Susie Ibarra: Dream Time Ensemble 4/20/18 Firehouse 12

Made it to the second set of Ibarra's current incarnation. The name Dream Time Ensemble was apt, the groups' chamber, cinematic, jazz easily straddled these genres. Ibarra on drums and percussion, cello, violin, guitar/keys, electronics, and voice made up the sextet. None of these players stepped in front, the music was definitely a collaborative affair. The great Yuka Honda, from Cibo Matto, was on electronics but her sound was swallowed by busy-ness of the group. The vocalist chirped and gurgled and seemed not to add much to the sound. The strings layered on Ibarra's kit-work was the meat of the evening. These songs belong on some odd documentary film soundtrack.