''Anti-House'' is the eponymous debut album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's band with guitarist

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, bassist John Hébert, drummer

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and pianist

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, credited as a guest on about half the pieces. It was recorded in 2010 and released on the Swiss

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label.''Anti-House''
at Intakt Records In the summer of 2008 Laubrock relocated from London to New York, where she participated in the collective trio '' Paradoxical Frog'', but this was her first recording as leader in the U.S.

Reception

The '' Down Beat'' review by Bill Meyer says, "The more time one spends with this record, the more it impresses. Beyond the rigorous playing, each of its 14 tracks abounds with surprise changes in shape and direction. But while it commands admiration, it’s hard to love; the contrasts and complexities don’t really add up to some greater whole."Meyer, Bill. ''Anti-House'' review. ''Down Beat'' February 11: page 58. Print. The All About Jazz review by Chris May states, "''Anti-House'' is Laubrock's most all-round satisfying album to date, a cascade of gritty beauty, some of it quite savage, which harnesses the enduring appeal of ''Forensic'' to the discoveries that have followed it."May, Chris
''Anti-House'' review
at All About Jazz In a review for '' The Guardian'', John Fordham says, "Though some of the motif-swapping strategies sound a shade robotic, Anti-House is a vivid indication of Laubrock's growing independence – and Halvorson's Derek Baileyesque scrambling runs, Hendrix distortions, wild on-the-fly detunings and massaged jazz-guitar grooves offer constant diversions."Fordham, Joh
''Anti-House'' review
at '' The Guardian''

Track listing

:''All compositions by Ingrid Laubrock except as indicated'' # "Slopwfish Glowfish" – 4:15 # "Flowery Prison Cell" (Laubrock, Halvorson, Hébert, Rainey, Davis) – 1:15 # "Messy Minimum" (Laubrock, Halvorson, Hébert) – 1:38 # "Quick Draw" – 7:40 # "Funhouse Glockwork" – 6:06 # "Tex & Clementine" – 6:00 # "Anti-House" – 9:58 # "Is Life Anything Like This" (Laubrock, Halvorson, Hébert, Rainey, Davis) – 1:48 # "Big Band" (Laubrock, Halvorson, Hébert, Rainey, Davis) – 0:55 # "Big Crunch" – 5:42 # "Betterboon" – 6:47 # "Tom Can't Sleep" (Laubrock, Rainey) – 6:07 # "Oh Yes" – 6:43 # "Mona Lisa Trampoline" – 7:51

Personnel

* Ingrid Laubrock – tenor sax, soprano sax *

– guitar *John Hébert –

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– piano

References

{{Authority control 2010 albums Ingrid Laubrock albums Intakt Records albums