Michael Mantler - Alien (1985)
Michael Mantler - Alien (1985)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 185.96 Mb | 35:42 | Cover
Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern, Trumpet Jazz | Label: Watt - 827 639-2
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 185.96 Mb | 35:42 | Cover
Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern, Trumpet Jazz | Label: Watt - 827 639-2
Michael Mantler apparently conceived Alien as a kind of concerto for trumpet and orchestra but with ex-Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston substituting for the orchestra on various synthesizers and drum machines. The musical style will be familiar to listeners who know Mantler's other work: a mixture of dark, brooding textures (rarely melodies as such) and the occasional rhythmic surge with one foot strongly planted in the art rock world of bands like Henry Cow.
Given that it was recorded in 1985 when the overuse and abuse of drum machines was rampant, Mantler and Preston manage to largely avoid the excesses one might have feared, the keyboards actually filling in orchestral parts, the potentially static electronic rhythms used sparingly. Still, kitschy sounds do emerge from time to time, making one think that an actual orchestra might have been a better idea. The album title is left unexplained; as it was recorded several years after the movie of the same name, one can hardly be faulted for imagining this as an alternative soundtrack, and if that's the case, Mantler has constructed some attractive accompanying music. Not a bad record, but not in the league of his work with the Jazz Composers Orchestra. ~ AllMusic Review by Brian Olewnick
Track List:
01. Part 1 [11:17]
02. Part 2 [06:58]
03. Part 3 [09:12]
04. Part 4 [08:14]
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Don Preston (synthesizer, drum machine)
Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016
EAC extraction logfile from 29. May 2018, 8:05
Michael Mantler / Alien
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3 | 18:19.12 | 9:13.33 | 82437 | 123944
4 | 27:32.45 | 8:14.30 | 123945 | 161024
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==== Log checksum D7C00C0719EBF0E592E101CEE21A433EDC6DA949B846E8B169521179898BB769 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 29. May 2018, 8:05
Michael Mantler / Alien
Used drive : Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500A Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr1%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "LABEL=%composer%" -T "CATNO=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 11:19.13 | 32 | 50969
2 | 11:19.45 | 6:59.42 | 50970 | 82436
3 | 18:19.12 | 9:13.33 | 82437 | 123944
4 | 27:32.45 | 8:14.30 | 123945 | 161024
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Accurately ripped (confidence 6) [BDA15705] (AR v2)
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Track 3
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Accurately ripped (confidence 6) [D175D22A] (AR v2)
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Filename D:\EAC Rips\Michael Mantler - Alien (1985) {WATT15 827 639-2} [FLAC]\04 - Part 4.wav
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[CTDB TOCID: 66VbaBMMgzUBKV_Jkq8lCvQj7.M-] found
Submit result: already submitted
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (6/6) Accurately ripped
2 | (6/6) Accurately ripped
3 | (6/6) Accurately ripped
4 | (6/6) Accurately ripped
==== Log checksum D7C00C0719EBF0E592E101CEE21A433EDC6DA949B846E8B169521179898BB769 ====
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