Scratchy Monsters, Laughing Ghosts

Vitiello, Stephan And David Tronzo
New Albion Records
General | Feb 2006

Reviews

Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2006-02-14
Ambient experimental, tribal rhythmic chill droney electronics with creatively played guitar. Guitar takes on an eastern/exotic flare with metallic timbre and slack sliding stylings. Many pieces evolve into mid paced mellow tribal rhythms, kalima’esque, furthering the exotic flare to this. Local label (local musicians?). Fans of Eno/Hassell, Marc Ribot, John Abercrombie.

1) quiet ambient drone gives way to a mellow tribal percussion/rhythm, exotic guitar playing enters later
2) similar structure to previous except breaks down into darker drone later
3) dark drone, more experimental and less tribal rhythmic, though the beat comes back midway
4) piano figures at start, played in player piano type bursts over a quiet drone, then a continuation of sorts of the previous theme
5) dark, quiet minimal
6) sparse guitar playing, dissonant and interesting, dark electronics enter later
7) guitar takes on human voice quality in places, chill with pensive piano bursts

Recent airplay

Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
The Dub SpaceMar 08, 2006
Hum A Little, Mr Bones
Baptism of SolitudeMar 02, 2006
Long Walk [For A Slow Loris] (track 4)
Memory SelectFeb 24, 2006
Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
rmrmrmrmrmrmrmrmrmrmrFeb 23, 2006
Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
Mad FlowFeb 20, 2006

Charting

2006-02-19 — 2006-04-23 Classical/Experimental
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 12 1
Mar 5 1
Feb 26 3

Track listing

1. Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
2. Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
3. Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
4. Long Walk [For A Slow Loris]
5. Red
6. Hum A Little, Mr Bones
7. No Ehru