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Banco De Gaia|Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Banco De Gaia

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To celebrate two decades of creating ambient and downtempo electronica under the name Banco de Gaia, Toby Marks put together this enjoyable if slightly uneven two-disc set, a retrospective of sorts that takes a fresh look at his past rather than simply gathering and recapitulating it. On the first disc, he reinterprets both his own work (longtime fans will get a particular kick out of his Euro-trance reconstruction of "Soufie") and that of others -- Hawkwind's "Spirit of the Age" is given a long, luxurious interpretation that incorporates elements of house, funk, and ska, while King Crimson's "Starless" gets an even longer -- and frankly rather plodding -- arrangement of its own. His most ambitious experiment on the first disc is a rendition of Pink Floyd's "Echoes" that lasts fully 22 minutes -- an impressive feat, and one that does a fine job of blending Marks's own personal electronic vision seamlessly with Floyd's unique sound. But it's about twice as long as it has any excuse to be. On the second disc, he gathers together live performances going back as far as 1993, one -- the jazz and shamelessly smooth "Celestine" -- featuring a full band. Top honors on this part of the program go to "Qurna" (which starts out in a pleasantly dubwise mood and then gradually gets darker and more Middle Eastern) and "No Rain", with its densely packed textures and exotic choral samples.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo

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1
Spirit of the Age
00:07:16

Dave Brock, Composer - Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Rock Music, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

2
Starless
00:11:19

Robert Fripp, Composer - Bill Bruford, Composer - John Wetton, Composer - David Cross, Composer - Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - BMG Songs Ltd, MusicPublisher - Imagen Songs Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

3
Echoes
00:22:23

David Gilmour, Composer - Roger Waters, Composer - Nick Mason, Composer - Warner, MusicPublisher - Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Chappell Artemis Music, MusicPublisher - Pink Floyd Music Publishers, MusicPublisher - Artemis Muziekuitgeverij, MusicPublisher - Roger Waters Music Overseas, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

4
Soufie (Now That's What I Call 2009)
00:08:43

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

5
Tempra
00:07:19

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

6
Terra Om
00:05:34

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

7
Analogique (Live)
00:06:50

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

8
Indecision (Live)
00:06:54

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

9
Soufie (Blue Mix) (Live)
00:07:23

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

10
Qurna (Live)
00:08:58

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

11
China (Live)
00:07:23

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

12
Celestine (Live)
00:11:49

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

13
How Much Reality Can You Take? (Live 2001)
00:06:35

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

14
No Rain (Live 2001)
00:07:38

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

15
Drunk as a Monk (Live)
00:07:08

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

16
Last Train to Lhasa (Live)
00:07:07

Banco De Gaia, MainArtist - Toby Marks, Composer - Kaleidoscope MM&P Ltd/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher

2012 Disco Gecko Recordings 2012 Disco Gecko Recordings

Album review

To celebrate two decades of creating ambient and downtempo electronica under the name Banco de Gaia, Toby Marks put together this enjoyable if slightly uneven two-disc set, a retrospective of sorts that takes a fresh look at his past rather than simply gathering and recapitulating it. On the first disc, he reinterprets both his own work (longtime fans will get a particular kick out of his Euro-trance reconstruction of "Soufie") and that of others -- Hawkwind's "Spirit of the Age" is given a long, luxurious interpretation that incorporates elements of house, funk, and ska, while King Crimson's "Starless" gets an even longer -- and frankly rather plodding -- arrangement of its own. His most ambitious experiment on the first disc is a rendition of Pink Floyd's "Echoes" that lasts fully 22 minutes -- an impressive feat, and one that does a fine job of blending Marks's own personal electronic vision seamlessly with Floyd's unique sound. But it's about twice as long as it has any excuse to be. On the second disc, he gathers together live performances going back as far as 1993, one -- the jazz and shamelessly smooth "Celestine" -- featuring a full band. Top honors on this part of the program go to "Qurna" (which starts out in a pleasantly dubwise mood and then gradually gets darker and more Middle Eastern) and "No Rain", with its densely packed textures and exotic choral samples.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo

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