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04-17-2010, 03:51 PM
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 Pat Metheny's Orchestrion project Pat Metheny An intriguing idea... I generally like everything Pat does to some extent--have seen him twice--but in jazz at least I don't think there is any substitute for having musicians interact with each other on stage. Admittedly, it would be interesting to see in concert. Toward the end of his life Frank Zappa did much the same thing with the Synclavier. He thought it was the ultimate tool for a composer, but IMO it was one of the least interesting things he ever did. Sometimes the impulses of a control freak composer/musician need to be tempered by collaboration with other artists. Last edited by Doctor Jeff : 04-18-2010 at 12:18 PM.     |
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04-17-2010, 06:49 PM
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04-18-2010, 11:58 AM
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| I plan on seeing him when he comes to town. While you may very well miss the interaction of musicians, it is definitely an amazing process. A 2 hour show with Pat as the only soloist would probably get a bit boring if he didn't incorporate so many tonal varieties on this project. I think it is really creative and quite a marvel. |
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04-18-2010, 12:17 PM
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| Now that I think of it, David Byrne did a fascinating one-time project where he outfitted a loft apartment in NYC with various instruments and objects that were triggered by an organ console. DavidByrne.com - Art - Playing the Building It was a great idea which was as much a visual and performance art piece as a musical one. As far as I know it was just a one-off project, one of the ten thousand that Byrne has going on at any given time. The positive aspect of the Metheny project is that he is using real instruments, not electronics or samples. I have no doubt it will be artistic and musically interesting, but I would hope he would go back to collaborating with living human musicians after this. |
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04-19-2010, 09:53 AM
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| I have had the chance to listen to the new Orchestrion album--it is quite good actually. I would put it in the category of his albums from the late 90's. It does sound quite organic, not synthesized at all. Very percussive--like he has 2 or 3 percussionists playing with him. It doesn't really break new ground musically (except in terms of the backing instrumentation), but it's a solid effort. There are a lot of subtle complexities to his playing which reward repeated listening. A nice album...will look forward to seeing him in concert sometime. Last edited by Doctor Jeff : 04-19-2010 at 10:00 AM. |
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