Slope

by Steve Jansen

Slope cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 October 2007
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 3:20:38
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Former Japan drummer Steve Jansen stepped firmly into the spotlight with his ambitious solo debut, 'Slope'. The meticulously arranged art-pop album blends organic, chamber-jazz instrumentation with subtle electronic glitches, featuring notable guest vocal appearances from David Sylvian and Joan Wasser.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, atmospheric, ambient, electronic, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Grip (6:42)
  2. Sleepyard (5:13)
  3. Cancelled Pieces (3:20)
  4. December Train (4:14)
  5. Sow The Salt (5:49)
  6. Gap Of Cloud (2:45)
  7. Playground Martyrs (3:02)
  8. A Way Of Disappearing (1:57)
  9. Ballad Of A Deadman (6:25)
  10. Conversation Over (5:07)
  11. Life Moves On (2:25)
  12. Playground Martyrs - Reprise (3:05)
  13. Deadman's Ballad (5:51)
  14. Pieces Cancelled (3:08)
  15. Colloquium Terminat (8:19)
  16. Sow The Salt - Alternative Version (7:05)
  17. Prelude w/Grip - Live (10:41)
  18. Sleepyard - Live (5:22)
  19. Cancelled Pieces - Live (3:33)
  20. December Train - Live (4:54)
  21. Sow The Salt - Live (5:54)
  22. Gap Of Cloud/A Way Of Disappearing/Playground Martyrs (8:47)
  23. Ballad Of A Deadman - Live (6:34)
  24. Conversation Over - Live (5:13)
  25. Live Moves On/Playground Martyrs Reprise - Live (5:49)
  26. Played Out (4:49)
  27. Ascent (Swimming In Qualia) (24:15)
  28. Glimpse (Swimming In Qualia) (6:02)
  29. Noema - Extended Version (6:46)
  30. Lingering (4:05)
  31. Resistentialism - Extended Version (7:46)
  32. Conscience (5:27)
  33. Ascent (Swimming In Qualia) - Live 2008 (Short Edit) (6:42)
  34. Let Go (3:18)

Credits

  • Anja Garbarek - written-by, lyrics by, vocals
  • Theo Travis - saxophone, flute, clarinet, loops [saxophone]
  • Joan Wasser - vocals, violin
  • Nina Kinert - vocals

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