Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mylab Title: Mylab Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Terminus Records Release Date: 2/3/2004 Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Rock Styles: Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 694205030124 |
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Recording the tracks for what would become Mylab's self-titled debut was also a communal experience, as Wayne and Tucker first got their hands dirty at Horvitz's Other Room studio in Seattle, then shifted over to Martine's... more » |
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Album Description Recording the tracks for what would become Mylab's self-titled debut was also a communal experience, as Wayne and Tucker first got their hands dirty at Horvitz's Other Room studio in Seattle, then shifted over to Martine's own Seattle studio, Flora, for the initial round of overdubbing. The final round of Mylab sessions were held just last summer at Trillium Lane Studios, located in the midst of a pastoral 15-acre spread on Bainbridge Island in Washington. In the end, Horvitz and Martine's ability to assemble and mix such an incredibly diverse range of pop, rock, jazz, folk, urban, bluegrass, traditional and alternative artists produced the kind of adventurous sonic orchestra that would have made the late, great Sun-Ra proud. The proof, of course, is in the music. From the Henry Mancini-esque bounce of the album opener, "Pop Client" to the Chuck Berry-beat of "Land Trust Picnic" or the spooky, Pet Sounds meets industrial NIN flavor of "Earthbound," Mylab is clearly not afraid to cross-over -- and transcend -- any schools of music. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBroadening horizons Jan P. Dennis | Monument, CO USA | 03/12/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) "Is it possible to be too eclectic? Some (notably a reviewer in a prominent mainstream jazz magazine) have thought so, accusing Wayne Horvitz and Tucker Martine, masterminds behind this aural madness, of cleverness without soul. I beg to differ. In these postmodern times, eclecticism is generally regarded as a virtue. And when it's in the hands of production geniuses such as Martine and Horvitz, one shouldn't be too quick with the clever-but-lacking-soul label.Me, I'm entirely taken by these guys' wacky weirdness.The vibe here is somewhere between Garage a Trois's Emphasizer and Sex Mob, with a bit of the Intercontinentals, Joel Harrison's Free Country, and Josh Roseman thrown in. What's not to like about that? Add maybe a dash of Jerry Granelli and you get the picture.To those who diss this disc because it's mannered without soul, I say, lighten up. Get a life. Open up your ears. Hey, it's just music, not religion.Yes, it took me about a dozen listens to catch the vibe. But once I did, I was blown away. I for one am thrilled with its wild austerity, its edgy effulgence, its western orientalism, its beguiling simplicity, its cool mixture of country blooze and urban jungle. And I think you will be too. 4 and 1/2 stars." Electronica jazz Anthony Cooper | Louisville, KY United States | 02/26/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "Mylab is a sort of electronica jazz. It isn't quite a jazz album, because the focus isn't on improvisation or soloing. Rather the songs are for the purpose of the song (sort of like some of the recent Bill Frisell work). That warning aside, this is a very good album. The sounds and songs work together to simply give you something you've never heard before. Similar to "On The Corner" or "Freak In", Mylab has a certain amount of screetchy or clicky noise in its songs. The songs also groove or sometimes build to a satisfying conclusion (think of Frisell's "Unspeakable", which has some players in common, including Frisell himself). So if you want some jazz-esque music that's certainly not easy background listening, pick up Mylab."
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