Life Of Steve Tibbetts

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Die Verbindung des einzigartigen Gitarristen Steve Tibbetts mit ECM reicht zurück bis 1981, dabei spiegelt sich in seinem Werk inzwischen ein Musiker, der seinen ganz eigenen, gewundenen, forscherischen Pfaden folgt. Die BBC hat seine Musik als „atmosphärisches Gebräu…brillant, individuell“ beschrieben. Life Of… sein neuntes Album für ECM, stellt eine Art Fortsetzung zu Natural Causes aus dem Jahr 2010 dar, über das Jazz Times schrieb, in seiner Musik könne „man sich verlieren“. Wie das Vorgängeralbum präsentiert auch Life Of… den klanglichen Reichtum von Tibbetts‘ 12-saitiger Martin-Gitarre, zusammen mit seinem Gamelan-ähnlichen Klavierspiel und kunstvoll eingesetzten Samples von balinesischen Gongs. Das Klangbild enthält zudem subtile Percussion von Tibbetts langjährigem musikalischen Partner Marc Anderson und sublime Borduntöne aus dem Cello von Michelle Kinney. Tibbetts, eigentlich aus dem Mittleren Westen der USA stammend, hat zahlreiche Reisen nach Südostasien und speziell nach Bali und Nepal unternommen; nicht nur die Klänge, auch der Geist dieser Orte sind inzwischen genauso in seine musikalische DNA eingewoben wie der Einfluss von Musikern wie dem Gitarristen Bill Connors und dem Sarangi-Meister Sultan Khan.

Steve Tibbetts, Gitarre, Klavier
Marc Anderson, Percussion, Handpan
Michelle Kinney, Cello, Drones

Steve Tibbetts
a Minneapolis-based American guitarist, is known for his unique approach to sound-forming and composition. He was born in Madison in Wisconsin in 1954. He was in college when his first two records were made. Although Yr was self-published, it gained some attention, particularly from electric guitar fans. The record had many overdubs. One track could have as many as 50, creating a unique soundscape. Steve Tibbetts, like Brian Eno and other artists, views the recording studio a tool to create sounds. He often works and reworks the sounds he finds, incorporating them into musical tracks. (e.g. the footsteps on Safe Journey’s track “Running”, or the chanting from Nepalese villagers on Big Map Idea’s last tracks). In 1982, Tibbetts made Northern Song for ECM Records. This was an attempt by Tibbetts to be able to record his music in Manfred Eicher’s very fast recording style. ECM albums usually take two days to record. Northern Song received harsh reviews. Tibbetts returned to his old method of recording slowly over several months (or more). Manfred Eicher did not produce his subsequent records. However, they received better reviews. Steve Tibbetts can play acoustic or electric guitars as well as the kalimba. His musical compositions cover many genres and styles, including jazz, rock, fusion and new age. Often, a single composition may contain more than one style or genre. Five albums were released in the 1980s; three in 1990; and two in 2000. Other artists he has collaborated with include Knut Hamre, a Norwegian hardingfele musician, and Choying Drolma, a Tibetan nun. Marc Anderson, Steve’s long-time collaborator, is featured on all of the discography recordings, except for the “Steve Tibbetts.” album. You can purchase a CD-Rom containing a variety of sound textures and loops by Steve Tibbetts. In the middle of the 1980s, Steve Tibbetts stopped performing live. He began to travel extensively in Nepal in the late 1980s, where he met Choying Drolma (a Tibbetan Buddhist nun). Although Cho was not meant to be a commercial recording, it was released and received some positive reviews. Selwa, the second collaboration, was more thoughtfully considered and received very positive reviews. It is an example of a successful meeting between two musical traditions. (Creative Commons By–SA License.)

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