Paucity

Some say the key to a good jazz artist is improvisation; the ability to come up with something off the cuff. And while I'm not dubbing this spacey, instrumental four-piece a "jazz band," there is something unique and fresh about Paucity. Each song has so many unique changes, it's a surprise that the band didn't just hit "record" and improvise with a diverse arrangement of Moog synthesizers, guitars and keyboards. Take the opener, "Lost and Found Dot Com," as it opens with a quiet keyboard melody that soon turns into a dark, buzzing synth-bass line, then returning to the tranquility it began with. While each song is intensely crafted, there's this looseness in the vibe that gives off a special cool only identifiable with jazz.
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