Dogs of Great Indifference

Dogs of Great Indifference is the fourth album by drummer Jim Black's AlasNoAxis featuring clarinetist/saxophonist Chris Speed, guitarist Hilmar Jensson and bassist Skúli Sverrisson released on the Winter & Winter label in 2006.^[1]

Dogs of Great Indifference
Studio album by Jim Black's AlasNoAxis
Released	June 13, 2006
Recorded	October 30 & 31 and November 1, 2005 Brooklyn Recording, NY
Genre	Improvised music, jazz
Length	65:26
Label	Winter & Winter 910 120
Producer	Stefan Winter
Jim Black chronology
Habyor (2004) Dogs of Great Indifference (2006) Houseplant (2009)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
AllAboutJazz	[3]

In his review for Allmusic, Dave Lynch said "Maybe a bandleader as accomplished as Black sees Dogs of Great Indifference merely as fun indie rock, but there's also the possibility that in all its contradictions, this music has perfectly captured the Zeitgeist of the mid-2000s, a time when nobody actually agrees upon a common Zeitgeist yet everybody is in it together".^[2] In JazzTimes, Andrew Lindemann Malone observed "Those who like to relax with tunes may find Dogs of Great Indifference to be too unsteady, but if you want stimulation, Black and his band are right on the beam".^[4] On AllAboutJazz Chris May stated "Dogs Of Great Indifference, the Seattle-born, Brooklyn-based drummer's fourth disc with his AlasNoAxis quartet, is a near-perfect gumbo. Heavy on backbeats and slash and burn guitar riffs, it's also full of astonishing freewheeling collective improvisation and adventure".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jim Black

1. "Oddfelt" - 7:52
2. "Dogs of Great Indifference" - 6:49
3. "Tars and Vanish" - 7:59
4. "Spins So Free" - 2:22
5. "Star Rubbed" - 3:50
6. "Harmstrong" - 5:21
7. "Everybody Says the Same" - 7:33
8. "You Know Just Because" - 5:12
9. "Desemrascar" - 9:40
10. "Harmsoft" - 1:36
11. "I Am Seven" - 6:51

Personnel

• Jim Black - drums
• Chris Speed - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Hilmar Jensson - electric guitar
• Skúli Sverrisson - electric bass