When Robair recorded this record, he was interested in "the complex resonating characteristics of a drum covered with objects". He liked the unpredictability of that setup:
For example, a towel may cover part of a drum head on which resonant objects are placed - sometimes overlapping and colliding with each other, and often falling off of the drum and striking other objects on the floor. Things occasionally break or explode.
That rattle,clatter and danger of breakage was a major theme inside my head yesterday. Thank goodness it's gone, though I can still enjoy this interesting and thought-provoking music.
P.S. This music may not be for everybody, but when you see a title like "Fricatives in Bovine Portraiture", don't ya have to be just a little intrigued?
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Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
You do have to be a little intrigued.
I probably would not have been were it not for my enjoyment of Barrett Martin's The Painted Desert and Wayward Shaman's Alchemny. Both are pretty percussion-oriented records. I had never been a big 'percussion' guy but those two records have started to open me up to that.
I'd like to hear a snippet of this.
2 - Mary K. Williams
As usual Mark, your appreciation for music in all its forms shows in today's Listen.
I'd say its pretty brave of you to even consider this kind of music when your head was still recovering from the pain.
3 - DJRadiohead
Mark, I got to listen to a little bit of Gino Robair. I don't know what I was expecting but that wasn't it. I am looking forward to listening to those clips again a couple of times to get more of a feel for them.
4 - Mark Saleski
i should have warned you that there isn't much in the way of groove there.
i'll find the website that has the liner notes. you might find that interesting.
5 - harris
i have an old looking painting that has robair in the corner and was just curious if it had anything to do with gino robair?