and also:
DOUGLAS AND DAWN, the GILGAMES soundtrack is now out.
a visual art project by heriz bhodi anam.
music by antonio gramentieri recorded in april 07 in wavelab studios, tucson, with the majestic howe gelb, john convertino, nick luca, thoger lund, massimo sbaragli with a little help from jacob valenzuela (courtesy of calexico) and Al "twang" Perry. recorded by chris schultz.
mixed by the Master john parish in bristol @ toybox studio, with john on the trident '70 board, ali flying on pro-tools, and antonio sleeping on the sofa.
more mixes by Bruno Green (silentmasters.com)
and FrancoBeat Naddei at Cosabeat
master by Bruno Green at silentmasters
SOME VIDEOS OF SOME OF US WITH DIEGO SAPIGNOLI, STEVE WYNN, HUGO RACE, BILL ELM, CHRIS CACAVAS, MARTIN INGLE, DANNY MONTGOMERY, RIGO RIGHETTI AND OTHERS
Influences
folk roots, blues, avantgarde music, noisy situations //
howe gelb, marc ribot // jj cale // fred frith, nino rota, lynch-badalamenti // talk talk "spirit of eden" // booker T and the mg's, eddie hinton // jimmy smith, bitches brew // santo & johnnie, jimmie vaughan // mississippi john hurt, lightnin' hopkins // friends of dean martinez // brazilian folk (at least bubi) // sam cooke, jim o' rourke // ennio flaiano, john fante, raymond carver // fennesz // daniel lanois, t-bone burnett // hugo&marta // the smartest drummers of the 20th/21st century: jim keltner, john convertino, george rains, zig modeliste, al jackson, j.m. buty // green on red and the awesome guit of chuck prophet // hank williams, some willie nelson, occasionally townes van zandt // jeff tweedy solo // some wilco // texan music in general // lou reed and bob dylan // bruce spingsteen's nebraska and darkness // ry cooder outside cuba and back in paris, texas // margo timmins // medeski martin and wood (as far as they can from john scofield) // the venerable john parish, king of taste, and his wonderful band // keith richards // mexico, always // happy days and ritchie cunningham // the dukes of hazard // 1972 and 1973 // michel platini // lombardi amps and mikes, the best sound in the business //////////////////////////////////
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da IL MUCCHIO SELVAGGIO novembre 2008
The Wise Frog Drowned In The Milk
I Dischi di Strade Blu
Ha alle spalle una storia abbastanza travagliata questo esordio dei Sea Of Cortez, formazione aperta che ruota attorno ai chitarristi Antonio Gramentieri e Mirko Monduzzi: registrato e completato già da alcuni anni, “The Wise Frog Drowned In The Milk” vede infatti la luce solo ora a causa di tutta una serie di problemi musicali e – soprattutto – non. Se non altro, però, l’attesa è stata ricompensata abbondantemente, perché trattasi di un lavoro di livello fuori dal comune, come inventiva, tecnica e gusto nelle scelte sonore. Affiancati dal batterista Denis Valentini e dal percussionista Bubi Staffa (ma, nel corso degli anni, hanno diviso i palchi con nomi del calibro di Howe Gelb, Bill Elm, Hugo Race, John De Leo e Steve Wynn), Monduzzi e Gramentieri mettono in mostra un talento raro, dando vita a dieci quadretti interamente strumentali in cui atmosfere desertiche si sposano a sperimentazioni sintetiche, l’elettronica si incontra col folk e i muri della tradizione vengono abbattuti a colpi di effetti (tanto sulle sei-corde quanto sulle percussioni), con occasionali interventi di organo Hammond e fisarmonica – a cura, rispettivamente, degli ospiti Pippo Guarnera e Luca Bonucci – a rendere il tutto ancora più speciale. Dall’incantevole semplicità dei fraseggi di “Khabir” alla sferragliante e waitsiana “Flexible Waltz”, dalla ruvida “Air Sickness Bag” al toccante quadretto acustico di “Then You’re Gone” non vi è un minuto di questo album che non suoni meno che interessante. In sintesi: il miglior disco strumentale uscito in Italia da parecchi anni a questa parte; da scoprire e far conoscere assolutamente.
(aurelio pasini)
WHO ARE WE? played tons of stuff with many different artists, now we're all stuck inside this crazy band // an open lab? maybe
sea of cortez features our basic quartet (2 guit, drums, percussions) plus some assorted guests on hammond organ, accordion and synths. no computer. and also no bass guitars. all the sounds you hear come from “real” instruments, and most of them from live performances in the studio with very few overdubs.
these songs include shades of all our different paths in music, from straight folk to noise/advantgarde. and also seeds of our previous works with other artists.
as a band in the last years we shared the stage and some sonic experiences with a lot of great musicians and friends.
THE GUEST LISTS OF HONORED MEMBERS features wonderful artists we shared the stage with (and that, most of all, we share a vision)
here comes the full LIST - almost chronological
SEA OF CORTEZ HONORED MEMBERS //
HOWE GELB (guitar and major inspiration) //
and the master MARC RIBOT (guitar) //
so is HUGO RACE (guitar, voices) //
and sweet MARTA COLLICA (voices and keys) //
and we also got GIOVANNI FERRARIO in the same day (bass) //
and then the fantastic STEVE WYNN (voice, guitar) //
and also LINDA PITMON (drums, percussion) // and ERIK VAN LOO and his brilliant bass
and the great BILL ELM (lap steel, keyboard) //
and assorted members of GIANT SAND like anders, peter, thoger //
and JOHN DE LEO
and always BART RAMSEY is one of them (piano - rhodes - accordion) //
and so is NETI VAAN (violin) //
not to mention studio time with
JOHN CONVERTINO (drums) // JACOB VALENZUELA (trumpet) // NICK LUCA (every instrument on earth) //
Hello from Finland! It's a name-dropping FRENZY!!! I just released my new cd featuring Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Lanegan, Steve Berlin (los lobos), Chris and Carla from the Walkabouts, Peter Case, Scott McCaughey (YFF, REM)and Jim Roth (built to spill). CD has liner notes by Biographer Charles R. Cross (BackStreets-Springsteen...Heavier than Heaven-Cobain...Roomful of Mirrors-Hendrix...etc. Also I have finally put "Passing Thru" on my site as well for you to hear...this is the one with Eddie Vedder, Victoria Williams, and Carla Torgerson trading verses with me...it has not been availablé for a long time, and I also have it on i-tunes, etunes, amazon and rhapsody. Okay...I hope you are doing well!
Ciao amico ! good to hear from you. hope your april has been, is still being (!) rewarding. hope to see you soon. very best to you, stefania, SOC & strada blu. jp
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