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MICK KARN The Tooth Mother (1995 reissue German 8-track CD album which includes guest appearances by Richard Barbieri and Natacha Atlas picture sleeve in jewel case CMPCD1008)
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Eastern Influences,
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This review is from: Mick Karn - The Tooth Mother (Audio CD)
Mick Karn brings the sound of the fretless bass right to the forefront of this album. Without a doubt, one of the best fretless bass players in the world, Mick Karn has taken his well travelled influences and produced this superb sounding album. The music is complimented by Natacha Atlas (Transglobal Underground), giving the album the full eastern influence. Richard Barbieri and David Torn both play on the Album along with a host of other musical talent.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Karn's best bass playing on record.,
By Michael Stack - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tooth Mother (Audio CD)
Mick Karn is a bass player of astonishing talent and creativity, but rarely has he cut loose and really played out. "The Tooth Mother" seems to have been designed to put an end to that-- track to track, the bass playing is stunning, up front and in your face, taking center stage supported largely by guitarist David Torn, drummer Gavin Harrison, and Jakko Jaksyzk on any number of instruments as well as appearances by Natacha Atlas, Steven Wilson, and Richard Barbieri.
Like I said, fiery bass playing is the recipe of the day on this one, and when it works, it works well-- "Thundergirl Mutation", "Plaster the Magic Tongue", "Feta Funk" and "Little - Less Hope" (in particular) are all brilliant composition revolving around jaw dropping playing-- they also show a clear Turkish/Grecian influence in their composition, an idea that is more than a little helped along by Atlas' guest vocal spot on "Thundergirl Mutation" and "Feta Funk". The album closer "There Was Not Anything But Nothing" is not really bass-driven (although there is some fantastic playing in it), but rather is horn driven and has some great guitar work from Torn and really is a fantastic composition-- in case there was doubt Karn could do it without his bass up front, this pushes that aside. There is some material that doesn't quite live up to -- "Lodge of Skins" is a straightforward and somewhat lifeless piece saved only by the fractured Torn guitar under Atlas' wordless vocal on the bridge, "Gossip's Cup" and "The Tooth Mother" mix the bass way in front, but neither composition is as engaging as other material on the record. Even with its mild flaws, this is a great album, particularly for fans of fantastic bass playing. And its all quite listenable, even when not fully engaging. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fretless bass, middle eastern music, jazzrock, techno ...,
By veryvery - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tooth Mother (Audio CD)
Mick Karn is a phenomenal fretless bass player (of Japan / Rain Tree Crow fame), on this album collaborating once again with guitar player David Torn. Also on this album is the great Natscha Atlas (vocals). More so than his other albums, this album is a mixture of western (jazz-) rock and traditional middle-eastern music. As is usually the case with Mick's music, however, it's his unusual bass playing that capture most of the attention (it's more to the front that on most of his albums). This is one of my very, very favorite CDs, because it has it all: great playing and great, emotionally charged compositions and musical textures. I recommend this album to fan of great bass playing, and to fans of world music and experimental music.
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Middle eastern bass at its best,
By R. Connelly "Lord God King, Ruler of the fire... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tooth Mother (Audio CD)
I only own three records by Mick so far...this one, Polytown, and Selected. Avoid Selected, BUY Polytown and this one. Very catchy and amazing fretless bass work. His voice, when actually using it sounds like a mix of David Bowie and Adrian Belew...youll know what Im talking about. Best bass tracks that made this worth the money were 1, 2, and 7. Very middle-eastern feel to just about everything as is expected with him, otherwise a jazzy feel to the record.
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