The Tooth Mother
by Mick Karn
- Type: Album
- Released: 15 May 1995
- Label: CMP
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 48:26
- Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Following his legendary tenure as the bassist for Japan, Mick Karn pushes his highly distinct, fretless bass sound entirely to the forefront on 'The Tooth Mother'. The album relies heavily on wildly unpredictable time signatures and Middle Eastern-inflected jazz fusion grooves, showcasing his unparalleled, deeply expressive approach to rhythm. It operates as an incredibly complex, highly idiosyncratic masterclass in avant-garde instrumental fusion.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, uncommon-time-signatures
Tracklist
- Thundergirl Mutation (7:06)
- Plaster the Magic Tongue (5:57)
- Lodge of Skins (5:32)
- Gossip's Cup (6:22)
- Feta Funk (5:42)
- The Tooth Mother (5:37)
- Little - Less Hope (6:46)
- There Was Not Anything But Nothing (5:21)
Credits
- Christina Lux - backing vocals, background vocals guest vocal
- Sabine Van Baaren - backing vocals, background vocals guest vocal
- Gavin Harrison - drums, percussion, programmed by [computer programming], guest membranophone percussion, programming
- David Torn - electric guitar [electric guitars], soloist, acoustic guitar [acoustic solo guitars], slide guitar, loops [guitar loops], oud [oudar], baglama [saz], electric organ [hammond b-3], piano, acoustic guitar electric guitar guest
- Jakko M. Jakszyk - guitar [background guitars], shawm, dilruba, flute, tenor saxophone [tenor sax], keyboards [keyboard], programmed by [computer programming], sampler [samples]
- Gary Barnacle - soloist, flute [flute solos], flute guest
- Natacha Atlas - vocals
- Steven Wilson - guitar [funky wah guitars]