(avant-garde) frank pahl - remove the cork - 1998, MP3 (tracks), 256 kbps

frank pahl. remove the cork Жанр: avant-garde Год выпуска диска: 1998 Производитель диска: demosaurus records Аудио кодек: MP3 Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: 256 kbps Продолжительность: 1:04:16 Трэклист: 1. toy suite 2. ode to ukes #3 3. borbadur 4. grandmothers treadle 5. warped #28 6. climbing and falling 7. king cotton waltz 8. drunken disciple 9. automatic marimba #1 10. one minute for wild swan 11. lolita ya ya 12. firemans dance 13. judas 14. epic drone (excerpt) 15. portrait of a woman 16. normas theme 17. portsmouth 18. romantic side of rickrack 19. fathers shoes 20. lost cork 21. ruth perry's pictures 22. loose threads 23. bella   скрытый текст Released in 1998 on the obscure French label Demosaurus, Remove the Cork culls a truckload of short pieces Frank Pahl wrote for various ensembles and stage productions. It departs from the song-oriented 1997 CD In Cahoots to take an all-instrumental and more experimental direction. Yet, at its heart remains the deceiving simplicity and the odd instrumentation that are characteristics of the man's work. Ukuleles, banjos, euphoniums, and harmoniums are joined by wide arrays of toys and home-built automated instruments. With these Pahl creates eerie textures ("Epic Drone," made only of euphoniums) and catchy but detuned melodies. The opening "Toy Suite" immediately sets the mood, one that fans of Pascal Comelade will easily relate to. Ukuleles and whistling make for most of the delicate charm of "Grandmother's Treadle." "Lolita Ya Ya" is a simple pseudo-western melody endlessly repeated with a new instrument joining at the beginning of each cycle. This track and "Fireman's Dance" (with guests Doug Gourlay, Marko Novachcoff, and the ubiquitous Eugene Chadbourne totally in his element here) have the amateurish charm of a street fanfare like the Pascals or the Fanfare Pourpour. Some tracks, like the eight minute "Portrait of a Woman..." push things into more serious territory with interesting results. To fully appreciate Remove the Cork, it is best to be acquainted with Comelade's work, or to have been prepared by Pahl's more accessible album In Cahoots. In any case, you are in for a big surprise: This is the kind of music you don't get to hear often, even in avant-garde circles. It allies genius and cuteness! François Couture, All Music Guide