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- Date Released: August 10, 2004
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Avant-garde
- Label: IndieBlu Music
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We Say...
The first strains of The Book of Silk waft in like a pleasing aroma from a country kitchen. Sepia-toned, with a relaxed pace and uncluttered vista, it sounds like a remnant from some idyllic rural past. Rob Burger's piano and accordion and the various strings of Mark Orton and Carla Kihlstedt (who also adds ghostly vocals) construct delicate melodies partaking of jazz, folk and pop. The instrumental combination invites comparison to bluegrass, but the approach is much more cerebral, like that of chamber music; for their fourth album, the trio adds complementary instruments — percussion, harp and cello — to thicken the tasty broth.
The aptly titled Book of Silk could soundtrack a slow-developing novel, as its 15 vignettes of mood emerge like chapters in a much larger tale. There's a bittersweet tang throughout, particularly on "Compay," "March of the Smallest Feet" and "Osborne Avenue," but there is celebration in "Hotel Aurora" and the small-town weirdness of "Eliot Carter Family." Kihlstedt's distant vocals on "Red Hook Stoop" sound as if they are being broadcast through an old radio — an appropriate tone for an album as equally relevant on the '40s airwaves as it is on your own modern stereo. -
They Say...
Following in the pattern of their previous releases, on Tin Hat Trio's fourth album, Book of Silk, the trio of violin, accordion, and guitar traipse through haunted saloon doors and across rainy Italian piazzas. Skirting the line between jazz, acoustic music, and contemporary composition, Tin Hat Trio's earthy sonic explorations seem like something from the turn of the century, but they leave it unclear as to which century they are referring. Could be 1800, could be a century yet to come. While their songs would never be mistaken for pop tunes, previous releases have kept a real ear toward structured melody, often offering "the hook" buried deep within their meandering tune, but Book of Silk seems to drift even further out than anything before. Gone is Willie Nelson singing "Willow Weep for Me," but in his place are gauzy soundscapes and textural ghost stories, occasionally discordant and nearly always beautiful. The dobro-and-tuba-driven "Things That Might Have Been" is a cinematic piece perfect for a film about juggling, while the opening track "The Loneliest Night" sums up the group's ability to be haunting, endearing, and thought-provoking all at the same time. The album culminates with a charming chamber piece gently sung by violinist Carla Kihlstedt which serves as the perfect lullaby, lovingly tucking the album in for a good night's sleep.
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| 01. |  |
The Longest Night |
3:54 |
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| 02. | |
The Clandestine Adventures Of Ms. Merz |
2:20 |
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| 03. | |
Compay |
4:52 |
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| 04. | |
Invisible Mobile |
4:45 |
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| 05. | |
March Of The Smallest Feet |
2:50 |
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| 06. | |
Hotel Aurora |
3:38 |
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| 07. | |
Osborne Avenue |
3:34 |
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| 08. | |
Elliot Carter Family |
3:52 |
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| 09. | |
Things That Might Have Been |
4:26 |
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| 10. | |
Red Hook Stoop |
4:48 |
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| 11. | |
Same Shirt, Different Day |
1:55 |
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| 12. | |
Pablo Looks Back |
1:09 |
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| 13. | |
Light Black From Pole To Pole |
2:49 |
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| 14. | |
Lauren's Lullaby |
4:12 |
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| 15. | |
Empire Of Light |
2:59 |
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15 Total Tracks, 52:03 Total Length
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Credits
- Zeena Parkins - Harp // Zeena Parkins - Harp // Hans Wendl - Producer // Hans Wendl - Audio Production // Mike Moore - Mixing // Tom Erickson - Photography // Carla Kihlstedt - Trumpet // Carla Kihlstedt - Violin // Carla Kihlstedt - Viola // Carla Kihlstedt - Vocals // Carla Kihlstedt - Voices // Carla Kihlstedt - Artwork // Carla Kihlstedt - Marxophone // Carla Kihlstedt - Trumpet Violin // Carla Kihlstedt - Group Member // Rob Burger - Harmonica // Rob Burger - Piano // Rob Burger - Accordion // Rob Burger - Celeste // Rob Burger - Marxophone // Rob Burger - Toy Piano // Rob Burger - Prepared Piano // Rob Burger - Bass Harmonica // Rob Burger - Group Member // Tin Hat Trio - Producer // Tin Hat Trio - Audio Production // Mark Orton - Banjo // Mark Orton - Dobro // Mark Orton - Guitar // Mark Orton - Arranger // Mark Orton - Mixing // Mark Orton - Prepared Guitar // Mark Orton - Group Member // Ryan Foster - Mastering // Mike Coykendall - Engineer // Mike Coykendall - Mixing // Mike Coykendall - Audio Engineer // Lori Presthus - Cello // Matthias Bossi - Percussion // Amanda Lawrence - Viola // Bryan Smith - Tuba
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