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Budd, an early practitioner in the ambient school and frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, here teams up with musical nomad Hector Zazou, who had formed evocative partnerships with musicians from Africa to the Far North, from Bill Laswell to Björk. Glyph combines Budd's penchant for dreamy, shimmering electric keyboards with Zazou's rhythmic acumen, drawing from various world music sources as well as drum'n'bass and other dance club and urban sounds. Overall, it wavers between falling a bit too far on the fuzzy, new age-y side of the ambient divide (Budd's somewhat portentous vocalizations don't help) and achieving some constructions of real interest. Zazou always has a fine ear for instrumental textures, bringing in Renault Pion for some rich, sensual clarinet playing on several tracks and a couple of Finnish masters of the kantele, a kind of dulcimer, on the intriguing "Johnny Cake." The trumpet work of Christian Lechevretel, on the other hand, ventures a bit too close to a Miles Davis imitation for comfort. Fans of Zazou who have heard and enjoyed his work will find much to savor here but listeners who only know Budd from his more ethereal performances elsewhere may be slightly put off by the relatively aggressive and funky rhythms on a few pieces. Glyph is ambient music with a slightly surreal, just barely rough edge.
© Brian Olewnick /TiVo
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Amber, Composer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer - Christian Lechevretel, Composer - Barbara Gogan, Composer
1995 Crammed Discs 1995 Crammed Discs
Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
1995 Crammed Discs 1995 Crammed Discs
Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer - PION, Composer
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Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer - Christian Lechevretel, Composer
1995 Crammed Discs 1995 Crammed Discs
Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
1995 Crammed Discs 1995 Crammed Discs
Harold Budd, Composer, MainArtist - Hector Zazou, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - GILLES MARTIN, MixingEngineer
1995 Crammed Discs 1995 Crammed Discs
Album review
Budd, an early practitioner in the ambient school and frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, here teams up with musical nomad Hector Zazou, who had formed evocative partnerships with musicians from Africa to the Far North, from Bill Laswell to Björk. Glyph combines Budd's penchant for dreamy, shimmering electric keyboards with Zazou's rhythmic acumen, drawing from various world music sources as well as drum'n'bass and other dance club and urban sounds. Overall, it wavers between falling a bit too far on the fuzzy, new age-y side of the ambient divide (Budd's somewhat portentous vocalizations don't help) and achieving some constructions of real interest. Zazou always has a fine ear for instrumental textures, bringing in Renault Pion for some rich, sensual clarinet playing on several tracks and a couple of Finnish masters of the kantele, a kind of dulcimer, on the intriguing "Johnny Cake." The trumpet work of Christian Lechevretel, on the other hand, ventures a bit too close to a Miles Davis imitation for comfort. Fans of Zazou who have heard and enjoyed his work will find much to savor here but listeners who only know Budd from his more ethereal performances elsewhere may be slightly put off by the relatively aggressive and funky rhythms on a few pieces. Glyph is ambient music with a slightly surreal, just barely rough edge.
© Brian Olewnick /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:49
- Main artists: Harold Budd Hector Zazou
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Made To Measure
- Genre: Electronic
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