{"product_id":"ben-stapp-uzmic-rosamg","title":"Uzmic Ro'Samg (577 Records)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA little-known historic fact: before subwoofers existed, Roman chariots were supposedly outfitted with tubas to supply the low- end rumble as they charged into battle against the Carthaginians. Modern proof of that kind of sonic power might be found in the music of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-21396\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-21396\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/ben-stapp'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/5b4f3ca70d769dd49c53b2c2b811a9c6.jpg' alt='Ben Stapp' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/ben-stapp'\u0026gt;Ben Stapp\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;tuba\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;b.1982\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eBen Stapp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose tuba playing can shake the air as much as it can mesmerize the mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStapp's career has spanned a wide and exploratory range. His earlier recordings include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcstasis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Uqbar Music, 2008) with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-20296\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-20296\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/satoshi-takeishi'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/e6f4161fdb4db318e5e759ee6f495b40.jpg' alt='Satoshi Takeishi' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/satoshi-takeishi'\u0026gt;Satoshi Takeishi\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;drums\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eSatoshi Takeishi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-8999\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-8999\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/tony-malaby'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/ab10403b5e2b03dfa068b78b8912a36b.jpg' alt='Tony Malaby' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/tony-malaby'\u0026gt;Tony Malaby\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;saxophone, tenor\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eTony Malaby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMind Creature Sound Dasein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Fundacja Słuchaj!, 2019) with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-9614\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-9614\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/joe-morris'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/cbf2d126a28fd72863be134edf4f1a01.jpg' alt='Joe Morris' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/joe-morris'\u0026gt;Joe Morris\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;bass, acoustic\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;b.1955\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eJoe Morris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-16419\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-16419\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/stephen-haynes'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/3ea6275accf4bd005f9773c81ed425cb.jpg' alt='Stephen Haynes' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/stephen-haynes'\u0026gt;Stephen Haynes\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;cornet\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;b.1955\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eStephen Haynes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the ambitious opera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMyrrha's Red Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He has also been heard alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-10126\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-10126\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/william-parker'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/6d8f8d517bd5eced9052050eb89e47f2.jpg' alt='William Parker' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/william-parker'\u0026gt;William Parker\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;bass\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;b.1952\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eWilliam Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-1689\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-1689\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/steve-swell'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/ff9506e945301181aba7b77dbd721014.jpg' alt='Steve Swell' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/steve-swell'\u0026gt;Steve Swell\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;trombone\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;b.1954\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eSteve Swell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-16405\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-16405\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/steven-bernstein'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/allaboutjazz\/photos\/profile\/musician\/a533bd169f0a404dbc08092b1df7d13b.jpg' alt='Steven Bernstein' loading='lazy' \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a target='_blank' href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/steven-bernstein'\u0026gt;Steven Bernstein\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;trumpet\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;b.1961\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003eSteven Bernstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—musicians equally comfortable pushing beyond traditional boundaries. (A quick correction: the tuba itself was not invented until the mid-19th century. Yet it is easy to imagine that if the Romans had one, the walls of Carthage might still be vibrating). In early jazz, the tuba was prized for a similar reason—it could cut through the mix when the string bass could not be captured by primitive recording equipment. Stapp takes that lineage and propels it into deep space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA science fiction writer as well as a musician, Stapp uses his tuba and sousaphone as interstellar vehicles. On \"Klonopod,\" he conjures a throbbing, otherworldly growl that sounds somewhere between a submerged submarine and a deep- sea leviathan. On \"Eono,\" he reveals a surprising delicacy—almost chamber-like—while \"Egdon\" moves with a liquid grace, each note flowing into the next. Where he truly astounds, though, is in his manipulation of extended techniques and pedal effects: \"Keeper\" warns with subterranean rumbles and impossible upper-register cries; \"Freya,\" \"Galactic Plankton\" and \"Moonship\" transform the tuba into a living, breathing alien organism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the album's end, Stapp's horn no longer feels earthbound. Its vibrations echo like transmissions from a distant galaxy—signals of intelligence carried on waves of breath and brass. With Ben Stapp, the tuba becomes not just an instrument, but a portal, summoning sounds from a universe where music and science fiction are one and the same.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMark Corroto, All About Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"direct from artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53033664577843,"sku":"BNST_LVLB_1978","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/8032\/3123\/files\/benstappuzmic.jpg?v=1776954387","url":"https:\/\/theloove.com\/products\/ben-stapp-uzmic-rosamg","provider":"loove labs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}