Invisible Cities
by Nomo
- Type: Album
- Released: 2009-05-05
- Label: Avant, Ubiquity
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:30
- Community rating: 3.64/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Michigan-based ensemble expands their polyrhythmic approach on this release, blending heavy Afrobeat percussion with complex, interlocking horn arrangements. Helmed by Elliot Bergman, the instrumental tracks are remarkably danceable while still showcasing sophisticated, jazz-inflected musicianship. The record highlights the group's ability to fuse global rhythmic traditions with vibrant, modern funk energy.
Genres
Descriptors: Avant Garde, funky, groove-laden, percussive, rhythmic, instrumental
Tracklist
- Invisible Cities (6:04)
- Bumbo (3:14)
- Waiting (3:42)
- Crescent (6:49)
- Patterns (5:35)
- Ma (5:21)
- Banners on High (3:49)
- Elijah (3:42)
- Nocturne (4:10)
Credits
- John Zorn - primary artist, alto saxophone [alto sax], vocals, composed by, arranged by, producer [produced by]
- Naked City - primary artist
- Fred Frith - bass
- Tomoyo T.L. - design
- Joey Baron - drums
- Disk Union - executive-producer
- Bill Frisell - guitar
- Suehiro Maruo - illustration
- Wayne Horvitz - keyboards
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- Roger Moutenot - mixed by, recorded by
- Kazunori Sugiyama - producer [associate]
- Martin Bisi - recorded by
- Oliver Dicicco - recorded by
- Scott Ansell - recorded by
- Seigen Ono - recorded by
- Lisa Wells - typography [photo typesetting by]
- Strong Silent Type - typography [photo typesetting by]
- Yamatsuka Eye - vocals
- Claude Debussy - composed by [original]
- Alexander Scriabin - composed by
- Roland de Lassus - composed by [original]
- Charles Ives - composed by [original]
- Bob Dorough - vocals [special guest vocalist]
- Olivier Messiaen - composed by [original]