Stochastic Parrot by Mike Cooper
Mike Cooper, an ever experimenting and expanding his musical vision is back with a new album and great collaborating guests on it, namely Pierre Bastien operating valve cornet and Mark Cunninghamon trumpet. It is a conundrum of a question to describe Mike's vision - and put it into something thatwouldtruly express how vast and how much does it touch in terms of themes and composition. I would rather start with places it is set in. Imaginary places where you travel with the narrator and where he takes you. They are the true protagonists of the album. Releases on cd and mastered by Lawrence English from Room40 - this time and this journey is not a solo trip. Pierre Bastien and Mark Cunningham add up to the little team and they contribute greatly to the overall shape of this album - giving it richness and some sort of austere quality to Mike's musical world. It is a music of nautical dreams - soaked in the fluidity of the musical matter but yet very fir...
