Posts Tagged ‘Steve Tibbetts’
Hellbound Train: An Anthology
“Tibbetts has been an ECM artist [since 1982], pursuing a movable crossroads of modal psychedelia, dreamscape electronics and ceremonial rhythms across the eight albums anthologised in this set. If you are new to Tibbetts, Hellbound Train is an exciting introduction – with an epic journey on the other side of the door.” -David Fricke, MOJO
Read MoreThings I Did (Press resources for “Life Of.”)
Press page with rough bio is here Things I Did 2009-16 1. Sent Messages With Foxes 2013 2. Curated a Playlist for ECM 2017 3. Had Brain Scanned for Science 2012 4. Gave a Transplant …
Read MoreCompilation–Acoustibbetts / Elektrobitts / Exotibbetts
This three-CD compilation has over three hours of remastered music culled from 11 records and is meant as an introduction to Tibbett’s far-reaching imagination and to whet the appetite for his back catalog and future endeavors.
Read MoreLife Of–CD Hotlist, 10/18
“a floating cloud of sound that unpredictably delights when a note suddenly (but subtly) blossoms into three or four others”
Read MoreLife of–WeGotMusic, Germany · 9/18
“Es ist schon ein erhabenes Gefühl in die Unendlichkeit des Tibbett’schen Klangkosmos einzudringen. In dieser Musik findet sich so viel, man sollte sie mehrfach hören, um die Stimmungen auf sich wirken zu lassen.”
Read MoreLife Of–Downbeat
“It might be less than an hour long, but Life Of will provide years of deep and rewarding listening.”
Read MoreLife Of–Stereophile’s Recording of the Month
“This mannered approach has resulted in a soft, glowing sound that manages to capture plenty of detail and character across a deep, wide soundstage.”
Read MoreLife Of–Washington Post, May 2018
“one of the most underappreciated musicians of our time”
Read MoreLife Of–Bio & Press Page
I like the physicality of playing 12-string. I don’t use a pick. If I’m drifting off to sleep at night and feel my fingertips throbbing I know I had a good day.
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“The effect is a seductive impressionism of fluid melodic figures and rippling arpeggios with a quietly firm, emotional undertow.” -Rolling Stone
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