Stylistic shifts are nothing new in the career of Bill Frisell, who changes musical directions more often than Madonna. In fact, he even covered a Madonna song once. Unspeakable continues that tendency as Frisell teams up with Hal Willner, a willful musical eclectic. The two have worked together on collaborative projects including tributes to Nino Rota, Walt Disney, and Charles Mingus. Willner, who is also the turntabulist here, orchestrates a landscape of turntable spins and space jams using generic library production discs for much of his source material. '60s Dragnet jazz horns and orchestral Twilight Zone stylings lend the modern sound of Unspeakable a strangely nostalgic hue. Frisell finds himself in a landscape of Ligeti-like strings, bongo percolations, and Ghanian tribal calls, most of it super-charged by the rhythm team of bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Kenny Wollesen. Their funky beats lay the terrain for Frisell's angular crossfire solos, but he can also wax sweetly nostalgic on "Hymn for Ginsberg" for guitar and string trio. Bill Frisell is filed in jazz, but he continues to be a genre unto himself. --John Diliberto
Product Description
On Unspeakable, guitarist Bill Frisell and producer Hal Willner (Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed) take a freewheelings, idiosyncratic approach to the modern art of music sampling, in a groove-and-soul based project. Frisell and Willner employ often obscure songs and sounds culled from vintage vinyl as the jumping off-point for their own sonic explorations, with choice fragments borrowed and integrated into original compositions. Unspeakable can have a fierce and infectious groove at times, and at others will adopt a more relaxed and reflective feel.
Unspeakable,Bill Frisell,Nonesuch,Exotica,Fusion,Jazz,Modern Creative,Pop,Progressive Jazz,Soul-Jazz,World Fusion
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Unspeakable Joy
Douglas Miller Manufacturer: Compendia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000047Y5 Release Date: 1995-02-28 |
Tracks:
- Give Him The Praise
- My Soul Has Been Anchored In The Lord
- I'm So Glad He Lifted Me
- Jesus Saves
- Unspeakable Joy
- Unspeakable Joy (Part 2)
- Everything Is Alright
- Call On Jesus
Customer Reviews:
Great CD!.......2006-12-20
Classic Gospel At It's Best.......2004-10-26
My Souls been Anchored in the Lord.. A true testimonal song........2002-08-06
My Souls been Anchored in the Lord.. A true testimonal song........2002-08-06
my soul has been anchored in the lord.......2002-06-10
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Necronomicon
Nox Arcana Manufacturer: Monolith Graphics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006OHMS8 Release Date: 2004-10-31 |
Tracks:
- Mythos
- The Nameless City
- Alhazreds Vision
- Necronomicon
- Ancient Shadows
- Azathoth
- The Black Throne
- Nyarlathotep
- Temple Of The Black Pharaoh
- Eldritch Rites
- The Haunter Of The Dark
- The Awakening
- Yog-Sothoth
- Guardian Of The Gate
- Lords Of Darkness
- Dagon
- The Stars Align
- Cthulhu
- Ritual Of Summoning
- Cthulhu Rising
- The Great Old Ones
Album Description
Delve into the Necronomicon, a dark symphony based upon H.P. Lovecraft's forbidden tome of unspeakable horrors. This epic concept album is a spellbinding tribute to the Cthulhu Mythos, featuring a mixture of exotic, dark fantasy themes with 21 tracks of ominous orchestrations, Gothic choirs, Egyptian and Middle-Eastern melodies, eerie voices and otherworldly chants. This musical grimoir is a powerful and sinister soundtrack to evoke your darkest nightmare.Customer Reviews:
Pure Atmospheric Awsomeness........2007-01-11
A musical tribute to H.P. Lovecraft.......2006-11-06
I highly recommend this for anyone who has a healthy respect for myth, and can appreciate the dark musical talents of these gifted people. I certainly do.
