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01. The Sensory Illusions - Four Chord Dream
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02. The Sensory Illusions - Theme From Vendetta
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03. The Sensory Illusions - Foiled By Copperhead
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04. The Sensory Illusions - Flotsam Bodes
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05. The Sensory Illusions - Surf Green
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06. The Sensory Illusions - I'm The Urban Spaceman
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07. The Sensory Illusions - Ascending Dream Riff
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08. The Sensory Illusions - Mr Sophie
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09. The Sensory Illusions - Dream Phrase June '21
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10. The Sensory Illusions - All Of Me
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11. The Sensory Illusions - Desk Aunt
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ARTIST
SENSORY ILLUSIONS, THE
TITLE
Sensory Illusions II
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
KARAOKE KALK
CATALOG #
KK 127LP
KK 127LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/24/2023
LP version. Die-cut sleeve, printed inner; edition of 300. Scottish composer and multi-instrumentalist
Bill Wells
and virtuoso tuba player
Danielle Price
once more team up for Karaoke Kalk under the name
The Sensory Illusions
. The two further explore the affinities between their idiosyncratic musical approaches across a variety of styles and genres while also expanding their sound palette. After its predecessor (KK 110CD/LP, 2019) saw Wells working strictly with his electric guitar, on the
Sensory Illusions II
the piano enters the mix on two of the eleven pieces. Much like his brass-heavy collaboration album
Osaka Bridge
with Japanese collective
Maher Shalal Hash Baz
(KK 044X-LP), this album injects melancholic atmospheres with a sense of playfulness. Picking up on elements from jazz, pop, blues, and classic songwriting while acknowledging their debt to techniques from the worlds of avant-garde and improv music, The Sensory Illusions weave together disparate elements into a colorful, imaginative suite of songs. Starting with the folky chords of opener "Four Chord Dream," the track titles spell out Wells's characteristic use of ideas that literally come to him in his sleep.
The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland
leader then fleshes them out together with Price, who again serves as a one-woman rhythm section, as she does throughout most of the album. When Wells enters 1960s spy movie territory with a swirling rendition of
John Barry
's "Theme from Vendetta" and picks up on those dynamics with a rolling riff in the next song, her versatile playing provides the backdrop for that. Once Wells sits down at the piano for the tender "Flotsam Bodes," however, their roles are being reversed and Price -- a seasoned and multifaceted musician who was one of only six applicants chosen to attend
Chilly Gonzales
's Gonzervatory in 2019 and who is currently working with acclaimed London-based trumpet player and composer
Laura Jurd
-- takes the lead. "I'm the Urban Spaceman" makes it even more apparent how seamlessly these two experienced players leave each other space to showcase their respective talent and expand on their individual ideas: Marked by Wells's soloing and exploring different sonic possibilities of the guitar, it also sees Price showcasing her reduced yet agile solos before they both return to the idea at the heart of the song. As the second duo record in their six years of working together,
The Sensory Illusions II
proves once more how much musical ground they are able to cover with their instruments and open minds alone.
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