Bob Belden Unveils a Dark Narrative of Manhattan on Second Animation Project, “Transparent Heart,” Available on RareNoiseRecords, September 25

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Animation Project, Bob Belden, DL Media, Jacob Smith, Matt Young, Pete Clagett, RareNoiseRecords, Roberto Verastegui

Animation, Transparent Heart

Streaming Tracks From Transparent Heart

Following on the heels of Animation’s 2010 RareNoiseRecords debut, Asiento, and 2011’s Agemo, saxophonist-composer-bandleader Bob Belden tells his own story on Transparent Heart. With his new Animation lineup consisting of young musicians hired from his alma mater, the University of North Texas (23-year-old keyboardist Roberto Verastegui, 24-year-old bassist Jacob Smith, 29-year-old trumpeter Pete Clagett and 20-year-old drummer Matt Young), Belden unveils a dark narrative as heard through the musical diary he has composed over 29 years of living in Manhattan.

Drummer.Percussionist CARMEN INTORRE Jr. To Cover A Wide Range of Musical Stylings on His Debut Album FOR THE SOUL – Available MAY 22 On RANDOM ACT RECORDS

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Bob Belden, Carmen Intorre, Drums, Joey DeFrancesco, John Hart, Jon Irabagon, Pat Bianchi, Percussionist

BOB BELDEN-PRODUCED ALBUM SPOTLIGHTS ORGAN HEAVYWEIGHTS PAT BIANCHI AND JOEY DEFRANCESCO, AS WELL AS GUITARIST JOHN HART AND SAXOPHONIST JON IRABAGON

Carmen Intorre Jr., FOR THE SOUL

PAT MARTINO SIDEMAN FLOURISHES AS LEADER WITH FUSION OF JAZZ, FUNK AND SOUL

“An exciting and visceral player, Carmen provides the solid underpinning that propels the soloist, but also creates highly musical textures and patterns that demonstrate an individual voice.” – Ernie Krivda

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM FOR THE SOUL

Drummer/Percussionist Carmen Intorre is pairing up with producer Bob Belden on his debut album For The Soul (Random Act Records); the organ-based session covers a wide range of musical stylings from Stevie Wonder and Steely Dan to Chick Corea and Weather Report. Intorre is joined by John Hart on guitar, Jon Irabagon on alto and tenor sax, and Pat Bianchi and Joey DeFrancesco – two of the world’s most formidable jazz organists. The album swings within the tradition while expanding upon the vocabulary and boundaries of the idiom.

RareNoiseRecords PUSHES Boundaries of TECHNOLOGY and MUSIC on 2-Album Set, AGEMO, Available March 27

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Bob Belden, DJ Logic, Guy Licata, Matt Garrison, Scott Kinsey, Tim Hagans

NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF ASIENTO,
LATEST RELEASE BY BOB BELDEN’S ANIMATION

Bob Belden's Animation, AGEMO

ORIGINAL ALBUM RE-MIXED VIA 3D60™ – THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUND PRODUCTION TO CREATE NEW LISTENING EXPERIENCE THROUGH HEADPHONES

SET ALSO FEATURES ASIENTO REMIXES BY DJ LOGIC, BILL LASWELL FANU, YOUTH, GAUDI, AND JOE CLAUSSELL

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM AGEMO

In a bid to keep abreast of cutting edge technology, RareNoiseRecords has embraced the brave new world of the 3D60™ sound experience. The label’s first release to utilize the revolutionary system, which creates a surround-sound mix with the added dimension of the top in the listener’s headphones, is the two-album set Agemo by Bob Belden’s group Animation. Essentially a radical recasting of the six tracks from Animation’s 2010 RareNoise debut, Asiento (a document of a 2006 Animation performance at New York’s Merkin Hall), Agemo offers listeners a whole new perspective on the band’s interpretation of Miles Davis’ 1970 fusion landmark, Bitches Brew. This startling new take on Asiento brings listeners on stage, as it were, with the sounds of saxophonist Belden, trumpeter Tim Hagans, keyboardist Scott Kinsey, bassist Matt Garrison, turntablist DJ Logic and drummer Guy Licata swirling around them on renditions of “Pharoah’s Dance,” “Spanish Key,” “John McLaughlin,” “Sanctuary,” “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” and the title track of Miles’ seminal work.

Various Artists -[|]- Miles Espanol [Entertainment One Music, 2011 | Review]

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Alex Acuna, Antonio Sanchez, Bob Belden, Carles Benavent, Chick Corea, Edsel Gomez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jack DeJohnette, Jazz, Jerry Gonzalez, John Scofield, Ron Carter, Sammy Figueroa

Greetings jazz enthusiasts, the weekend has finally arrived for some of us we’re entangled in the chill of this winters bliss. As always, thanks a bunch for hanging out with us at The Urban Flux!

Various Artists, Miles Espanol

Various Artists -[|]- Miles Espanol -(MP3)- [Entertainment One Music, 2011 | Review]

Even though we’re midway into the first month of the year, I’m honored to reflect on some recordings I have spent time on numerous occasions last year. For instance, being that I love adore new music I was blessed to immerse myself in this riveting, fresh yet approachable Latin influenced project that paid tribute to the legendary Miles Davis.

Although marginally restructured the compositions on this rendition of “Sketches of Spain” are persevered to retain its original content yet they are challenged to explore uncharted territory. Interestingly enough, you’ll find a welcome twist of multifaceted nuances underscored in the fabric of these gems will keep you returning for more. Appropriately titled “Miles Espanol,” this project is evenly shaped and divided from a Latin Jazz perspective was conceived, mended and produced by the incomparable Bob Beldon.

RARENOISERECORDS COLLABORATES WITH MUSIC RENEGADES BOB BELDEN, TIM HAGANS & ANIMATION ON ASIENTO, A RE-IMAGINATION OF BITCHES BREW, SET FOR APRIL 26 RELEASE IN U.S.

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Animation, Bob Belden, Jazz, Matt Garrison, Scott Kinsey, Tim Hagans

FEATURES SCOTT KINSEY, MATT GARRISON, GUY LICATA, DJ LOGIC

LIVE 2006 BBC RECORDING AT NEW YORK’S MERKIN HALL

REVISITS BAND’S GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPTS FROM

THEIR GRAMMY NOMINATED BLUE NOTE ALBUMS

Animation - Asiento

Unconventional. Unheard of. Some might add unreal. Upon first listen, you’ll be struck by the startling freshness and flat-out nerve that have become hallmark sounds of Animation, the best rock & jazz mélange you’ve never heard of.

With two Grammy nominated Blue Note CDs, animation * imagination (1999) and re*animation LIVE! (2000), the group has raised the bar for experimental music, carrying with it infectious tinges of hip-hop, trip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, fusion and whatever your own imagination might add with each new listen.

The journey continues with Asiento, the group’s long-overdue album to be released on the UK-based RareNoiseRecords. Spearheaded by music visionaries Bob Belden (producer/saxophone), Tim Hagans (trumpet) and Scott Kinsey (keyboard/synthesizer), as well as Matt Garrison (bass), Guy Licata (drums) and DJ Logic (turntables), Animation re-imagines the landmark 1969 Miles Davis release Bitches Brew.