The Mythos comes alive!.......2006-10-31
A Masterful Musical Depiction Of A Terrifying Tome.......2006-09-27
1. Mythos - Here we stand, at the beginning of a new journey, into both terror and wonder. It is begun with the sound of a howling wind. That frigid gale seems to have a keening quality to it, a moaning sound if you like, and a touch of faint "rumbling". It is soon joined by mournful yet melodious male chorus. Over this floats another voice, that of co-composer Joseph Vargo. He assumes the role of 'storyteller' for us once more, relating for us the following preamble:
"Long before mankind existed, the Old Ones trod upon the Earth. They worshipped the elder gods and served them as slaves, but in time, the Old Ones gained the knowledge of dark magic, and dared to use their sinister powers against their masters. The wrath of the elder gods was merciless and terrible, and those who rebelled against them were banished to distant dimensions, and imprisoned within the darkest recesses of the Earth. In deathless sleep the Old Ones dream and lie in wait for the time when they shall rise again. For when the stars come right, they shall awaken from their eon-old slumber. Then shall they return to hold dominion over our world once more, bringing woe and destruction unto mankind."
2. The Nameless City - This piece to me is beautiful. It depicts for me a wondrous journey to an unknown place, both dark and splendid. The piece is begun with a melding of what sounds like flutes combined with keyboard work whose tone is strongly choral in nature. It conveys a feeling of dread and awe together. Soon, percussion and strings join in with beautiful choir to complete the piece. The pacing is not quite a march-like one, but slightly quicker... depicting travel. In my mind I visualize traversing a desert amidst a raging sandstorm, and then crossing a turbulent waterway to behold an ancient city alive with dark and brooding majesty.
3. Alhazred's Vision - This piece has a very adventurous feeling to it. It seems to be a companion piece to track two but that's a good thing. Brooding strings and purcussion are joined by the tambourine to give it a more exotic flavor. Majestic choir returns to the piece in a way that gives it a very nice completion and fleshing out.
4. Necronomicon- Here, it seems, we are given a thematic piece. Haunting keyboards and sinister choral work pay us a visit to reprise and expand on the tune from the first track, making it the "star" of this piece rather than an undercurrent to narration. This is a good thing. It depicts in music the Necronomicon itself and is a more than fitting theme for a tome whose ancient pages are replete with dark wonders and ghastly secrets.
5. Ancient Shadows - Percussion, keyboards and strings do another dance for us. Choral accents here are very strong and powerful. As I close my eyes here, I can conceive in my mind an image of a barren land with a flame-red sky, slowly being swallowed by gathering stormclouds. It's a very strong piece and a great mood-setter for the terror to come.
6. Azathoth - This piece is a description of one of what Lovecraft's mythos refers to as the Great Old Ones. We are treated to a macabre choral melody over which Joseph Vargo's own voice gently drifts telling us of this creature : "From his black throne at the center of ultimate chaos, Azathoth, lord of madness and the abyss, rules supreme over all time and space... for he is the master of all that dwells in the darkness."
7. The Black Throne - Darker and darker it seems do we get. Ominous chorals and percussion mate with keyboards and tolling bells. To me, this piece blends terror and majesty in a manner that I might only call completely flawless.
8. Nyarlahotep- Here is another descriptive piece. Once again beautiful keyboard work with choral accents joins Joseph Vargo's hypnotic narration as we hear him say: "To Nyarlahotep must all things be told, for he is the traveller between the spheres, and the messenger between the realms of the living and the dead. He shall summon forth the ancient ones, and wake them from their deathless slumber. Then shall the Elder Signs be shattered, and the lords of darkness be released."
9. Temple Of The Black Pharoah - If I had to use one word to describe this piece, that word would be exotic. It is a beautiful piece, comprised of soft keyboard wizardry and chorals, mated with Egyptian style percussion and mysterious chanting. Part of it for a while sounds like pan pipes were used, at the beginning perhaps. Again I visualize crossing a river in a rustic canoe and coming to an ancient temple, a site to inspire both terror and awe being rooted deep within the heart of any who see it.
