Posts Tagged ‘acoustic’
Villanova Junction
Villanova Junction, by Jimi Hendrix. Performed by Steve Tibbetts, with best wishes for Dean Magraw.
Read MoreThe Fall of Us All–Atlantic Monthly
“Tibbetts’s guitar-from-beyond-the-solar-system will take you to realms hitherto glimpsed only by the Hubble space telescope and will offer several plausible explanations of dark matter.”
Read MoreLive Concert Reviews / NPR Interviews
Audio files from various radio reviews.
Read MoreNatural Causes–Downbeat Review
“To call Natural Causes exotic would be to deny the labor of love that went into making it. You might say Steve Tibbetts has, in a sense, redefined the word ‘natural’ for all to hear.”
Read MoreNatural Causes
“…it’s Tibbetts’ resonant 12-string—imbued in phrasing and serpentine linearity by the guitarist’s longstanding Far East interests in general, and the work, here, of Sultan Khan in particular—that’s Natural Causes’ defining voice.” -The Guardian
Read MoreNatural Causes–ECM Bio
It has been eight years since Steve Tibbetts gave us the fiery electric guitar album “A Man About A Horse” (ECM 1814). Now he returns with a different kind of recording: an album of, primarily, acoustic sounds. The making of “Natural Causes” took place in a period when Tibbetts was reconsidering some fundamental aspects of his art and craft – in parallel with daily studies of Bach, Bartók, and music theory.
Read MorePadmakara
Performance at the Walker Art Center April 17, 2005 · Chöying Drolma: voice; Steve Tibbetts: guitar, guitar sampler; Marc Anderson: percussion
Read MoreSelwa–Isthmus
“Great stuff and a must for those who enjoyed the collaborators’ earlier album Chö. Now if only Tibbetts and Drolma would return to Madison for a live concert. Their last one here (which included several other members of Drolma’s order) was among the most poignant live musical events the city has hosted.”
Read MoreChö Part 1: Intro
Recorded in New York City at the Knitting Factory, August 1999 · Chöying Drolma, Lodro, Sherab: voice and percussion; Steve Tibbetts: guitar and samples; Marc Anderson: percussion and samples
Read MoreChö Part 5: Om Pana Phem
Recorded in New York City at the Knitting Factory, August 1999 · Chöying Drolma, Lodro, Sherab: voice and percussion; Steve Tibbetts: guitar and samples; Marc Anderson: percussion and samples
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