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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Nanang Tatang
t i t l e : Muki
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : Saidera Records
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2004
t r a c k s : 16
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 90,7 MB
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Nanang Tatang is the most recent collaboration between Daniel
Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell, cofounders of the NYC band
Ida.
After wrapping up a tour with Low in the fall of 2000, Ida took
a well-earned break from the road. During the sabbatical
Mitchell and Littleton became first time parents and moved to
Rhode Island, while band mate Karla Schickele released two solo
albums and toured extensively.
In fits and starts over the past three years Liz and Dan
recorded ôMukiö at their home studio ôON-ME SOUNDö. The time
off from performing gave Mitchell and Littleton the space to
experiment, and ôMukiö began humbly enough from LittletonÆs
rudimentary attempts to engineer and use a drum machine. A few
years later, they looked up from the controls and found they
had completed twelve hymns to uncertainty and Nanang Tatang had
made their first record. The songs were ultimately mixed and
engineered with the help of Warn Defever (HNIA) who has lent
his curious ears to a handful of IdaÆs previous records.
Those familiar with Littleton and MitchellÆs work in Ida will
recognize the introspective songwriting, close vocal harmony,
dissonant harmonic structures, spare arrangements, slow tempos
and long held tones that have characterized previous releases.
Yet this is not an Ida recordàfrom both a production and a
songwriting perspective, the template is new.
Primitive drum programming and bossa nova inflected guitar meet
electronic waves of harmony and ambient sonics. Harmonium
drones blend in with sounds from the woods in upstate New York.
The joyful crash of their child tossing tambourines around a
NYC apartment blends with solemn tones from a solo performance
that Littleton recorded at a temple in Japan.
ôBunny Hop Hopö begins and ends with the sound of their childÆs
heartbeat in utero. Recorded with a simple contact mic it
sounds suspiciously like a dubbed out echoplex cutting across
the swelling electronic drone underneath.
ôOn Me Foreverö generates a vibe thatÆs simpatico to Arthur
RussellÆs pre-disco minimalist compositions while MitchellÆs
languorous phrasing extends out over staccato rhythmic pulses
and tremoloed Wurlitzer chords.
ôWake Up Callö sets complex Robert Wyatt-like melodies over
Gilberto-esque dissonant and chromatic guitar voicings. ItÆs a
landscape where Mitchell delivers one of her most subtle and
powerful performances.
In ôGetting Nowhereö Mitchell imagines ô a place where
everything could be newö over blasts of viola noise, caveman
beats, and dense piano from Littleton.
At times peaceful and meditative, at other times unsettling in
its emotional directness, ôMukiö is the work of two musicians
who have not tired of pushing themselves into new songwriting
and sonic terrain. This testament to the daily struggles one
must engage to see, to say and to build intimacy runs counter
to the victory culture of America circa 2003. Still, it is
exactly this recipe of curious contemplation and aspiration,
which draws a blueprint for transformation and change.
Those in search of a soundtrack for the certain joy and certain
pain of the certain uncertainties of life may now find
themselves a seat and press play.
Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton started the band Ida in
1992, and have released 6 full length albums and a number of 7ö
singles and EPs on various independent labels including Simple
Machines, Tiger Style, Bingo, and Time Stereo. Their most
recent releases on TigerStyle ôWill You Find Meö(1999) and ôThe
Braille Nightö(2000) were both released to critical acclaim.
Most recently, Mitchell has released an underground ôcult
classicö record of childrenÆs songs ôYou Are My Sunshineö(2002)
on Last Affair Records. She also sang on a Sasha Frere Jones
(UI) re-mix of the Tom Ze song ôGene to Geneö, Luaka Bop(2000).
In 2002 Littleton collaborated with Tara Jane Oneil on ôMusic
For A Meteor Showerö (TigerStyle), and toured solo in Japan and
in the USA, releasing an instrumental solo recording ôDown By
The Riversideö and a forthcoming solo record ôNobodyÆs Fault
But Mineö, both of which are (or will be) available from Last
Affair Records. He is currently finishing up a massive labor of
love, a multiple CD Hated ôcollectionö for Troubleman
Unlimited. Mitchell and Littleton live in Providence RI with
their daughter, where they run Last Affair records out of their
home. They are currently working on a new Ida record.
found via google @ artist's homelabel
(http://www.tigerstylerecords.com)
label of the japanese edition without any useful information:
(http://www.saidera.co.jp)
this edition has 4 more tracks than the original one.
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01-Bunny Hop Hop [04:50]
02-On Me Forever [04:32]
03-R U Ready? [01:42]
04-Wake Up Call [04:43]
05-Daydreaming (And I'm Thinking of U) [05:00]
06-Booster Shot [06:58]
07-Hitch the Knot [01:37]
08-Oldest News [05:36]
09-Getting Nowhere [05:16]
10-Can't Help It [04:48]
11-The Fullness of Time [06:16]
12-Last Train Out [03:18]
13-Voice In The Water [03:31]
14-17 Days [05:02]
15-Hiding Your Present From You [03:01]
16-My Soul Couldn't Rest Contented [02:13]
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68:23 min
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