Ben Monder - Amorphae (2015) {ECM 2421}
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© 2015 ECM Records | ECM 2421 / 471 9555
Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Guitar Jazz
Guitarist Ben Monder first recorded for ECM as a member of the Paul Motian Band on “Garden of Eden” in 2004, and Amorphae was originally conceived as a series of duets for Ben and Paul. A first exploratory duo session was recorded in 2010. After Motian’s death the following year it was decided to expand and complete the project with another highly influential and innovative drummer, Andrew Cyrille, adding also Pete Rende on synthesizer on two pieces.
So here we hear Monder solo, in duo with Motian, in duo with Cyrille, and in trio with Cyrille and Rende. This range of expressive options casts light upon Monder’s musical concepts and their adaptability. A guitarist’s guitarist, Monder’s also a master of texture and unusual voicings, creating what one reviewer has called “detailed sonic landscapes of mystery and power”. All the music on Amorphae is his, apart from “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’”, the Rodgers & Hammerstein chestnut from the musical Oklahoma!, performed here by Monder and Motian.
ECM INFO
Personnel:
Ben Monder - Electric Guitar, Electric Baritone Guitar
Pete Rende - Synthesizer
Andrew Cyrille - Drums
Paul Motian - Drums
tracklist:
01 - Tendrils
02 - Oh What A Beautiful Morning
03 - Tumid Cenobite
04 - Gamma Crucis
05 - Zythum
06 - Triffids
07 - Hematophagy
08 - Dinosaur Skies
Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015
EAC extraction logfile from 22. January 2016, 22:19
Ben Monder / Amorphae
Used drive : MATSHITADVD+-RW SW830 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
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Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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6 | 27:55.57 | 2:55.65 | 125682 | 138871
7 | 30:51.47 | 6:57.49 | 138872 | 170195
8 | 37:49.21 | 7:05.66 | 170196 | 202136
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EAC extraction logfile from 22. January 2016, 22:19
Ben Monder / Amorphae
Used drive : MATSHITADVD+-RW SW830 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 5:21.42 | 0 | 24116
2 | 5:21.42 | 5:22.59 | 24117 | 48325
3 | 10:44.26 | 4:49.72 | 48326 | 70072
4 | 15:34.23 | 5:15.03 | 70073 | 93700
5 | 20:49.26 | 7:06.31 | 93701 | 125681
6 | 27:55.57 | 2:55.65 | 125682 | 138871
7 | 30:51.47 | 6:57.49 | 138872 | 170195
8 | 37:49.21 | 7:05.66 | 170196 | 202136
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