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On SOLO, Chris Cutler uses electronics to make his drum kit sound like an entire orchestra.
Three decades of activity behind him and Chris Cutler had yet to release a solo album. Well, now it's done and the result is aptly titled Solo. Of course, this is not your run-of-the-mill drums record. Cutler uses his electrified drum kit, an assortment of drums, cymbals, and objects equipped with microphone cells or contact mics ran through an array of pedal effects into a mixer. Delay, reverb, reverse playback, pitch controllers, and flangers play a part as important as the drummer's actual drumming. The resulting music mesmerizes by its textures and sounds, very remote from anything percussive. Solo culls recordings from live performances that took place in Europe and the U.S. between August 2000 and May 2002. There are three main pieces (split into a number of seguing tracks) and two shorter excerpts that provide interludes. The focus of the album does not rest on the performance itself but on the listening experience. Some have been edited and "North Car Roulette" is actually made of two separate concerts. The idea was to provide an easygoing hour of music without a single dull moment. Mission accomplished. "Signal 66" begins with some drum-hitting and scraping, instantly augmented by the electronics. The shock is immediate but at the same time listeners who were expecting more conventional drumming have something to cling to. This piece is as close as you will get to a drums solo and there is a lot happening. The other tracks get closer to a form of ambient electronics (not electronica, mind you) or even electro-acoustic improv without losing their edge. "A Walk Through Nancy," recorded at the Musique Action festival, includes a field recording Cutler made earlier that day and used as a backdrop for the performance. This album goes beyond expectations to reaffirm father of Rock-In-Opposition's status as a first-rate experimentalist. ~ François CoutureThe Wire (12/02, p.53) - "...A rich collection from a drummer who has been evolving his relationship with electronics steadily over the last quarter century..." Solo Review
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Purchase Solo CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Rosanne Cash List CD (2009)
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 $14.45   
After the dark and chilling themes of 2006's BLACK CADILLAC, which saw Rosanne Cash dealing with the deaths of her mother, Vivian Liberto, her father, Johnny Cash, and her stepmother, June Carter Cash -- all of whom passed within a two-year span -- one might assume that her next project would move into an even deeper level of bleakness, but with THE LIST, it's immediately clear that she has instead found a more measured place to stand. It's a lovely and redemptive outing that looks back to go forward. When Cash turned 18, her father, alarmed that his daughter only knew the songs that were getting played on the radio, gave her a list of what he considered 100 essential American songs; Cash kept that list, and now she's drawn on it for this wonderfully nuanced outing that brims with a kind of redemptive timelessness. THE LIST is a renewal and a testament to life, and it belongs to her father as much as it belongs to her, a beautiful restatement of her father's passions, only now, they've become his daughter's treasures, as well. It's an affirming story, but that's all it would be if Cash didn't sing her heart out here. The opener, a version of Jimmie Rodgers' ...
| | Them Crooked Vultures CD (2009)
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Often, supergroups wind up dominated by one particular personality - think Eric Clapton in Derek & the Dominos, Jack White in the Raconteurs -- which makes the egalitarianism of Them Crooked Vultures all the more remarkable. Of course, when it comes down to it, it's a group of three natural-born collaborators: John Paul Jones, the old studio pro who gravitated toward provocative partners after Led Zeppelin's demise, teaming up with R.E.M. as easily as he did with avant-queen Diamanda Galas and nu-folkster Sara Watkins; Dave Grohl, who hopped into an empty drummer's chair whenever the opportunity presented itself; and Josh Homme, who set up a mini-empire based entirely on jam sessions. If Them Crooked Vultures brings to mind Homme's projects more than Grohl's or Jones', it's largely due to his role as lead vocalist and how guitar can push a rhythm section as powerful ...
| | Avett Brothers I And Love And You CD (2009)
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North Carolina sibling duo the Avett Brothers return in 2009, fresh off a few years of building a cult following for its melodic and rootsy alt-bluegrass sound, with the subdued I AND LOVE AND YOU. The opening single and title track basks in piano-pop splendor in an odd mix of Beach Boys, Byrds, and the Band.
The Avett Brothers continue charting the same musical course as EMOTIONALISM and MIGNONETTE on major-label debut I AND LOVE AND YOU, despite the presence of hands-on producer Rick Ruben. The country-folk duo continue to add elements of pop and hillbilly rock to a country/bluegrass foundation on the 2009 LP, a record with a newfound emphasis on piano and nuanced arrangements. Working with a larger budget allows the group to add small flourishes -- a cello line here, a keyboard crescendo there -- but the resulting music is rarely grand, focusing on textures rather than sheer volume. Scott and Seth Avett share ...
| | Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: In Concert CDs (1970) With Book; With DVD; Anniversary Edition; Limited Edition
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Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York on November 27-28, 1969.
Returning to the American concert scene after a three-year layoff, the Rolling Stones recorded GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! during a triumphant two-date stand at Madison Square Garden in late November 1969 that found B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner opening for them. Having amassed an impressive recorded output during their three years away from touring, the Stones peppered their sets with hits, including "Honky Tonk Women," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "Street Fighting Man." Tipping their collective hats to Chuck Berry, the band ...
| | Perry Como Greatest Christmas Songs CD (1999)
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| | Alice In Chains Black Gives Way To Blue CD (2009) Limited Edition; Digipak
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| | Rick Wakeman Aspirant Sunset CD (1991)
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| | Sloan Smeared CD (1993) Import
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$8.59
SMEARED is the 12-track 1993 debut release by Canadian indie rockers Sloan, including "Underwhelmed," "Raspberry," and "I Am The Cancer."
Canadian rock band Sloan's brand of lighthearted, cerebral, highly melodic indie rock, ...
| | Yumuri Tiene Bilongo CD (2002)
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$13.49
There are few soneros out there who can claim the same level of pedigree that produced Yumuri. Born Moisés Valle, alongside brothers Orlando (Maraca) and Luis, one can only imagine how musical that house must have been. He met the salsa world head on in 1984 when he joined the very popular Elio Revé Orquesta (which, incidentally, gave him the name Yumuri), affording him the opportunity ...
| | Riddim Driven: Scream CD (2003)
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Editor: Paul Shields.
| | Donnas Gold Medal CD (2004)
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| | Little Birdy Bigbiglove CD (2004) Import
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$32.59
| | Hothouse Flowers Platinum Collection CD (2006) (Import) England; Remastered
Solo album
$9.39
| | Anne Haigis Fingernails/For Here Wher CD (2008) (Import) Import
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$15.39
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