rummagelore by Max Kutner
If this collection of pieces has an overarching theme, I would say that such a theme could be identified as "attic" music. This is not just an inventory of reflection but the sound of reflections joined to the physical, raw moment of the present through improvisation. Put another way, this is the sound of my memories as they are right now.
Each of these ten originals and adaptations occupies a unique corner of my mind and the people, places and times with which they are associated often fails to corporealize with mere verbal description. I wanted to be entirely candid with regard not only to which memories I chose to present but also the means of transmitting those as a document.
Even if communicating in this fashion is unabashed exhibitionism, I felt the level of catharsis achieved by this means was compelling enough to share as an entry to my greater artistic body. "rummagelore" refers to the method as much as the content.
Tracklist
| 1. | Hick's Variations | 4:55 |
| 2. | Runciter | 4:08 |
| 3. | Se Ela Preguntar | 3:56 |
| 4. | Phyllis | 5:07 |
| 5. | My Suitor | 5:00 |
| 6. | Kashf | 3:33 |
| 7. | Llorando se Foi | 5:39 |
| 8. | The Bard | 7:57 |
| 9. | Adon Olam | 3:17 |
| 10. | Razel | 4:29 |
Credits
Max Kutner - Guitars, Concept.
Tracks 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10 written by Maxwell Kutner (Maladept Music, ASCAP)
Track 3 written by Dilermando Reis.
Track 5 written by Drita Kotaji & Simon Rigot. Originally performed by Bernthøler.
Track 7 written by Ulises Hermosa & Gonzalo Hermosa.
Track 9 traditional.
Recorded by Brian Patrick Saia at Art Institute in San Bernardino, CA: on July, 14, 2018.
Mixed by Samur Khouja at Seahorse Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA: March-June 2019.
Mastered by Daniel Walter Eaton at Little Castle Mastering, Los Angeles, CA: June 2019.
Design and cover print by Jared Ardine.
Special acknowledgement to Mason Stoops for generously allowing me to utilize a couple of his precious instruments for the purpose of this recording.
This album is dedicated to the memory of my prior lives and all the characters and places which played their role in those lives.
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Max Kutner is a guitarist/composer currently based in Brookyln, NY.
Max has previously performed and/or recorded with the Magic Band (Captain Beefheart), Henry Kaiser, Mike Keneally, Sofia Gubaidulina, Ulrich Krieger, Alphonso Johnson, Don Preston, Lili Haydn, Oingo Boingo and many others.