Age of Energy
Age of Energy is an album by the Chicago Underground Duo, featuring multi-instrumentalists Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor. It was recorded on December 6, 2010, and June 30th, 2011, at Bel Air Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and was issued in 2012 by Northern Spy Records as the group's first release for the label. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote: "the pair's evolved attitude about music making and improvisation is deeply focused and intuitive... Age of Energy contains so many tiny sonic and musical elements, it's impossible to classify, but that's its strong point. This is modern music at its most inventive, allowing CUD to create its own vocabulary." The Free Jazz Collective'''s Paul Acquaro stated: "The album is aptly titled, the duo captures the bits, bytes, fumes and fusions of our age with an expert blend of electronic sounds and acoustic instruments. Melodies and motifs are ephemeral, a constant flow of ideas and sound, grafting the organic and electric. A fitting soundtrack to our times." John Garratt of PopMatters commented: "what style do we call the Chicago Underground Duo? Nothing. Or maybe just 'music'. To these ears it sounds like two men equipped with a variety of