Artist: JAIR-ROHM PARKER WELLS
Title: Exquisite Noise
Format: CD
Label: Glass Thought Communications

Exquisite and well-established Stockholm-based New York bass player Jair-Rohm Parker Wells is about to release his latest fatigue on his own label Glass Thought Communications records. Buckle up your seatbelt and get ready for some intense experimentation with noises and processed bass sounds (upright and electric). Dissonance, distortions, rumbles, drones and harmonies intermingling with each other in a symphony of abstract avanguardism and contemporary progressions of no-wave and musique concrete. This cat's talent goes beyond senseless noise and reaches new heights with an approach to noise-making that is quasi orchestral and quite grand in its nature. For example I like the fact that it's all so majestically reverberated and that you can actually hear where it all comes from (the electric or acoustic upright) and distinguish the origin of the sound, its sonic spectrum, its deep character and its palette of sounds. The different layers and parts interact with each other instead of simply adding dB's to your SPL. This whole thing is then taken to the next level by means of electronics, treating, processing, cutting, pasting, mixing etc. I am not a huge fan of noise-for-noise, but I believe this goes beyond and I must say I like this shit much better than a lot of other noise I've heard from the scene. He's got it all! If he only was a good looking tall blonde Swedish girl...

Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Exquisite Noise
[Glass Thought Communications]
This material is a very different from what I have reviewed in the past. Exquisite Noise is orchestrated structures that are full fledged pieces of work. For over 20 years Wells has created sounds and been an important role in the avant garde community, in Europe and within the States. This is the first that I have listened to his work or even familiar with his name, mainly due the fact that there is so much good stuff out there. Wells is known for his work with electric, acoustic and electric double bass instruments, as heard upon Exquisite Noise. There are many dark overtones to this disc and is completely reverberated out causing an immense flow of sound, very full and crystal clear. Since I am not accustom to hearing such work from artists with so many “high up” listeners, I can’t even compare the work accurately. Regardless, this is a good listen and perhaps I may hear more in the future.