Blurt: The Mecanno Giraffe
By Sammy Stein ( The Free Jass Collective)
Blurt, under the auspicious leadership of Ted Milton, has released a single, 'The Mecanno Giraffe', ahead of a new album.
A combination of steady beats, Milton's spoken poetic lyrics, sublime free sax playing, and deliberately off-kilter guitar that adds nuance to this music that lifts the soul.
As ever, Blurt remain outside genre classification, but blend rock and free jazz in ways that reach into the depths of all that is good about music that refuses classification and remains resolutely unique. The only guarantee about this music is that Blurt will make you smile.
Blurt post brilliant new single ‘The Meccano Giraffe’
By John Robb ( Louder Than War )
Always breaking all the rules, Ted Milton’s Blurt have been existing on their own trajectory for decades.
The band’s free form poetry and jazz blurts over post punk funk grooves was no wave before no wave existed, and jazz revival before any of that generation was born. It was free spirited, thrilling, and you could dance to, and somehow decades into their journey, they have come up with what is arguably their greatest single yet.
There is a film about Ted Milton getting made right now, and this single is also a hint of the indescribable brilliance of the underground legend.
The Meccano Giraffe grooves along with a perfect groove, some of kilter guitar, shrapnel, and that sax appeal, and Ted’s unique poetry.
It’s catchy as fuck and needs to be heard by more people…please share!