Harold Budd & Hector Zazou - Glyph

Budd, an early practitioner in the ambient school and frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, here teams up with musical nomad Hector Zazou, who had formed evocative partnerships with musicians from Africa to the Far North, from Bill Laswell to Björk.

Glyph combines Budd's penchant for dreamy, shimmering electric keyboards with Zazou's rhythmic acumen, drawing from various world music sources as well as drum'n'bass and other dance club and urban sounds. Overall, it wavers between falling a bit too far on the fuzzy, new age-y side of the ambient divide (Budd's somewhat portentous vocalizations don't help) and achieving some constructions of real interest. Zazou always has a fine ear for instrumental textures, bringing in Renault Pion for some rich, sensual clarinet playing on several tracks and a couple of Finnish masters of the kantele, a kind of dulcimer, on the intriguing "Johnny Cake." The trumpet work of Christian Lechevretel, on the other hand, ventures a bit too close to a Miles Davis imitation for comfort. Fans of Zazou who have heard and enjoyed his work will find much to savor here but listeners who only know Budd from his more ethereal performances elsewhere may be slightly put off by the relatively aggressive and funky rhythms on a few pieces. Glyph is ambient music with a slightly surreal, just barely rough edge. - AMG

Tracks:
1. Pandas In Tandem (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 5:46
2. You And Me Against the Sky (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 4:12
3. And Then She Stepped Aside (Lian Amber/Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 4:58
4. Around the Corner From Everywhere (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 4:50
5. Gorgon's Anxious Pansy (Harold Budd/Barbara Gogan/Hector Zazou/Christian Lechevretel) 5:40
6. Johnny Cake (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 3:48
7. Reflected in the Eye Of A Dragon Fly (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 4:12
8. As Fast As I Could Look Away She Was Still There (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou/Renault Pion) 5:13
9. Autre Django (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou/Christian Lechevretel) 4:49
10. The Aperture (Harold Budd/Hector Zazou) 11:06
11. The Light Gave Us Away (Mark Isham) 6:14

Musicians:
Harold Budd (Piano, Electric Piano and Vocals)
Hector Zazou (Keyboards, Electronics and Loops, Electric Piano)
Lian Amber (Vocals) - 3
B.J. Cole (Pedal Steel Guitar) - 7
Barbara Gogan (Guitar) - 5,11
Mark Isham (Trumpet) - 11
Lone Kent (Treated Guitar) - 2,4,10
Chrsitian Lechevretel (Trumpet) - 5,9
Brendan Perry (Percussions) - 4
Renault Pion (Flute and Clarinet) - 1,8,10
Minna Raskinen (Treated Kantele) - 6
Timo Tuovinen (Kantele) - 6
Carlos Vivanco (Midi Guitar) - 3
Daniel Yvinec (Double Bass) - 3,5,8,9

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