Marc Ribot - Scelsi Morning

Title: Scelsi Morning Artist: Marc Ribot Release Date: 8/26/2003 Label: Tzadik Records Duration: 53:04 UPC: 702397708926 Genre: Avant-Garde Styles: Chamber Jazz, Soundtracks, Film Music, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz Moods: Spicy, Energetic, Playful, Quirky, Tense/Anxious, Complex, Stylish, Cerebral, Eerie, Laid-Back/Mellow Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

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-Schmentity
9. The Youth Brigade Triumphs Again (And Again)
10. Kabukitsch

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Tzadik Records 7089

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Marc Ribot's first entry in Tzadik's Modern Composer series allows him to further expand on an already wildly eclectic body of work. Several of the pieces are akin to film cues, more to evoke a mood than anything else. "Our Daily Bread" and "Batialle" are fairly Shrek-like and supply a large portion of the noise quotient for the album. Contrast those with the title cut, which sounds more like chamber music. The high points are probably the album centerpieces, "Pennies From Hell" and "Geese." "Pennies From Hell" is a slightly spooky piece, anchored by a somewhat percussive bass pattern and sparse piano chords with Ribot (using a very queasy tone) and Jill Jaffe (on violin) repeating and elaborating on a descending figure over the top. "Geese" is quite a showcase for Ned Rothenberg on clarinet and bass clarinet, a fabulous piece that's something like minimalism with a sense of humor. Rothenberg's performance on this one is amazing: circular breathing, tongue slaps, and some of the finest goose imitations you're likely to hear. All clarinet and strings, "Geese" really makes the case for Ribot the composer. Taken as a whole, Scelsi Morning is not really an easy listen (although a couple of the tracks are wonderful), but it certainly is impressive. ~ Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anthony Coleman Sampling, Piano, Organ (Pump), Trombone Chris Wood Bass Christine Bard Percussion, Drums Clara McHale Ribot Artwork Eddie Sperry Engineer, Sampling Heung-Heung "Chippy" Chin Design J.D. Foster Producer Jill Jaffe Violin, Viola John Zorn Executive Producer Kazunori Sugiyama Associate Producer Marc Ribot Guitar, Producer, Audio Production Ned Rothenberg Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass) Patrick Derivaz Engineer Rob Thomas Bass, Violin, Violin Roberto Juan Rodriguez Drums, Percussion Roberto Rodriguez Percussion, Drums Scott Hull Mastering Ted Reichman Accordion, Organ (Pump)