Before the War

Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 696208990528
EAN: 0696208990528
ASIN: B00004U5IY

Release Date: 2000-06-20

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Tracks:

Beluga Siren
Murder in the World
Orchid Angels
Before the War
Karelian Midnight
Crabs Who Fall From the Trees Into the Sea
Lines in the Sand
Swedish Folk Song #2
That's What Makes This World Dark
Kingfishing
Take Out the Loon!
Chirp Machine

Customer Reviews:

Unholy Alliance.......2006-04-02

Soundscapes which paste in music usually do so because the recordists fear the natural sounds alone won't hold the listener's interest. On the opposite side musicians sometimes include sound effects to try to distract the listener from sub-par music.

Neither strategy guarantees success.

David Rothenberg's quartet consists of clarinet, guitar, bass and small percussion playing indulgent new agey "jazz lite" with spoken poetry over about half the tunes.

The quartet's guitarist Douglas Quin brought with him several field recordings of birds, frogs, wind & weather. There is no apparent connection with the music or the words being recited.

The combination though well-meaning never rises above the drearily ordinary.

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