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Uniform Distortion

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発売日 2018年06月29日
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レーベルPhantasy
構成数 1
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規格品番 ATO0428CD
SKU 5414940014372

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
There is more than a little to be said for looking back in order to clear the path while moving forward. Throughout his various solo endeavors, Jim James has been all over the musical map, from stripped-down acoustic songs (the first of two George Harrison tribute EPs) to electronically drenched spiritual songs (Regions of Light and Sound of God) to subdued experimental philosophical examinations (Eternally Even). Uniform Distortion finds James delving into the realms of lo-fi indie rock and homages to some of his classic rock heroes. Accompanied only by a rhythm section and backing vocalists, James revels in crunchy guitar worship in (mostly) upbeat, questioning songs. The cover offers a distorted reproduction of "The Illuminated Man" by Duane Michals, which first appeared in The Whole Earth Catalog. It moved James to want to use it. But Michals initially refused. James wrote him: "...when I saw it on the page there it spoke to me so deeply of how my head feels like it is exploding with the amount of information we are forced to consume on a daily basis and how that information is so DISTORTED there is almost no longer any tangible truth...More and more of us are feeling lost and looking for new ways out of this distortion and back to the truth...finding hope in each other and love." Michals relented.
That photo fits Uniform Distortion perfectly. James illustrates the way to use it musically as a way of getting at perceived truths using overloaded guitars that blast through economical rock & roll. The songs are wonderfully hooky tomes about self-reflection with societal jeremiads woven through. After the crunchy, self-incriminating Alex Chilton-esque scree of "Just a Fool," "You Get to Rome" is a celebratory affirmation that marries Status Quo's stomp to John Fogerty's hooks. "Out of Time" finds James sounding like Leon Russell fronting Neil Young & Crazy Horse with squalling, razored guitar lines and an R&B chorus: "I'm either behind the times/Or ahead of the times/Or maybe I'm just out of time" is a theme that reverberates throughout the album. "Throwback" references Bruce Springsteen's upbeat optimism through a singalong chorus -- James is so delighted that he cracks up laughing in the middle -- while "No Secrets" bridges Zuma-era Young to Rumours-period Fleetwood Mac to his own My Morning Jacket. The ghost of the Ramones shoots through the blistering "Better Late Than Never," while "Yes to Everything" touches on everyone from Elvis Presley to Dinosaur Jr. "No Use Waiting" is whomping psych-garage exhortation: "We better get together while we still got time." "Too Good to Be True" invokes gospel music to reveal truth as a multidimensional force. While it may not be any easier to make one's way through the distortion that James references, it is somehow easier to bear because of the empathy, joy, and contradiction in these songs. ~ Thom Jurek

  1. 1.[CDアルバム]
    1. 1.
      Just a Fool
    2. 2.
      You Get to Rome
    3. 3.
      Out of Time
    4. 4.
      Throwback
    5. 5.
      No Secrets
    6. 6.
      Yes to Everything
    7. 7.
      No Use Waiting
    8. 8.
      All in Your Head
    9. 9.
      Better Late Than Never
    10. 10.
      Over and Over
    11. 11.
      Too Good to Be True

作品の情報

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アーティスト： Jim James

商品の紹介

グラミー賞ノミネート・バンド、マイ・モーニング・ジャケットのヴォーカル&ギターのジム・ジェイムズによるソロ・アルバム3作目が完成!
プロデュースを手がけたのはジムとケビン・ ラッターマンで、ケンタッキー州のルイビルにてケビンがエンジニアの役割も担ってレコーディングされた。楽曲制作はすべてジムによるもので、ベーシストのセス・カウフマン (フローティング・アクション) 、ツアー仲間でもあるドラマーのデイヴ・ギヴァン、そしてバック・ヴォーカルにディア・レモン・トゥリーズのレスリー・スティーヴンス、ジェイミー・ドレイク、そしてキャスリーン・グレイスらが参加している。
今作のジャケット写真にもこだわりがあったという。ジムがヒッピー向けの雑誌で、地球の上で生きるために必要な道具の数々をカタログ化した伝説的な本『全地球カタログ』のページをパラパラとめくっていた際に、アメリカ人写真家デュアン・マイケルズの作品"The Illuminated Man"に目をとめた。早速本人に新作のジャケットにしたいと許可を申請したが、あっさり断られてしまう。それでも諦められなかったジムはデュアン本人にパーソナルな手紙を書くことにした。そしてその結果、こうして新作『ユニフォーム・ディストーション』のジャケットに使用されることとなったのだという。
発売・販売元 提供資料（2018/05/01）

