{"id":885,"date":"2009-03-11T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hightwo.com\/ht\/?p=885"},"modified":"2009-03-11T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T19:16:28","slug":"reviews-shot-x-shot-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-shot-x-shot-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews &#8211; Shot x Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Brady<br \/>\nSource: Philadelphia City Paper &#8211; Home Records<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citypaper.net\/articles\/2006-03-09\/cover8.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to this article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The cavernous acoustics of St. Mary&#8217;s Church at Penn could almost be considered the fifth member of Shot X Shot. In this context the quartet, featuring members of Sonic Liberation Front and Bobby Zankel&#8217;s Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, sound not like they&#8217;re conversing so much as they&#8217;re calling to each other across a vast expanse. Which is appropriate given the band&#8217;s slow-build approach to composition, as if they&#8217;re warily approaching the melody, dodging and circling one another until the theme finally erupts. Tim Berne is an obvious influence; Shot X Shot share Bloodcount&#8217;s build-and-atrophy momentum and patience for development (none of the five tracks clocks in under ten minutes). All four members &#8212; Dan Capecchi (drums), Matt Engle (bass), Bryan Rogers (tenor), Dan Scofield (alto) &#8212; share an equal voice, and it is the push-pull of each feeding off the others, taking and surrendering the lead, that gives the group its powerful collective identity. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\"><strong>&#8211;Shaun Brady<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>www.hightwo.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Shaun Brady Source: Philadelphia City Paper &#8211; Home Records Link to this article The cavernous acoustics of St. Mary&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[47,62,50,60,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","category-ht007","category-releases","category-reviews","category-shot-x-shot"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1010,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-sxs-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":885,"position":0},"title":"Reviews &#8211; 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. 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Natural reverberation is the fifth instrument\u2014delicate horn duets shimmer away into ambient haze, as Dan Capecchi\u2019s drums thump and rattle and bassist Matt Engle struggles\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":880,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-shot-x-shot-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":885,"position":4},"title":"Reviews &#8211; Shot X Shot","author":"admin","date":"March 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Shaun Brady Source: Philadelphia City Paper May 2008 link to this article \"Annie, are you OK?\" The sudden appearance of Michael Jackson's \"Smooth Criminal\" over the formerly silent speakers of the Rittenhouse Square coffee shop where the four members of Shot x Shot had spent 45 minutes discussing their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Artists&quot;","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":885,"position":5},"title":"Reviews &#8211; 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. 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