Hot on the heels of this year’s earlier and well-received release of Asiento (RareNoiseRecords RNR017) comes the new release by legendary jazz producer Bob Belden’s band Animation, Agemo.
Asiento saw Animation, featuring Belden on sax, Tim Hagans on trumpet, Scott Kinsey on keyboards, Matt Garrison on bass, DJ Logic on turntables and Guy Licata on drums reinterpret one of Miles Davis’ masterpieces, Bitches Brew, through the lenses of Weather Report and drum’n bass.
To understand the purpose of Agemo, one should briefly focus on the title of this release: Agemo refers to a deity within the pantheon of gods of the West African spiritual practice Santeria (Vodun) which embodies the characteristic of “Change” and “Transformation” and is often represented as a Chameleon.
Agemo is therefore a Hymn To Transformation, as seen through the lenses of technology and creativity.
Disc 1 of Agemo, focusing on the emotional impact of change through technology, is a 3D60 mix of the original Asiento. This exclusive and innovative mixing process (already witnessed on The Orb + David Gilmour’s “Metallic Spheres”), devised and honed by Mike Brady, Ian Thompson and Youth, focuses on both increasing the dynamic range (20db!) of the music and providing a 3-dimensional Headphone listening experience, the likes of which most users will never have had experience before.
Disc 2 of Agemo, focusing on the emotional impact of change through creativity is a Remix of the original Asiento. The original six tracks, “Pharaoh’s Dance”, “Bitches Brew”, “John McLaughlin”, “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down”, “Spanish Key” and “Sanctuary” are taken on by absolute masters of their craft, in order Bill Laswell, DJ Logic, Youth, Gaudi, Fanu and Joaquin “Joe” Claussell, as they reconstruct and reinterpret the original material to extract the essence of what Bitches Brew means to them – spacing from Dub to Funk to Breakbeats to Dancefloor and r’n’b.
released December 5, 2011
Disc 1 (Tracks 1-6)
1. Pharaoh's Dance (3D60 HEADPHONE MIX)
2. Bitches Brew (3D60 HEADPHONE MIX)
3. John McLaughlin (3D60 HEADPHONE MIX)
4. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (3D60 HEADPHONE MIX)
5. Spanish Key (3D60 HEADPHONE MIX)
6. Sanctuary (3D60 HEADPHONE MIX)
3D60(™) Process production by Mike Brady & Ian Thompson.
All tracks 3D60 mixed by Mike Brady.
Disc 2 (Tracks 7-12)
1. Pharaoh's Dance (Bill Laswell Son Of Panthalassa Remix)
2. Bitches Brew Dub (DJ Logic & Grant Phabao Remix)
3. John McLaughlin (Youth Middle Class Riot Remix)
4. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (Gaudi Remix)
5. Spanish Key (Fanu Lightless Remix)
6. Sanctuary (Joe Claussell Hidden Revealed Version)
Bill Laswell:
Animation – Pharaoh’s Dance (Son of Panthalassa Remix)
Produced by Bill Laswell at Orange Studio, NJ
Engineer: James Dellatacoma
DJ Logic:
Animation – Bitches Brew Dub
Produced by DJ Logic and Grant Phabao in Paris
Youth:
Animation – John McLaughlin (Middle Class Riot Remix)
Produced by Martin Glover
Gaudi:
Animation - Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (Gaudi remix)
Produced by Gaudi at Metatron Studio London
www.gaudimusic.com
Fanu:
Animation – Spanish Key (Lightless Remix)
Produced by Janne Hatula
Joe Claussell:
Animation: Sanctuary - The Hidden Revealed Version
Reconstruction Produced and Remixed by Joaquin Joe Claussell For Sacred Rhythm Music and Cosmic Arts Inc.
Remixed at East Side Sounds New York
Engineered by Fran Cathcart
Musicians:
Bennett Paster - Keyboards and bass
Fran Cathcart - Rhythm Guitars
Joaquin Joe Claussell - Drum Programming, Voices, Keyboard Bass. Mono tribe and Sound EFXS.
Dedicated to my mother Dora Ramos Claussell and brother Manuel Claussell, both of whom passed on during the conceiving of this remix.