Pelt's mix of traditional (acoustic instruments, folk/ethnic music traditions) and contemporary (about 1 million super-weird noise and avant-garde records) reached a new peak on Técheöd (pronounced "Tey-hoood"). Using tamboura, guitar, violin, tabla, banjo, flute, lap steel, oscillator, voice, organ, and a variety of other instruments both conventional and home-made, Pelt issue forth a massive and extraordinary gust of sound. A logical follow up to 1997's well received Max Meadows CD, Técheöd captures the band at home in their living room, and live in Washington DC. "New Dehli Blues" leads off the record with 14 minutes of ecstatic Indian-inspired modal trance. "Big Walker Mountain Tunnel" follows with its massive wall of sound tempered by a carefully stitched melodic motif. "Mu Mesons" finishes off the record with a home-cooking version of the type of tape-loop exotica explored by composers like Terry Riley and Steve Reich.
credits
released September 12, 2018
Pelt:
Jack Rose, Mike Gangloff, Patrick Best
Guitars, Lowry Organ, Tape Loops, Shakers, Banjo, Beat Frequency Oscillator, Tenor & Alto Recorders, Double Whistle, Jupiter Machine
with (on track 1):
Amy Shea - Fiddle, Mick Simmons - Tablas, Mark Cornick - Percussion and Bass Recorder
Appreciation to: Donald Miller, Bill Kellum, Jason Campbell, Butch Lazorchak, Slemp Family, & Nellie
New Delhi Blues and Mu Mesons recorded at hoe in Ivanhoe, VA, November 14 and 15 1997. Big Walker Mountain Tunnel recorded June 29 1997 by Bill Kellum at DCAC
I love this album because Jack Rose was one of the most creative acoustic guitar artists of our time. His music takes you places in frenzied dances and bring you back down to rest on a bed of feathers. jsandstrum
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