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Danny Frankel with Nels Cline & Larry Goldings: The Interplanetary Note/Beat Conference

By Mark Corroto
March 25, 2011
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Danny Frankel with Nels Cline & Larry Goldings: The Interplanetary Note/Beat Conference

Enough is sometimes enough. Drummer/percussionist Danny Frankel presents a shortish (by modern CD standards), 34-minute collection of 11 compositions on The Interplanetary Note/Beat Conference. Then again, sometimes a sketch can speak louder than an entire painting.

Frankel, a consummate player, has been a sideman to the likes of Laurie Anderson,

Steven Bernstein

trumpet
b.1961

" data-original-title="" title="">Steven Bernstein, Lou Reed,

Robin Holcomb

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Robin Holcomb, K.D. Lang, and

Bebel Gilberto

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Bebel Gilberto. Here, his musical vision is shared by guitar wizard

Nels Cline

guitar, electric
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Nels Cline, of Wilco fame, and

Larry Goldings

organ, Hammond B3
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Goldings (

Trio Beyond

" data-original-title="" title="">Trio Beyond, James Taylor,

Bill Stewart

drums
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Stewart).

The disc opens with its longest track "Droppin' Things," a bluesy funk vehicle for Goldings to spill some grease onto the platter with his Hammond B3 and Cline to slur guitar effects over the pulse. From there, the disc reels off into some space-age bachelor pad sounds on "Apple Cider Vinegar," with Cline surfing a Dick Dale sound and "Gypsy Cabster" where bachelor bossa nova-meets-sitar. Frankel favors the bongos here, molding these pieces with a 1950s time machine touch.

With Frankel maintaining a minimalist approach throughout, the three brief percussion and studio loop collages, "Nefarious," present a pastiche of sitar, bongo, and cymbal work as a recurring theme.

"The Spider On The Wall" is an ambient sketch that resonates a dreamy climate of organ wash and metal percussion for a simple guitar solo. Where others might indulge in a lengthy jam, Frankel's next portrait is already arriving. Elsewhere he begins "Blue, Black, And Silver" smack dab in the middle of a noise storm: Cline destroying his guitar, Goldings exorcising some

Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Sun Ra demons, and Frankel himself hitting things hard. Halfway through the three=minute song, all things resolve in a pacific swell. So short and, oh, so sweet.

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Track Listing

Droppin' Things; That Spider On The Wall; Nefarious; 1958; Apple Cider Vinegar; Blue, Black, And Silver; Nefarious, Part 1; Dark Bob; Nefarious, Part 2; Slen; Gypsy Cabster.

Personnel

Danny Frankel

drums

Danny Frankel: drums, bongos, springs, metals, clay pot, tambourine, Bass drums; Nels Cline: electric guitar, electric sitar, acoustic guitar, effects; Larry Goldings: Hammond B3 pianmo, teisshord, keyboard.

Album information

Title: The Interplanetary Note/Beat Conference | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Self Produced

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