LAND (album)
Encyclopedia
Land is the eponymous first full-length album by the American
group Land
. Land was recorded at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle in 1994
and released by the Australia
n label Extreme in 1995
. All tracks were composed by Jeff Greinke
with the exception of "Shu", which was composed by Greinke and Dennis Rea
.
Prior to Land group leader Jeff Greinke's solo albums had been mainly heavily layered and textured ambient music
. With Land Greinke's goal "was to push this layering technique using a four piece band, although texture continues to be a focus." Chris Nickson, in his Allmusic review, describes LAND, in part, as "...an album that teases, tickles, grates, and always satisfies in its ambition and performance." and adds that Land "...create an organic -- if often electronic -- whole. The textures shift like waves, sometimes quietly, sometimes evoking specific places, such as the bamboo tones of China, on "Shu." "Ku" becomes disquieting with its discordance, but overall this is quite a subdued record."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
group Land
Land (band)
Land was a Seattle based music group founded and led by Jeff Greinke. Their music is described by guitarist Dennis Rea as "an odd blend of jazz, rock, electronic, and world music." Land was active from 1993 until 2001 and released three albums...
. Land was recorded at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle in 1994
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
and released by the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n label Extreme in 1995
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
. All tracks were composed by Jeff Greinke
Jeff Greinke
Jeff Greinke is an American ambient music and jazz artist and composer currently based in Tucson, Arizona. He is known as one of the pioneers of dark ambient music, with his earlier solo albums often compared to works by Robert Rich, Brian Eno, and Vidna Obmana...
with the exception of "Shu", which was composed by Greinke and Dennis Rea
Dennis Rea
Dennis Rea is an American guitarist, writer and music event organizer currently living in Seattle. Rea first came to prominence as a member of the electronic music group Earthstar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is probably best known in the West as a musician for his work with the quintet...
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Prior to Land group leader Jeff Greinke's solo albums had been mainly heavily layered and textured ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
. With Land Greinke's goal "was to push this layering technique using a four piece band, although texture continues to be a focus." Chris Nickson, in his Allmusic review, describes LAND, in part, as "...an album that teases, tickles, grates, and always satisfies in its ambition and performance." and adds that Land "...create an organic -- if often electronic -- whole. The textures shift like waves, sometimes quietly, sometimes evoking specific places, such as the bamboo tones of China, on "Shu." "Ku" becomes disquieting with its discordance, but overall this is quite a subdued record."
Track listing
- Caravan – 7:54
- Bustle - 5:16
- Nightnoise - 9:29
- Ku - 8:04
- Shu - 7:14
- Limba - 7:21
- Jacks - 6:39
- India 9:30
Personnel
- Jeff GreinkeJeff GreinkeJeff Greinke is an American ambient music and jazz artist and composer currently based in Tucson, Arizona. He is known as one of the pioneers of dark ambient music, with his earlier solo albums often compared to works by Robert Rich, Brian Eno, and Vidna Obmana...
- Keyboards, voice, producer. - Ed Pias - Electric & acoustic drums and percussion
- Lesli Dalaba - Trumpet, effects
- Dennis ReaDennis ReaDennis Rea is an American guitarist, writer and music event organizer currently living in Seattle. Rea first came to prominence as a member of the electronic music group Earthstar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is probably best known in the West as a musician for his work with the quintet...
- Guitar, effects - Tori Nelson-Zagar - Acoustic bass on "Nightnoise"
- Scott Gronlund - Tenor saxophone on "India"
- Doug Haire - mixing on "Jacks"