Review: Oren Ambarchi's Black Truffle label continues its quest to become the number one hotspot for the most daring of neo free-jazz improvisations. This ambitious task is set to be fulfilled good and proper if the likes of Australia's Will Guthrie are given the helm, and especially if the output sounds this good. People Pleaser sees the multi-talented drummer and instrumentalist spread his wizardry across a whole plethora of styles and niche influences, meaning that this isn't really jazz but something much darker and tentative. In fact, remnants of field recordings, glitches, noise and power electronics can be heard at the core of these eleven experiments, and we can't say that this is for the faint of heart. On the contrary, fans of both Ambrachi, or even Dilloway's material on his own Hanson Records will surely find plenty of moments to marvel at in here. This is an excellent LP; we recommend not snoozing on this one.
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