Matthew Shipp - The Cosmic Piano (2025) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 516 MB
56:04 | Jazz | Label: Cantaloupe Music
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 516 MB
56:04 | Jazz | Label: Cantaloupe Music
Avant-jazz pianist and composer Matthew Shipp has been referred to as the โelder statesmanโ of the art form by DownBeat magazine, but the reach and scope of his music extends much further than mere genre. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ delivers on that promise โ a solo recording that taps into the deeper exploratory potential of the instrument, with Shipp channeling a lifetime of knowledge and a daunting array of influences into nearly an hour of spontaneous, enlightened and joyfully rendered music.
โThe preparation is your life,โ Shipp explains. โIf youโre a real improviser โ and I mean ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ by acknowledging that itโs a praxis and an art form and a discipline โ itโs like being a boxer. You do your road work, speed bag, heavy bag and then you spar, and itโs an all-day process for you. Itโs a lifestyle.โ
As with all of Shippโs music, this recording goes beyond any simple categorization, and in part informs why he wanted to release the album through Cantaloupe Music, the in-house label of Bang on a Can. The New York-based arts collective has built a worldwide reputation for nurturing new music dubbed as โalternative classical,โ โexperimental classicalโ or โindie classical,โ and is known for collaborating with artists and composers across all genres, including jazz, electronic, rock, pop and hip-hop.
As Bang on a Can co-founder David Lang writes in the liner notes, โMatthew had the idea that if his music could be heard in the context of Cantaloupeโs catalog, it could encourage people to hear a different aspect of what he does. It isnโt that he made a different kind of music than he usually makes โ this music is clearly his! The powerful architecture, the sly dissonance, the joyful and quick changes of pace, they are all still here. What has changed is the context in which we are listening to it. Matthew imagined that changing the frame in which we hear the music might allow us to hear something new in it, something we did not expect.โ
Tracklist
1. The Cosmic Piano (3:59)
2. Cosmic Junk Jazz DNA (8:02)
3. Orbit Light (6:22)
4. Piano's DNA Upgrade (5:11)
5. The Other Dimensional Tone (6:38)
6. Blues Orgasm (5:06)
7. Radio Signals from Jazz Keys (2:25)
8. Suburban Outerspace (4:26)
9. Face to Face (3:16)
10. Subconscious Piano (2:08)
11. The Future Is in the Past (5:18)
12. A Cosmic Thank You (3:19)
foobar2000 2.0 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-06-20 05:30:25
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Analyzed: Matthew Shipp / The Cosmic Piano
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DR11 -0.01 dB -13.21 dB 3:59 01-The Cosmic Piano
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.79 dB 8:02 02-Cosmic Junk Jazz DNA
DR7 -0.01 dB -10.81 dB 6:22 03-Orbit Light
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.61 dB 5:11 04-Piano's DNA Upgrade
DR10 -0.01 dB -12.76 dB 6:38 05-The Other Dimensional Tone
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.48 dB 5:06 06-Blues Orgasm
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.12 dB 2:25 07-Radio Signals from Jazz Keys
DR13 -0.01 dB -17.43 dB 4:26 08-Suburban Outerspace
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.72 dB 3:16 09-Face to Face
DR6 -0.01 dB -8.36 dB 2:08 10-Subconscious Piano
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.38 dB 5:18 11-The Future Is in the Past
DR11 -0.01 dB -15.39 dB 3:19 12-A Cosmic Thank You
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1146 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Matthew Shipp / The Cosmic Piano
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DR11 -0.01 dB -13.21 dB 3:59 01-The Cosmic Piano
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.79 dB 8:02 02-Cosmic Junk Jazz DNA
DR7 -0.01 dB -10.81 dB 6:22 03-Orbit Light
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.61 dB 5:11 04-Piano's DNA Upgrade
DR10 -0.01 dB -12.76 dB 6:38 05-The Other Dimensional Tone
DR8 -0.01 dB -9.48 dB 5:06 06-Blues Orgasm
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.12 dB 2:25 07-Radio Signals from Jazz Keys
DR13 -0.01 dB -17.43 dB 4:26 08-Suburban Outerspace
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.72 dB 3:16 09-Face to Face
DR6 -0.01 dB -8.36 dB 2:08 10-Subconscious Piano
DR9 -0.01 dB -10.38 dB 5:18 11-The Future Is in the Past
DR11 -0.01 dB -15.39 dB 3:19 12-A Cosmic Thank You
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1146 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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