Scelsi Morning
ASIN: B0000ADXG4
Track Listings
| 1. Bataille |
| 2. Scelsi Morning |
| 3. And Then She Fell... |
| 4. Earth |
| 5. Pennies from Hell |
| 6. Geese |
| 7. Our Daily Bread |
| 8. Identity I-Shmentity |
| 9. Youth Brigade Triumphs Again (And Again) |
| 10. Kabukitsch |
Scelsi Morning,Chris Wood,Rob Thomas,Ned Rothenberg,Marc Ribot,Christine Bard,Roberto Rodriguez,Marc Ribot,Anthony Coleman,Ted Reichman,Jill Jaffe,Tzadik,Avant-Garde Jazz,Bass,Chamber Jazz,Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass),Experimental Rock,Film,Film Music,Guitar,Jazz,Jazz Music,Miscellaneous,Miscellaneous Music,Piano,Pop,Violin
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Scelsi Morning
Manufacturer: Tzadik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Film Scores
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ASIN: B0000ADXG4 Release Date: 2003-08-26 |
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... recalls the primordial sounds of Shrek.......2004-05-16
In the mid-80's, Ribot found himself in demand as THE avant garde guitarist for personalities like Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and the Lounge Lizards. Currently, just about any John Zorn gig needing a guitar features Ribot. In between, Ribot founded Shrek, a powerful unit that transposed the energy of Albert Ayler's 1960's free-jazz maelstrom into a rock guitar context. After signing with Atlantic Records for a few albums to explore his more accessible Los Cubano's Postizos band, it seemed as though Ribot had abandoned Shrek's primal sound. Apparently not; if anything, this album is a throwback of sorts.
Opening with blistering guitar work and settling into a familiar tribal pattern of ritualistic percussion, Scelsi Morning takes the listener back to Ribot's Shrek days with a vengeance. Further tracks reveal a compositional maturity un-hinted at in those halcyon days. Clarinets play interweaving harmonies, organs bubble and drone while Ribot coaxes out ethereal as well as discordant shards from his guitar. Although having been conceived as music to accompany dance, these pieces more than stand on their own.
Brilliantly mixes Nu Jazz, Downtown, Noir, & White Noise.......2003-10-15
Originally composed for two different dance pieces, the music resonates with other performance-oriented music, such as soundtrack recordings, having suite-like sensibilities and a vingnette-like feel. Dedicated to Giancento Scelsi, a modern Italian composer, who also creates uniquely atmospheric soundscapes, this discs stands out by virtue of its drama, menace, and beauty.
What I especially like about Scelsi Morning is its gloriously varied and unusual sound palette. Ribot not only employs a wide variety of instruments, he places them in unique settings. Thus you get Ned Rothenberg making his bass clarinet sound like a didjeridu and honking goose on "Geese," backed by intriguing string and pump organ voicings interspersed with mesmerizing fugue-like passages. Much of it is very atmospheric, like a soundtrack to a noirish sci-fi movie (check out esp. "Our Daily Bread," with its blasts of fuzz guitar, Chinese-water-torture percussion, and very in-your-face violin playing). I especially like the faux-anthemic, Chinese-tinged "The Youth Brigade Triumphs Again (and Again)." All in all, garage-soundtrack-Nu Jazz might best describe what's going on here.
As I say, not for everyone, but highly recommended for those with big ears and not afraid to encounter a truly different music experience.
buy it now.......2003-10-14
Poor effort - Not my cup of tea..........2003-08-28
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