The Mike Nock Underground – Between or Beyond (1971/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 38:47 minutes | 733 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © IN+OUT Records
“Between or Beyond” from The Mike Nock Underground is a classic fusion of rock, funk and jazz that spins from soulful grooves all the way to the outer edge. A showcase for Nock’s virtuosity on piano and especially electric piano, the album had been unavailable on CD for many years. Nock is joined by the rhythm section from his band The Fourth Way, Eddie Marshall on drums and a superb Ron McClure on electric bass.
Funk with feeling drives The Squire, with a nod to fellow fusion pioneers Weather Report. Hobgoblin is a swinging classic example of Nock’s acoustic side, while on the slightly darker Outfall, he trades between acoustic and electric piano. Denim Dance offers up a funky blues that would get anyone born in the Age of Aquarius up and dancing to Nock’s polytonal riffs. Lady Love, a medium tempo piece in ¾, exposes Nock’s more pensive, romantic side. A classic by one of the contemporary keyboard masters. That extraordinary group’s rhythm section has come along for the ride on Nock’s 1970 MPS release. The title piece constructs an up-tempo experiment in sounds, time, and space – quite a trip!
Tracklist:
1. The Mike Nock Underground – Between or Beyond (05:12)
2. The Mike Nock Underground – The Squire (05:27)
3. The Mike Nock Underground – Hobgoblin (03:22)
4. The Mike Nock Underground – Outfall (04:51)
5. The Mike Nock Underground – Denim Dance (06:48)
6. The Mike Nock Underground – Lady Love (04:58)
7. The Mike Nock Underground – Wax Planet (04:00)
8. The Mike Nock Underground – Space Bugaloo (04:04)
Personnel:
Mike Nock – piano, electric piano
Ron McClure – bass
Eddie Marshall – drums
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