Charbel Haber - It Ended Up Being a Great Day, Mr. Allende
| Artist: | Charbel Haber |
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| Genres: | Drone Free Improvisation |
| Released: | 2012 |
| Type: | Album |
| Label: | Al Maslakh |
| Link: | Bandcamp |
Creative music has no accent, nor does improvisation adhere to geography. But new music from far-flung places does perk up the ear. Beirut's Charbel Haber, the Lebanese equivalent to Oren Ambarchi, began with the noisy rock band Scrambled Eggs and then progressed into improvised music. He can be heard on Chicago percussionist Michael Zerang's "Cedarhead" (Al Maslakh, 2007), a compilation of duets....
The four lengthy solo tracks on "It Ended Up Being a Great Day, Mr. Allende" showcase a pertinacious guitar sound that borders on almost ambient presentations. Haber delivers long tones, accented with effects and reverberated loops to create hypnotic soundscapes. He builds tension through incremental volume and the layering of sound.
On "Wandering Women Of Letters," he loops his crystal- sounding notes over the beats of his soundboard, bells, and varying electronics. "Two Germans At the End Of The Earth," a title taken like all others here, from Roberto Bolaño's work, exercises restrained feedback to build, not so much momentum as architecture. These constructions are the brilliant revelations of a solo artist.
released September 9, 2012
The four lengthy solo tracks on "It Ended Up Being a Great Day, Mr. Allende" showcase a pertinacious guitar sound that borders on almost ambient presentations. Haber delivers long tones, accented with effects and reverberated loops to create hypnotic soundscapes. He builds tension through incremental volume and the layering of sound.
On "Wandering Women Of Letters," he loops his crystal- sounding notes over the beats of his soundboard, bells, and varying electronics. "Two Germans At the End Of The Earth," a title taken like all others here, from Roberto Bolaño's work, exercises restrained feedback to build, not so much momentum as architecture. These constructions are the brilliant revelations of a solo artist.
released September 9, 2012
Editions:
2012
Original Release
Al Maslakh
| MSLKH 16
| CD
| 01. | Itinerant Heroes or the Fragility of Mirrors | (18:06) | |
| 02. | Wandering Women of Letters | (10:27) | |
| 03. | Two Germans at the End of the Earth | (5:17) | |
| 04. | Magicians, Mercenaries and Miserable Creatures | (11:52) |