Release : Wet Cookies - Earthling
Artist : Wet Cookies
Album : Earthling
Genre : Beat
Source : CDDA
Label : COLLISION - CAUSE OF CHAPTER 3
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Date : 04-23-2007
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 177kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 12
Time : 63:21 min
Size : 81.29 MB
1 One More Stop 1:31
2 Weirdoz Of Bop 3:38
3 Gotcha 4:23
4 Lucky We Were 4:14
5 You Somehow 6:19
6 Slutmachine 4:53
7 Sundazed 5:37
8 Chickin Lickin 5:36
9 Reset 7:09
10 You Somehow (Dub) 4:43
11 Lucky We Were (Dub) 6:09
12 Earthling 9:09
When the Wet Cookies played their first live sessions in 1999, their music was
raw, untreated and loud. It was pure improvisation, inspired by 70's free-funk
and albums like 'On The Corner' by Miles Davis. This not only applied to
individual solos, but the music itself was created spontaneously. All they
needed was a basic guideline to really 'get the thing goin'. Although based on
traditional jazz instrumentation, their sound was clearly influenced by
electronic music and artificial, psychedelic soundscapes. As the band
experimented with numerous sound processors, electronic drums and mallets, the
engineering gradually became an integral part of their live performances. In
order to maintain this energy on CD, their debut album, 'Earthling' was entirely
composed and recorded live at two studio sessions in Vienna. Rooted in tradition
but also heading into the future 'Earthling' recalls not only styles from the
likes of Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker or Gerry Mulligan but also elements of
today's music like Groove Armada or St. Germain. Founders Axel Hirn (also known
for his work with the Dub combo Noiseshaper) and Bjoern Klein set out to make
not just another nu-jazz album with some jazzy flavours over contemporary dance
music, but to create an original piece of music that is entirely based on
improvisation. This was made possible thanks to an oustanding group of musicians
who participated in the project, some already established figures in the
international jazz scene who have collaborated with artists like Natalie Cole
and Joe Zawinul, amongst others. Finally, after recording the album, Axel Hirn
added his own brand of dub-inspired madness, to give the Cookies a unique and
distinctive jazz/dub vibe.