{"id":1006,"date":"2009-03-26T14:26:44","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T19:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hightwo.com\/ht\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2009-03-26T14:26:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T19:26:44","slug":"reviews-sxs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-sxs\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews – SXS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author: Jim Macnie
\nSource: <\/span>Village Voice Apr 2, 2008<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe Philly foursome is starting to get some cred up here. That\u2019s because their two-reed front line is elastic enough to wax both pissed and pastoral without seeming bipolar. A couple crits have mentioned that they love them some Bloodcount\u2014that seems right. But on the upcoming Let Nature Square<\/em> the playing is individual enough and charged enough to squash any echoes. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: Jim Macnie Source: Village Voice Apr 2, 2008 The Philly foursome is starting to get some cred up here. 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Shot \u00d7 Shot takes deceptively simple, bare-bones structures and turns them into spacey, infinitely layered improvisations... I wonder what\u2019s next for this excellent young quartet.","rel":"","context":"In "Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":878,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-shot-x-shot-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":1006,"position":1},"title":"Reviews – Shot x Shot","author":"admin","date":"March 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Shaun Brady Source: Philadelphia City Paper march 2006 \"It is the push-pull of each feeding off the others, taking and surrendering the lead, that gives the group its powerful collective identity.\"","rel":"","context":"In "Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":887,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-shot-x-shot-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":1006,"position":2},"title":"Reviews – Shot X Shot","author":"admin","date":"March 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Shaun Brady Source: Signal to Noise Summer 2006 The sustained sonic hangtime serves the slow-build approach to composition, wherein all four pass the spotlight, spiraling inwards towards the melody by an accumulation of elements.","rel":"","context":"In "Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1010,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-sxs-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":1006,"position":3},"title":"Reviews – SXS","author":"admin","date":"March 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Troy Collins Source: Allaboutjazz.com May 7, 2008 Shot x Shot embraces a highly disciplined approach to group improvisation, with an emphasis on ensemble sound, eschewing sudden stylistic shifts in favor of extended thematic development. A young ensemble on the rise, Shot x Shot is poised for a promising future.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1014,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-sxs-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":1006,"position":4},"title":"Reviews – SXS","author":"admin","date":"March 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Link to this article Shot x Shot The Stone http:\/\/www.thestonenyc.com Prices Tickets: $10 Description Shot x (say \u201cby\u201d) Shot is a commanding avant-jazz quartet from Philly. The group has established itself as a true collective, in which all members compose, as well as contribute integrally to the focused yet spacious\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1016,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-sxs-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":1006,"position":5},"title":"Reviews – SXS","author":"admin","date":"March 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Tom Hull Source: Jazz Prospecting (CG #17, Part 2) Link to this article Shot x Shot: Let Nature Square (2007 [2008], High Two): Trivia: type \"shot x shot\" into google and it returns: 1 shot x shot = 1.96783571 \u00d7 10-9 m6. 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