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Steve Tibbetts is perhaps one of the most overlooked art\u00adists recording today. \u00a0I encoun\u00adtered his work only a few short years back and have been held captive by his wide range of mu\u00adsical ideas ever since. This is Tib\u00adbetts’ most personal album yet.<\/p>\r\n

He plays guitars, dobro, kalimba, pianolin and tapes, with help from his long-time musician\u00ad friend Marc Anderson on percus\u00adsives (including congas and steel drums) and Marcus Wise and Michelle Kinney on tabla and cello, respectively. \u00a0Musically, this album stands in complete contrast to his last release, Ex\u00adploded View, as where that al\u00adbum was dynamic and grand, Big Map Idea<\/em> is a private, sub\u00addued piece, both intimate and warm (Side One’s reworking of Led Zepplin’s “Black Mountain Side,” although remaining close to the original, gives the sound added dimension and feeling).<\/p>\r\n

Listening to Big<\/em>… gives one the impression that Tibbetts has an uncanny ability to mesmerize by his technique alone, a gentle and delicate interweaving of in\u00adstruments. \u00a0He doesn’t succumb to the “play a million eighth notes per measure” theory or dazzle us with self-gratifying guitar-hero licks (although there’s no doubt he could). \u00a0Instead, Tibbetts’ mu\u00adsic is honest, heartfelt, and un\u00adpretentious; a relaxed, unhurried state of mind is all that’s needed to fully appreciate the album.<\/p>\r\n

The wonderful “3 Letters,” the album’s last cut, is the most complex and exotic of his works, lifting sounds sampled from Nepal (dogs, children, and street noises) and combining them with the music of remarkable genius. \u00a0The piece blends into a satisfy\u00ading whole yet still remains pure; that his music is so soft and hu\u00adman in a business where obnox\u00adiousness usually rules puts Tib\u00adbetts in direct conflict with the rest of the world. Alas, records as special as this one are on the way out and in danger of being deleted from the ever-shrinking vinyl catalog…<\/p>\r\n

Even If guitar-tabla workouts aren’t your bag, you should still buy this album on its sonic mer\u00adits alone. \u00a0A considerable amount of detective work uncovered why this ECM record sounds better than all the rest. \u00a0Big..<\/em> was re\u00adcorded in Tibbetts’ hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota, with the assistance of (and using analog re\u00adcording equipment owned by) Ralph Karsten of Atmasphere<\/a> amplifier fame, whereas the other ECMers are required to record digitally in Norway. \u00a0The micro\u00adphones used here included Kar\u00adsten’s prized Neumann U-67s, and no noise reduction or digital processing (save for the delay units) was used; in addition, Tib\u00adbetts used a pair of Stax head\u00adphones during the mix-down.<\/p>\r\n

Yes, it’s just like old times–\u00adsmooth, natural sound that’s so pleasing, you’ll be pulling this one out for demos. \u00a0Tibbetts’ acoustic guitar is never bright or piercing, and the tabla nuances are perfectly displayed, showing just how versatile the instrument can be–from soft-finger-pad\u00adtaps to robust, full-bodied thumps.<\/p>\r\n

In short, the sound here is about as fine as you’re likely to wish for: \u00a0I rate Big Map Idea at the top 0′ the heap, sonically.<\/p>\r\n

Glenn Hammett<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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