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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Eugene Chadbourne
t i t l e : Old Time Banjo
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : Relax Ay Voo/Relax 009
g e n r e : Folk/Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : November/2004
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 43,4 MB
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Eugene Chadbourne specialises in conceptual Americana which
steers completely clear of the distinction between highbrow and
lowbrow as if they were two cities in a grain belt state.
Hardly bothering to ask himself whether he is parodying the
country and western which is so widely ridiculed by the po-mo
literati or indulging in a nostalgic rediscovery of his rural
roots, he creates a highly idiosyncratic fusion of faux-folk. A
world-of-his-own music, one might say.
To start where we probably ought to, Chadbourne is a virtuoso
on a variety of stringed instruments. For all his buffoon
posture, this is a guy who can really play. His mastery of a
whole range of techniques -- fast banjo picking, slide, bluesy
soloing, jazz, classical and flamenco techniques as well as
more experimental stuff -- is enough to turn most pickers
green. He never sounds like a collage-player, though despite
the often disconcerting changes of direction which are to be
expected of anyone so closely associated with Zorn.
This CD shows Chadbourne as a virtous banjo player. It's a
beautifully recorded 20-minute ep of solo banjo favorites.
Traditional favorites "Cumberland," "Rabbit in the Peapatch"
and "Graveyard." Cousin Emmy's "Cluck Old Hen" and
untraditional Capt. Beefheart favorite "Click Clack." French
import, comes in a lovely gold and red embossed cardboard
sleeve.
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01-cumberland [03:06]
02-click clack [05:22]
03-rabbit in the peapatch [06:08]
04-cluck old hen [04:01]
05-graveyard [05:39]
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24:16 min
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