Here "Brooklyn Bank" Invisible Records INV 131 1999 (52:59)
Cello (4:48)
Turco (4:20)
Apart (4:40)
Coatless (5:24)
Over (4:28)
Kimbo (2:28)
Hacke (4:56)
No Truck (3:54)
Scava (5:34)
A Bit of Red (3:08)
Missin' (4:45)
Pain (4:34)
Here is Mauro Teho Teardo (vocals, sampler, guitar, programming)
and Jim Filer Coleman (vocals, sampler, piano, programming) with Carolyn
"Honeychild" Coleman (vocals on 3, 4, 12), Scott McCloud (backing
vocals on 2, 5, 9 feedback guitar on 2, 5), Lydia Lunch (vocals on 1, 6,
11), Bill Bronson (bass on 1, 2, 7, 8, 10), Rock Savage (drums on 4, 7,
9, 10, 12), Jim Colarusso (trumpet on 4, 7), Dave Ouimet (trombone on 4,
12), Tierry from Bern (clarinet on 8), Massimo de Mattia (flute on 3),
Lisa Haney (cello on 4, 7, 12) and Matt (drums on 2, 12)
Overall impression: good. Here is a collaborative
effort between JF Coleman (ex-Cop Shoot Cop, Phylr) and Mauro Teho Teardo
(Meathead, Matera) and various friends. "Brooklyn Bank" shares
many of the same elements that can be found on Phylr's "Contra
La Puerta" (and to a lesser extent, Matera's "Same
Here"): beat, loop and groove programming, piano,
sound samples, top-notch production and ambient atmospheres. Layered on
top of the Teardo/Coleman foundation are an assortment of wind and stringed
instruments, live bass, guitar and drums that add an extra organic lushness
to the sound. Finally, on top of that is Teho's part-whispered, part-grunted
brooding vocals on all but a few tracks, Lydia Lunch's spoken bile on 3
tracks and Carolyn Coleman's (JF's wife?) cool melodic backing vocals on
3 tracks. The majority of the songs are slow to mid-tempo head nodders
but a few ("Hacke", "No Truck", "A Bit of Red",
"Missin'") are faster paced and/or more hectic. Despite all the
talent and instrumentation involved, about 1/2 of "Brooklyn Bank"
fails to impress me much ... there are bits and pieces of vocals and music
that are neat, but overall the songs either don't gel or just aren't as
interesting as they could be. The other half though (in particular:
"Cello", "Turco", "Apart", "Coatless",
"Scava" and "Pain"), is great ... so, I'm still pleased
with the disc. I was expecting a little more from this one than I got,
hopefully the other tracks will eventually
grow on me ...
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via CDWorld.