Isbin, Gilbert & Scott Walton / Recall
Album: Recall   Collection:General
Artist:Isbin, Gilbert & Scott Walton   Added:Jan 2013
Label:PfMENTUM  

Album Review
Giancarlo M
Reviewed 2013-02-17
Isbin, Gilbert & Scott Walton/Recall
Label: pfMentum
Reviewed by Giancarlo M
2/17/13
Solo Lute and Bass, very improvisatory and sparse at times. Sometimes has a contemporary jazz feel, sometimes renaissance music feel.

Favorites: Panting, Sodansdochter, Umbra, Weaving, Recall

1. (2:35) Solace – Arco bass in harmonics, lute noodling above drone often.
2. (3:23) Flutter – Repeated bass line with lute soloing. Very improvisatory, chaotic towards ends.
3. *(2:27) Panting – Rhythmic melody in bass and lute, nice harmonies at points.
4. *(3:23) Soedansdochter – Solo bass with some interspersed lute chords, then nice lute and bass duet towards end.
5. (2:09) Unhinged – Scratching noises from lute, bass harmonics, some staccato chords in lute.
6. *(2:50) Umbra – Nice melodies in lute with bass accompaniment. Bit of a jazzy feel.
7. (3:22) Oblique – Sporadic chords and musical interjections (slapping, popping of strings, etc.)
8. (1:57) Pensive – Dissonant slower piece with bass harmonics over lute chords, very somber.
9. (3:24) Along Green Ditches – Melodic duet, some more subtle dissonances. Metric, and slightly uptempo.
10. (2:14) Blooming – Improvisatory noodling, then bass melodies (with a lot of harmonics) with quiet lute backgrounds.
11. *(3:46) Weaving – Metric, renaissance feeling piece, with nice bass and lute counterpoint.
12. (2:53) Spatter – Noodling, playing with non-musical sounds of instruments.
13. (2:46) Knomish – Slightly dissonant (sounds a bit like John McLaughlin in a way) rhythmic duet between lute and bass. Slightly chaotic in the middle.
14. (2:38) Terpsichore – Bass harmonics, lute noodling, then slightly more organized noodling.
15. *(2:13) Recall – Folk song like duet, with some jazz harmonies.

Track Listing
1. Solace   8. Pensive
2. Flutter   9. Along Green Ditches
3. Panting   10. Blooming
4. Soedansdochter   11. Weaving
5. Unhinged   12. Spatter
6. Embra   13. Knomish
7. Oblique   14. Terpsichore
  15. Recall