Paste - "[The album] finds James pulling back on the atmospheric embellishment that characterized his earlier solo work and revving up the energy and intensity." Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Cackling, croaking, and cracking up through vocal processors, he sounds like he's having a blast. And you will too, even if you don't remember any of it by morning - which also seems perfectly in the spirit of things." Pitchfork - "The album finds James fronting a power trio, supported by old pals Seth Kauffman on bass and Dave Givan on drums, and capturing the action with all the corroded fidelity of a cassette bootleg of a live radio session."
Rovi

There is more than a little to be said for looking back in order to clear the path while moving forward. Throughout his various solo endeavors, Jim James has been all over the musical map, from stripped-down acoustic songs (the first of two George Harrison tribute EPs) to electronically drenched spiritual songs (Regions of Light and Sound of God) to subdued experimental philosophical examinations (Eternally Even). Uniform Distortion finds James delving into the realms of lo-fi indie rock and homages to some of his classic rock heroes. Accompanied only by a rhythm section and backing vocalists, James revels in crunchy guitar worship in (mostly) upbeat, questioning songs. The cover offers a distorted reproduction of "The Illuminated Man" by Duane Michals, which first appeared in The Whole Earth Catalog. It moved James to want to use it. But Michals initially refused. James wrote him: "...when I saw it on the page there it spoke to me so deeply of how my head feels like it is exploding with the amount of information we are forced to consume on a daily basis and how that information is so DISTORTED there is almost no longer any tangible truth...More and more of us are feeling lost and looking for new ways out of this distortion and back to the truth...finding hope in each other and love." Michals relented.
That photo fits Uniform Distortion perfectly. James illustrates the way to use it musically as a way of getting at perceived truths using overloaded guitars that blast through economical rock & roll. The songs are wonderfully hooky tomes about self-reflection with societal jeremiads woven through. After the crunchy, self-incriminating Alex Chilton-esque scree of "Just a Fool," "You Get to Rome" is a celebratory affirmation that marries Status Quo's stomp to John Fogerty's hooks. "Out of Time" finds James sounding like Leon Russell fronting Neil Young & Crazy Horse with squalling, razored guitar lines and an R&B chorus: "I'm either behind the times/Or ahead of the times/Or maybe I'm just out of time" is a theme that reverberates throughout the album. "Throwback" references Bruce Springsteen's upbeat optimism through a singalong chorus -- James is so delighted that he cracks up laughing in the middle -- while "No Secrets" bridges Zuma-era Young to Rumours-period Fleetwood Mac to his own My Morning Jacket. The ghost of the Ramones shoots through the blistering "Better Late Than Never," while "Yes to Everything" touches on everyone from Elvis Presley to Dinosaur Jr. "No Use Waiting" is whomping psych-garage exhortation: "We better get together while we still got time." "Too Good to Be True" invokes gospel music to reveal truth as a multidimensional force. While it may not be any easier to make one's way through the distortion that James references, it is somehow easier to bear because of the empathy, joy, and contradiction in these songs. ~ Thom Jurek|
Rovi

曲中で飛び出す〈Let's Rock〉というフレーズが、このアルバムのモードをよく表しているように思う。マイ・モーニング・ジャケットのフロントマンによるソロ第3弾。彼がここで展開しているのは60年代風のストレートなロックンロールだ。ライヴ・レコーディングされたと思しき粗削りな演奏に乗せ、現代人が抱える数々の問題に言及しながら楽観主義で貫かれたメッセージを訴えかける。まさに豪快にして痛快。
bounce (C)山口智男
タワーレコード（vol.417（2018年7月25日発行号）掲載）

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