Flying Basket (すっ飛び篭, Suttobi kago) is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese free jazz saxophonist Akira Sakata, American experimental guitarist Jim O'Rourke, improv duo Chikamorachi (drummer Chris Corsano and double bassist Darin Gray), and Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[4]

Flying Basket
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
RecordedJune 2013
StudioSteamroom, Tokyo
GenreFree improvisation
Length71:27
LabelFamily Vineyard
ProducerJim O'Rourke
Akira Sakata chronology
KAISHI/開始: Live at Kargart
(2015)
Flying Basket
(2015)
15.01.14
(2016)
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Arco
(2015)
Flying Basket
(2015)
Steamroom 20
(2015)
Chikamorachi chronology
Sora Wo Tobu!
(2012)
Flying Basket
(2015)
Merzbow chronology
Konchuuki
(2015)
Flying Basket
(2015)
Music for Urbanism
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Free Jazz Collective[1]
Inyourspeakers Media69/100[2]
Pitchfork7.1/10[3]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Flying Basket"71:27
LP
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Flying Basket, Part 1"18:29
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Flying Basket, Part 2"19:03
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Flying Basket, Part 3"15:06
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."Flying Basket, Part 4"18:49

Personnel

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All personnel credits are adapted from the album notes.[5]

Musicians

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Technical personnel

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  • Jeremy Kannapell – collage, jacket design
  • Dan Zettwoch – layout assistance, rendering
  • Rashad Becker – lacquer cutting, mastering [vinyl version]

References

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  1. ^ Barela, Joe (November 18, 2015). "Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi & Merzbow – Flying Basket (Family Vineyard, 2015)". The Free Jazz Collective. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Goodman, Justin (August 31, 2015). "Review of Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi & Merzbow - Flying Basket". Inyourspeakers Media. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Walls, Seth Colter (September 16, 2015). "Merzbow / Jim O'Rourke / Akira Sakata / Chikamorachi: Flying Basket". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Flying Basket - Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi & Merzbow - FV88". Family Vineyard. September 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Flying Basket (album notes). Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi & Merzbow. Indianapolis: Family Vineyard. 2015. FV88.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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