Arto Lindsay - Invoke
Arto Lindsay
Invoke
Righteous Babe Records 2002
Personnel
Arto Lindsay - vocals, guitars
Melvin Gibbs - bass, guitars, synths, programming
Peter Scherer - keyboards
Vinicius Cantuaria - guitar, vocals
+ a stack of others
Produced by Arto Lindsay, Melvin Gibbs, Berna Ceppas
Arto Lindsay is a Brazilian born but cut his teeth on the Lower East side of NY in avant garde circle in such noisy outfits as DNA, as well as sessions with John Zorn and the Lounge Lizards. Over time he has tried -and often successfully- mixes his skewed Tropicalismo musical heritage with experimental adventures. He could be described as Tom Ze and David Bryne writing a tribute album for Alvin Ayler with Caetano Veloso producing. He understands melody and rhythm and how to break them down without losing oneself into total chaos. This album acrries in that tradition.
This album is mostly in the slow side of midtempo, with tracks not quite being drones, but regularly swinging softly from almost downtempo to just under the speed limit bossa, using arrangements that take a lot of segues. There are hints of Henry Threadgill in the variation in sounds, but lacks the cacophonic density, which in this case is to its benefit. Arto's simple, elegant melodies (Beija-me for example) are probably not suited to thick and busy brass and drum rampages. He does use a fair mix of acoustic and electronic elements to fill things out. Cantuaria's guitar work is refined but not lifeless, and the use of strings, pads of unobtrusive synths, and various percussion flourishes establishes that the album is not a staid, orthodox affair.
Arto's co-conspirator in his project Ambitious Lovers, Peter Scherer, is also in tow, as is AL contributor Melvin Gibbs. The result is that Invoke does not stray too far from AL's penchant for being well mixed and paced. It is not the best work he has done (and if you are very partisan to his very noisy early work, you may be disappointed altogether) but this is a pretty damn good collection of tunes for the random laid back evening with friends, or for catching live (should you be fortunate enough to have Arto touring in your area).
You might like thius is you like:
Caetano Veloso - Estrangeiro
Tom Ze - any
David Byrne - Rei Momo
Lenine - Falange Canibal
Invoke
Righteous Babe Records 2002
Personnel
Arto Lindsay - vocals, guitars
Melvin Gibbs - bass, guitars, synths, programming
Peter Scherer - keyboards
Vinicius Cantuaria - guitar, vocals
+ a stack of others
Produced by Arto Lindsay, Melvin Gibbs, Berna Ceppas
Arto Lindsay is a Brazilian born but cut his teeth on the Lower East side of NY in avant garde circle in such noisy outfits as DNA, as well as sessions with John Zorn and the Lounge Lizards. Over time he has tried -and often successfully- mixes his skewed Tropicalismo musical heritage with experimental adventures. He could be described as Tom Ze and David Bryne writing a tribute album for Alvin Ayler with Caetano Veloso producing. He understands melody and rhythm and how to break them down without losing oneself into total chaos. This album acrries in that tradition.
This album is mostly in the slow side of midtempo, with tracks not quite being drones, but regularly swinging softly from almost downtempo to just under the speed limit bossa, using arrangements that take a lot of segues. There are hints of Henry Threadgill in the variation in sounds, but lacks the cacophonic density, which in this case is to its benefit. Arto's simple, elegant melodies (Beija-me for example) are probably not suited to thick and busy brass and drum rampages. He does use a fair mix of acoustic and electronic elements to fill things out. Cantuaria's guitar work is refined but not lifeless, and the use of strings, pads of unobtrusive synths, and various percussion flourishes establishes that the album is not a staid, orthodox affair.
Arto's co-conspirator in his project Ambitious Lovers, Peter Scherer, is also in tow, as is AL contributor Melvin Gibbs. The result is that Invoke does not stray too far from AL's penchant for being well mixed and paced. It is not the best work he has done (and if you are very partisan to his very noisy early work, you may be disappointed altogether) but this is a pretty damn good collection of tunes for the random laid back evening with friends, or for catching live (should you be fortunate enough to have Arto touring in your area).
You might like thius is you like:
Caetano Veloso - Estrangeiro
Tom Ze - any
David Byrne - Rei Momo
Lenine - Falange Canibal
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