery went out of his way to ensure that absolutely no stone went unturned in creating just the right texture for these songs. Ulery and his group are creating new jazz on their terms.” —Chicago Jazz Magazine
“Points with conviction to a new generation of Chicago jazz innovators. A polished and impressive debut.” —Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader
“…like a seedling unfurling from the soil. …each player—and each style and tradition the band draws on—is like a thread in a sumptuous fabric” —Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
“It has the melancholy beauty of something ravishing but out-of-season. And it is quite moving. … an unexpected surprise and quite absorbing listening. Ulery plays a distinctive bass and writes with originality. The ensemble has a unique sound and covers plenty of ground.” —Cadence Magazine
“…delightfully difficult to classify, this music has the distinction of being both saturated with musical integrity and extremely accessible and listenable. the textures and sonorities available to him are plentiful, and he takes ample advantage, with colors, timbres and textrues coming at you from everywhere. Very often the band sounds larger than it is.” —reviewed by Chris Kosky, Bass World, the magazine of the International Society of Bassists
