Miles Davis. Dark Magus (Wili)

[SkymanBrother]

Someone here found the mot juste: these albums are the sound of the continents slamming against each other.

[SkymanBrother]

Decades ahead of its time.

[SkymanBrother]

8:45

[GenesisKnights]

argh, 240p has butchered this greatness.

[JVLIVSPhoto]

Man, they oughta play this on NPR! This was underground BEFORE underground came into fashion a decade later.

[Danaction87]

if 8:56 doesn't make your head nod theres something seriouslly wrong with you.

[leftasmokingcrater]

starting at 4:57 ,that is what the peak of an LSD trip feels like

[Merkaba4203]

One of my favorite pieces of music ever

[ericporcher]

Miles funk, so great. (Needs more cowbell.)

[godardmelvillemann]

no dislikes....but only 53 votes... i'd like to blame it on the times and people's shitty taste in music...but its not like this shit, and it is good, even great shit, was ever popular. i guess i hope the cult status grows and spreads far enough to become really popular. as in pulp fiction rather than donnie darko

[darkmagus419]

My favorite Miles album, by far

[sotool76]

40 people are aliens.

[gonzaleandro]

Dark Magus, Agharta and Pangae. To my opinion, the trully best three music albums that have totally changed my perception of music. And they can never get old, they're simply timeless.

[gottoeekanji]

好きよ 好き好き

[indiablackwell]

Al Foster on drums!!! What a great feel he had, a heavy tribal funk thing, made the whole vibe of the music heavier than a pure jazz drummer would have. Gave a deeper spacing and pocket to play into. Nice!!!

[poetryandbeyond]

Dark Magus is part of a trio of live albums featuring this band. The others are Agharta and Pangaea. Agharta had a US release in the 70s, but for years, Dark Magus and Pangaea were available only as expensive Japanese imports, that is, if you could even find them. I was very happy when Pangaea became available in the US in '90 and Dark Magus followed in the late '90s. These three albums are the sound of the continents slamming up against each other.

[IDontLiveTodayJH]

If Hendrix had lived a few more years, it would be him on guitar with Miles.

[hanshotfirst1138]

There's something deeply unsettling in this music, like Miles was somehow exorcising something of his own demons in a way. None of that takes away from the exuberant power of the music, the amazing musicianship and interaction from his extraordinary band, and brilliance of the music, of course. But there's something dark, demonic, almost sinister in this recording. It feels like the edges haven't been sanded off like they have in so much sanitized modern stuff, and it gives it an eerie quality.

[valentynesuite]

@hanshotfirst1138 this is the CORRECT analysis rewardinfg this Davisian period; is sinister, sad, demoniac, deadly

[Osthropek]

Heaviest album ever

[prozaccadillac]

semi agree with dogwitamullet. but hey there were a few real cookers amongst the dross. having said that this is a stone classic

[gavit64]

In my opinion, Miles Davis is the most musically diverse creature to ever have existed. This is incredible. One can easily see why he is called "a seeker" and "the prince of darkness"

[pooperscoopr69]

riosalvador

KINDA BLUE is Miles' most accomplished and historical recording.

Do your homework before you blog.

[Stoner075]

@pooperscoopr69 Perhaps some might beg to differ, there's no decree over that yet.

[ILuvMongoose]

It's hilarious how blatantly Painkiller (Zorn, Harris, Laswell) ripped off this album.. Haha. (Won't stop me from loving everything they ever did though!)

Anyway, this is some true genius right here, what a cracking album

[ogunhe]

Wili Pt. 2 blew my mind WIDE open the first time I heard it.

[Devinopps]

@dogwitamullet, you got it!!!! fuck yeah!!.............this is what it's all about man. true musicianship with transcendental capabilities. word

[Jazzelegance]

This cuts the soul !

[Jazzelegance]

Evil wicked funk flowing in a Jazz soul ! Great !

[blackrocknutt]

Once again leave it to Miles, Mr. Visionary --to have an improv band playing down in the deep dark realm of Dub frequencies before the rest of the world outside Jamaica got hip to 'the low end theory'. (all apologies to ATCQ).

[seerskater]

bum bum bum bum

[dogwitamullet]

avant-garde experimental free funk. ten times more psychedelic then anything ANY rock band every did

[riosalvador]

Agreed. This is funk of another magnitude and these guys were like scientists. true genius.

[riosalvador]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Finally we get the real underground Miles. I will go out on the proverbial limb and say this is his best album.... ever.

[bentropy]

@riosalvador What about "On the Corner"?

[riosalvador]

@bentropy

If you ask me my opinion, Dark Magus is LIVE and otherwordly. None of the studio albums compare because they aren't live. DM is improvisational transcendence and ecstasy. Plus I like the stripped down core, just the greatest rhythm section ever with wild horns on top. They had eliminated the jazz players (Mclaughlin, Corea etc) and it was necessary. "Corner" is transitional, while DM is the fruition of this underground period and one of the greatest artistic statements ever.

[skyjuiceification]

@riosalvador

the uncut version of bitches brew baby. that recording is the truth.

[TheBelva85]

Finally somebody had the BALLS to post it.

Please please please post the whole album now!