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d i s s i d e n t
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a r t i s t : Ikue Mori
t i t l e : Painted Desert
d a t e : 1997
l a b e l : Avant
g e n r e : Other
r l s. d a t e : Dec-2003
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 61,4 MB
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Ikue Mori - drum machine
Marc Ribot - guitar
Robert Quine - guitar
Guitarist Robert Quine has claimed that Painted Desert is his
session, but it wasn't released as such "because of
legalities." Ikue Mori, under whose name this album was
released, views it more as a meeting between Quine and herself
that was directed by producer John Zorn. Either way, Painted
Desert is a stunning work of guitar and drum machine/sampler
trios. Mori recorded her parts, which rely primarily on tom tom
and cymbal sounds, and then gave the tapes to Quine and Marc
Ribot, who improvised guitar parts. The music sometimes sounds
as if the guitarists decided to record a Ennio Morricone
tribute. This isn't a Big Gundown-style album, however. Quine's
guitar playing is very blues-influenced, while Ribot plays with
unusual sedation, providing atmospheric shades of sound that
occasionally recall Bill Frisell during his "volume pedal"
period. The songs range from the mid-tempo title track
(sounding like a spaghetti Western version of Miles Davis' Jack
Johnson) to the abrasive "Gundown," which is reminiscent of
DNA. Fans looking for an album that highlights Mori and her
distinctive drum sounds will be disappointed with Painted
Desert. Quine and Ribot enthusiasts, however, should be very
pleased.
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01-Mojave [06:59]
02-Medicine Man [04:17]
03-Desperado [03:27]
04-Cheyenne [05:17]
05-El Dorado [07:31]
06-Santa Ana Excursion [05:56]
07-Gundown [01:43]
08-Painted Desert [09:32]
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