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MOJO Review Empirical - 'Elements Of Truth'


04 October 2011
MOJO
4 Stars

Nathaniel Facey (alto), Lewis Wright (vibes), Tom Farmer (bass) and Shaney Forbes (drums) continue to display a fiercely imaginative sensibility, producing music as challenging and stimulating as anything on the international scene. Broadly Dolphyesque, but with a multifarious palette thanks to a four - way creative democracy, it's a vividly involving, dramatic listen.
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