The Quietus reviews Phillip Golub’s album ‘Partisan Ship’, a microtonal jazz work performed on custom Flexichord keyboard with large ensemble including brass, woodwind, strings and electronics. Conceptually framed as a sea voyage narrative, the record showcases Golub’s exploration of unconventional tuning systems across multiple pieces. Opening track ‘loyalty oath’ establishes structured collective improvisation with complex layering, followed by spacious dark electronics and experimental post-bop variations. The album demonstrates sophisticated compositional judgment, balancing maximal orchestration with restrained passages. Notable tracks include the contemplative ‘blue-orange reflections’ featuring folk-tinged violin and synthetic textures. Golub, based in Brooklyn and collaborating with figures like Vijay Iyer, delivers an imaginative work blending disparate influences through sharp sonic deviations and unconventional harmonic approaches that disorient listeners productively.
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