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Hydra

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発売日 2013年08月30日
国内/輸入 輸入
レーベルSunnyside Communications
構成数 1
パッケージ仕様 -
規格品番 SSDCD1357
SKU 016728135726

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:18:21
Personnel: Ben Monder (guitar); Gian Slater, Theo Bleckmann, Martha Cluver (vocals); Ted Poor (drums). Audio Mixer: Joseph Branciforte. Recording information: Brooklyn Recording. Guitarist Ben Monder's 2013 album Hydra is an atmospheric, impressionistic album featuring arrangements built around his intricate, complex guitar lines. Monder has always played with a precise fingerpicking style that is classically influenced and often crosses over to jazz, new age music, flamenco, and experimental rock. Hydra is no exception and Monder fills the album with expansive and highly cerebral songs that are hard to pin down stylistically. The album follows up his equally exploratory, if more pared down, 2009 duo album with saxophonist Bill McHenry, Bloom. However, Hydra works better as a follow-up to his 2005 album, Oceana, as it features a similar ensemble with many of the same musicians. Joining Monder here are several longtime collaborators including bassist John Patitucci, bassist Skuli Sverrisson, and drummer Ted Poor. Also helping to create this ambient sound are vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Gian Slater, and Martha Cluver. Interestingly, rather than having them sing lyrics, Monder has the vocalists sing evocative, wordless parts along with his ensemble. The result is that the vocals become more like added instruments to the arrangements, giving the tracks an eerie, otherworldly quality. Together, Monder and his band create a highly sophisticated group sound that can unnerve you one minute and envelope you in ambient warmth the next. In that sense, Hydra often brings to mind the '70s ECM albums of trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and vocalist Norma Winstone, as well as the symphonic choral work of composer Gyorgy Ligeti. Ultimately, Hydra is a highly engaging and unique recording that ranks as one of Monder's best. ~ Matt Collar

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作品の情報

メイン
アーティスト: Ben Monder

その他
エンジニア: Joe Branciforte
プロデューサー: Ben MonderJoe Branciforte

商品の紹介

80年代後半にペドロ・アズナールを迎えたパット・メセニー・グループが生み出したヴォーカルとギターのブレンドによる浮遊感漂うあのサウンドを深化させた、テオ・ブラックマンとベン・モンダーとのコラボレーションによる8年ぶりの新作。錯綜するポリリズムの高揚感とさらにメタリックにギター仙人としての匠を極めたモンダーのプレイも圧巻。アブストラクトにしてこのたまらない清涼感は、苦節20年ならではの才能の開花。
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