MasticA 99, by Pat Mastelotto

MasticA 99

by Pat Mastelotto

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sumbuk Avant rock (?) from a '99 release that I never new existed. Thanks go to my bud mr. backwards for this one. ;-)

neu-mann Unclassifiable music from an impossible to pigeonhole band that somehow escaped wider attention, despite the link to King Crimson. Pat Mastelotto has long been one of the more forward-thinking attendants to the Crimson court, and this wonderfully eclectic backyard collection of oddball songs and improvisations is proof. Favorite track: Muñecos De Palo.

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1.	Queen 03:58	info	buy track
2.	Muñecos De Palo 03:42	info	buy track
3.	Crescent Moon 06:05	info	buy track
4.	7 Teen 03:08	info	buy track
5.	Seven Mary's 06:35	info	buy track
6.	Hush 04:03	info	buy track
7.	4 A.M. 04:13	info	buy track
8.	Day older 05:41	info	buy track
9.	Prison 05:02	lyrics	buy track
From Alan Lomax recordings. . used with publisher permission
10.	Idiot and more 20:53	info	buy track

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Mastica is a trio consisting of drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC), bassist/cellist/singer Gum B. (Poi Dog Pondering, Alejandro Escovedo), and a young reed player and singer named Monkey (Baboon Orchestra). The combined pedigrees of these musicians might lead you to expect something deeply weird, and you'd be right, but it's all weird in the best way: challenging and unpredictable, yet never willfully difficult. Mastelotto's drumming combines textural invention with meat-and-potatoes beats, while Monkey's various reed instruments alternately twine through the mix and create layers of atmosphere within each arrangement. Gum B.'s gutbucket bass takes front and center, and at other times his cello will suddenly become clearly audible in the mix. Highlight tracks include the complex and lovely "Crescent Moon" as well as "Prison," which is built around samples from an old Alan Lomax field recording. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

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released November 11, 1999

Recorded at Pat's Garage, The Zone, and Musiclane, Austin, Texas.

Mastica: Monkey (vocals, guitar, reeds, bontempi); Gum B. (vocals, manocello, cello, bass); Pat (programming).

Audio Mixers: Mike McCarthy; Bill Munyon.

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Pat Mastelotto Dripping Springs, Texas

Pat Mastelotto is an American rock drummer and record producer who has worked with King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC, The Rembrandts, and many others.

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