Groundtruther + John Medeski / Altitude
Album: | Altitude | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Groundtruther + John Medeski | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
Label: | Thirsty Ear Communication |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2007-11-25 | Pull Date: | 2008-01-27 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Jan 27 | Jan 6 | Dec 30 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Dec 2 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Feb 01, 2008: | Memory Select
Empire State |
4. | Jan 02, 2008: | Eran Mukamel (sub)
Pyramid Of Giza |
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2. | Jan 25, 2008: | Memory Select
Bathymetric Expression |
5. | Dec 26, 2007: | Brownian Motion Manque
Taipei 101 |
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3. | Jan 23, 2008: | Eran Mukamel (yelldown warhellride)
Mariana Trench |
6. | Dec 12, 2007: | Eran Mukamel (poop)
Empire State |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2007-11-26
Reviewed 2007-11-26
Final recording of a 5 year trilogy ( Latitude, Longitude and now Altitude) with core duo of Hunter & Previte with a rotating third musician ( Medeski). 7 string e guitar, 7 string acoustic guitar, electronics, electronic drums, acoustic drums, hammond organ, Wurlitzer, electronic piano, Moog, clavinet. Mellotron, melodica, acoustic piano
Disc 1 Above Sea level (ELECTRIC) all good
1: 4:10 industrial/foundry drone by e guitar and drums
2: 6:12 cool way out there e guitar feedback/fuzz
3: 5:23 great range of sounds, instrument noodling, more mellow
4: 10:27 tremelo guitar scat style guitar, rock guitar drum & organ
5: 6:53 electronic instrument noodling, rock guitar drum
6: 7:01 a bit more mellow mid tempo swirling atmospherics, instrument noodling
7: 15:43 pounding rhythm e guitar, Moog ??, atmospherics, drums, rock guitar, feedback powerful drumming, keyboard noodling
Disc 2 Below Sealvel (ACOUSTIC) named for landforms and Geologic/Tectonic processes
1: 0:33 acoustic guitar, drum kit sparse noodling, mellow
2: 0:27 " " " "
3: 0:36 "these tracks can go right into #4 " "
4: 3:37 acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling, faster
5: 3:21 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling,
6: 2:49 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling,
7: 2:17 " " " "
8: 3:51 " " " "
9: 2:02 " " " "
10: 1:16 " " " "
***11: 4:10 faster
12: 2:14 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling
13: 3: 23 " " " "
**14: 1:51 chaos
***15: 7:42 almost a classical style intro then controlled mild chaos
16: 1:54 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling D Farrell 11/2007
Disc 1 Above Sea level (ELECTRIC) all good
1: 4:10 industrial/foundry drone by e guitar and drums
2: 6:12 cool way out there e guitar feedback/fuzz
3: 5:23 great range of sounds, instrument noodling, more mellow
4: 10:27 tremelo guitar scat style guitar, rock guitar drum & organ
5: 6:53 electronic instrument noodling, rock guitar drum
6: 7:01 a bit more mellow mid tempo swirling atmospherics, instrument noodling
7: 15:43 pounding rhythm e guitar, Moog ??, atmospherics, drums, rock guitar, feedback powerful drumming, keyboard noodling
Disc 2 Below Sealvel (ACOUSTIC) named for landforms and Geologic/Tectonic processes
1: 0:33 acoustic guitar, drum kit sparse noodling, mellow
2: 0:27 " " " "
3: 0:36 "these tracks can go right into #4 " "
4: 3:37 acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling, faster
5: 3:21 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling,
6: 2:49 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling,
7: 2:17 " " " "
8: 3:51 " " " "
9: 2:02 " " " "
10: 1:16 " " " "
***11: 4:10 faster
12: 2:14 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling
13: 3: 23 " " " "
**14: 1:51 chaos
***15: 7:42 almost a classical style intro then controlled mild chaos
16: 1:54 sparse acoustic guitar, drum kit, piano noodling D Farrell 11/2007
Track Listing
1. | Taipei 101 | 11. | Evaporites | |||
2. | Pyramid Of Giza | 12. | Forearc | |||
3. | Everest | 13. | Cold Seep | |||
4. | Seoul Tower | 14. | Downwelling | |||
5. | Kingda Ka | 15. | Decollement | |||
6. | Warsaw Radio Mast | 16. | Sea Floor Spreading Hypothesis | |||
7. | Empire State | 17. | Turbidite | |||
8. | Three Haikus | 18. | Bathymetric Expression | |||
9. | Submarine Canyon | 19. | Tectonic Revolution | |||
10. | Subduction Zone | 20. | Mariana Trench | |||
21. | Challenger Deep |