Out of This World's Distortions

Out of This World's Distortions is the second album by Farmers by Nature, a collective trio consisting of Gerald Cleaver on drums, William Parker on bass and Craig Taborn on piano. It was recorded in 2010 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. The first track is a tribute to saxophonist Fred Anderson, who died the evening before the recording.

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AllMusic

In his review for AllMusic, Phil Freeman notes that "The interactions between the three members of the trio are deeply sensitive. In contrast with Parker and Cleaver's work backing Matthew Shipp on several records from the first half of the 2000s, their playing behind Taborn is less about convulsive rhythm than about atmospheric effects."

In his review for JazzTimes Mike Shanley notes that "While the album runs in circles in a few spots, the trio wins points for showing how spare moments can have just as much merit as the wilder sections of improvisation."

Track listing

All compositions by Cleaver/Parker/Taborn

"For Fred Anderson" – 8:31
"Tait's Traced Traits" – 18:07
"Out of This World's Distortions Grow Aspens and Other Beautiful Things" – 8:52
"Sir Snacktray Speaks" – 8:04
"Cutting's Gait" – 12:27
"Mud, mapped" – 13:53

Personnel

References

Out of This World's Distortions at AUM Fidelity
^ Freeman, Phil. Gerald Cleaver – Out of This World's Distortions: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
Shanley, Mike. Out of This World's Distortions review at JazzTimes

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (1974-1979) Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy (1995) Painter's Spring (2000) O'Neal's Porch (2000) Piercing the Veil (with Hamid Drake, 2000) Raining on the Moon (2001) Bob's Pink Cadillac (2001) Scrapbook (2002) Luc's Lantern (2004) Summer Snow (with Hamid Drake, 2005) Alphaville Suite (2007) Corn Meal Dance (2007) Petit Oiseau (2007) Beyond Quantum (with Anthony Braxton and Milford Graves, 2008) Uncle Joe's Spirit House (2010) Out of This World's Distortions (with Gerald Cleaver and Craig Taborn, 2010) The Gowanus Session (with Thollem McDonas and Nels Cline, 2012) 2 Blues for Cecil (with Andrew Cyrille and Enrico Rava, 2021)
Live albums	Melodic Art–Tet (with Charles Brackeen, Ahmed Abdullah, and Roger Blank, 1974) In Order to Survive (1993) Harras (with Derek Bailey and John Zorn, 1993) Sunrise in the Tone World (1995) The Peach Orchard (1997 & 1998) Posium Pendasem (1998) Mass for the Healing of the World (1998) 2 Days in April (with Fred Anderson, 1999) Mayor of Punkville (1999) Fractured Dimensions (1999) Raincoat in the River (2001) Eloping with the Sun (with Joe Morris and Hamid Drake, 2001) I Plan to Stay a Believer (2001, 2002, 2007, & 2008) Spontaneous (2002) Historic Music Past Tense Future (with Peter Brötzmann and Milford Graves, 2002) Sound Unity (2004) Requiem (2004) For Percy Heath (2005) Wood Flute Songs (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, & 2012) Double Sunrise Over Neptune (2007) Farmers by Nature (with Gerald Cleaver and Craig Taborn, 2008) Tribute to Albert Ayler Live at the Dynamo (with Roy Campbell Jr., Joe McPhee, and Warren Smith, 2008) Winter Sun Crying (2009) Medicine Buddha (with Billy Bang, 2009) Love and Ghosts (with Gerald Cleaver and Craig Taborn, 2011) Essence of Ellington (2012)
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