[.ca] Red Snapper

From Amazon.co.uk:
Red Snapper have never toed the line, somehow leaving fans and critics alike bemused, beguiled and baffled with an organic genre-jumping blend that lies somewhere between surf and rock, jazz and techno. The trio of session musicians who formed the band in 1993 have long been admired for their feisty live shows in which "real" instruments push dance toward its boundaries. Consisting of seven new tracks and augmented by a Sabres of Paradise remix of "Tunnel" (which originally appeared on the Making Bones LP in 1998) plus two live tracks, Red Snapper looks a little thrown together, but boy, does it sound fine. With the freeform instrumental flow of jazz bound by a warm pulsating double bass groove and the surrounding cinematic edge lending a futuristic air, Red Snapper is perhaps the band's most mellow outing yet. But while the downbeat, near-melancholy feel of "Downsizing" and the teasing piano and string-laced atmospherics of "Regrettable" prove masterfully chilled, it's the thumping drum & bass-tinged genius of "Tunnel (Live)" that confirms this is a unique act worth catching. --Christopher Barrett

Chronique amazon.fr:
On croyait la formation britannique disparue, et la voici qui réapparaît en 2003 avec un album sans titre. Tout ce qui fait l'essence de leur musique très groovy et aux accents d'acid jazz est ici distillé sans compter par le trio, comme aux jours du classique Our Aim Is To Satisfy. Outre des versions enregistrées en public des presque standards que sont devenus "Four Dead Monks" et "The Tunnel", l'amateur notera la présence d'un excellent remixe signé par Sabres Of Paradise ("Hot Flush"). --Hervé Comte

• Regrettable
• Mountains and Valleys
• Ultraviolet
• Heavy Petting
• Dnipro
• Hot Flush \oSabres of Paradise Remix\c
• Odd Man Out
• Quiet One
• Tunnel \oLive\c
• 4 Dead Monks \oLive\c