Banabila-Hilarious_Expedition-2CD-2005-BCC

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Artist  : Banabila
Title   : Hilarious Expedition
Genre   : Avantgarde / Instrumental
Year    : 2005
Date    : Apr-2006
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks  : 41
Label   : Tapu Records
Source  : CDDA
Length  : cd1: 73:32 cd2: 76:12
Size    : 201,3 MB


Tracklist:
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cd1

01.bouwtekening                           04:05
02.betegelaars                            03:29
03.stone bridge                           04:48
04.oproer !                               03:07
05.dear old man                           02:20
06.plein (1)                              06:05
07.ramgana                                07:22
08.shortwave                              06:55
09.vreemd gesprek (1)                     01:57
10.markt transformatie                    01:10
11.vreemd gesprek (2)                     01:07
12.bicycle exotica                        05:12
13.mobiles                                03:04
14.vreemd gesprek (3)                     00:43
15.plein (2)                              02:36
16.overlast                               04:30
17.et                                     03:25
18.plein (3)                              04:31
19.salar's dream                          04:44
20.plein (4)                              02:22

cd2

01.crime scene                            08:41
02.cracks & guts                          02:32
03.speech                                 04:40
04.my brain is electric                   03:05
05.escalator                              02:43
06.call me                                01:36
07.the flower company                     04:48
08.cat                                    03:03
09.still waiting                          03:26
10.de reis                                04:40
11.metals                                 03:02
12.plane                                  03:31
13.phonema (1)                            03:36
14.run away                               04:55
15.phonema (2)                            04:13
16.scsi-drive                             03:42
17.sms-ing                                01:43
18.bottle groove                          02:59
19.tamar                                  01:34
20.never let go                           03:13
21.eiland                                 04:30
                                         -------
                                          149:44 min



A very mixed bag this time from the dutch ambient master
Michel Banabila, which proves that he is still very capable
of a surprise. Maybe the variety can be explained by the
fact that this double cd brings together work Banabila
composed for six different occasions:

four theatre productions and two films. But also Banabila
seems to be in the mood for experiment. Not that he leaves
the ambient-path, but he is trying hard to expand the
universum of his approach of ambient music.

Thirdly for the projects included here, Banabila worked
with a even greater variety of musicians. Jazz and impro
musicians from the Rotterdam scene as well as some more
well known musicians like Ernst Reijeseger and Eric
Vloeimans. Other musicians have a background in pop. His
old mate Yasar Saka with whom he made two ethnic flavoured
ambient cds in the past is also involved. All these aspects
help to constitute the wide spectrum of Banabila's music.
That Banabila is open for jazz influencens we already know
since his third "Voiznoiz" album where he cooperated with
trumpetter Eric Vloeimans.

The critics let us know that this was a very succesfull
collaboration. Maybe it's because of this succes that
Banabila continues here to work with jazz and impro
musicians. Again with Eric Vloeimans but also with more
unorthodox musicians from the Rotterdam impro-scene. In
melting together ambient and jazz his music is sometimes
comparable to that of M.F.Cote. He is not afraid for
extremes. He even combines ambient music with completely
free improvised parts that are of a totally different
order.

For example, in a track like "Plein (1)" we hear a
Rota-like filmtune, but the free improvised interludes give
it a special twist. Of course we hear on this double the
trip hop - with or without ethnic touch - as we know from
earlier recordings. But other pieces offer a different
meal: assemblages of fieldrecordings, often with the human
voice in the center. "Mobiles" is a very funny piece based
around the sounds of mobiles. The musical form perfectly
illustrates our hasty and never ending culture of
communication. "Phonema (2)" is a curious attempt of
dadaistic soundpoetry, something one does not expect from
Banabila. "Bouwtekening" ends with an orchestral climax
that is never heard before in the work of Banabila.

"Crime scene" starts with a long percussive intro that
brings Organum to my mind. In "Salar's Dream" the
violinplaying of Salar Asid from Iraq introduces some
explicit Eastern influences. "Bottle Groove" is a very
bluesy piece, etc., etc.

The crosscultural "Hilarious Expedition" proves once more
that Banabila is able to integrate great many influences
and ideas in his concept of ambient music with great
subtlety and souplesse. Through his multifaced talent he is
able to introduce new challenges within the realms of
comfort.

http://www.banabila.com/

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