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by Efrén delValle
Marc Ribot is not only one of the most in-demand guitarists
today, he has also become an accomplished composer in his own right.
Following his previous collection of movie soundtracks, Shoe String Symphonettes,
Ribot has gathered a fantastic mishmash of miniatures ranging from bluesy
tracks to electronic beats to shakuhachi flute pieces. Paradoxically, the
overall sound is cohesive and works like a neat portrait of the composer’s
musical view. This time, as oppossed to the previous volume, the results are
far more accessible, both in terms of sound (the production is impeccable)
and form. From the circus beat-up keyboard of “Nausea” to the
halo of mistery of “Savannah”; from the electronic Miles-evoking
mood of “Urbanight” to the acoustic intimacy of “Pensando”;
from the enigmatic atmosphere of “Requiem for Eitan” to the smooth
jazz of “Penitant Skyline”, the album is an exquisite compendium
of genres filtered through Ribot’s idiosincratic compositional style.
Soundtracks II sounds eccentric and yet honest, hermetic and yet pleasant,
ecclectic and yet coherent. And you can’t say that of many albums today.
Tracks: 1. Small Consolation; 2. Prowler; 3. House Of Mirrors; 4. Urbanight; 5. Shockuhachi; 6. Blue Party; 7. The Beast In The Jungle; 8. Nausea; 9. Savannah; 10. Miles To Go; 11. The Dream of the Other; 12. Green Party; 13. Pensando; 14. Blurry In Brooklyn; 15. The Killing Zone; 16. Flatbush Eyes; 17. Miles Behind; 18. Requiem For Eitan; 19. Penitant Skyline; 20. The Persistence of Memory; 21. Lost Children; 22. Green Party (radio mix)
Personnel: Marc Ribot, guitar, trumpet, e-flat horn, loops, sequencing; Ned Rothenberg, shakuhachi, flute, saxophones; Alex Foster, clarinet, saxophones; Matt Darriau, clarinet; Jay Rodriguez, saxophones; Frank London, trumpet; Steven Bernstein, trumpet; Peter Scherer, synthesizer, piano, sampling; Mark Feldman, violin; Jill Jaffee, viola; JD Foster, bass; Sebastian Steinberg, bass; Roberto Juan Rodriguez, drums; EJ Rodriguez, percussion
Time: 52:33
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