MasticA 99, by Pat Mastelotto

MasticA 99

by Pat Mastelotto

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1.	Queen 03:58	info	download
2.	Muñecos De Palo 03:42	info	download
3.	Crescent Moon 06:05	info	download
4.	7 Teen 03:08	info	download
5.	Seven Mary's 06:35	info	download
6.	Hush 04:03	info	download
7.	4 A.M. 04:13	info	download
8.	Day older 05:41	info	download
9.	Prison 05:02	lyrics	download

10.	Idiot and more 20:53	info	download

about

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

credits

released 11 November 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.