10. Eldritch Rites - Here, we are given a dose of the ominous and the sinister. This is a "simple" piece but I say that in a good way. It is a genuinely frightening vignette, given to us in a simple manner...proving that sometimes less is indeed more. A chilling sound, a resonant gong... is joined by brooding male chorals. They are overlaid by the voice of Joseph Vargo performing what appears to be an incantion of sorts... one that seems to summon the Great Old Ones by name, to bring them back from their deathless sleep.
11. The Haunter Of The Dark - This piece to me is scary but beautiful. A tolling bell is coupled with ominous choral melody and darkly majestic keyboard work and strings. Pipe organ compliments and fits into the piece wonderfully. The impression is one of being watched and stalked by a relentless and unstoppable force. The thunderclap at the end is an awesome touch and welcome indeed. Beautiful work.
12. The Awakening - "That is not dead which can eternal lie... and with strange eons even death may die." With this famous line from Lovecraft does the hypnotic narrating voice of Joseph Vargo introduce us to this piece. Heartbeat-like percussion soon drifts in, coupled with the steady, swirling sound of strings. Compelling choir soon makes its prescence known to us. I would name this one "invigorating". It's pace is march-like, and it carries a quite epic feel.
13. Yog Sothoth- Another homage to one of the Great Old Ones. Stately percussion and a soft but deep and resonant gong are the backdrop. Joseph Vargo's narrative voice joins us once more, as if telling a chilling tale of imminent catastrophe that merely awaits the right moment to fall upon us. "From across the black seas of infinity and beyond the mists of time, Yog Sothoth watches and waits. For he is the guadian of the gateway between worlds, and he alone holds the key to unlock the gate. For when the ancient rites have been spoken, and the lords of darkness have been awakened and summoned forth, then shall the gateway between the stars open once more. Past, present, future... All are one in Yog Sothoth."
14. Guardian Of The Gate - Here, keyboards and strings begin a new waltz for us. The strings swirl about us, as if driving us closer to the heart of a violent tempest. Darkly regal choir joins in. The tempo of these choral parts in particular, provide "spikes" of tension, as if the bolts on a great portal are being ever so slowly but surely and inevitably drawn back... it is only a matter of time before our worst nightmares come to pass.
15. Lords Of Darkness- This one is comprised of steadily paced strings, percussion and tolling bells. Choral majesty gifts us with its prescence also. This brings to mind a macabre twist on a kingly procession. It further lets us know that, all too soon... our nightmares will be real.
16. Dagon - Yet another description is given to us here... a piece of heraldry. Subtle keyboard wizardry combines with a choral moan of sorts. Joseph Vargo's voice chimes in once more: "Behold mighty Dagon... the great leviathan, risen from the black depths of the eternal sea. For he is the avatar of Cthulhu, who lies dreaming in deathless slumber... in his ancient temple in Ryleh."
17. The Stars Allign - Once again do ominous percussion and strings return to us here. Keyboards come in as well, feeling almost like horns heralding a great catastrophe. Snare drums make an effective appearance as well. This is yet another sign that our time is running out, even faster than it appeared to be doing so beforehand.
18. Cthulhu- Yet another gripping piece of descriptive homage. Choral work reminiscent of monastic chanting is joined by Joseph Vargo narrating for us very effectively. "Hail mighty Cthulhu, High Priest of the Great Old Ones. For when the stars come right, he shall rise from his ancient tomb to signal their return. Then shall the ancient ones long ago banished to the outer spheres break free from their prisons and plunge from the stars to claim the Earth once more. For those who lurk at the threshold of our world are ever vigilant for the time of their return."
19. Rite Of Summoning- This piece is just what the title suggests. Again, it is simple, yet it is also quite chillingly effective. Joseph Vargo returns yet again. This time he assumes the role of one who summons the great Cthulhu from his deathless slumber. His vocal performance is augmented really quite nicely by keyboard work that essentially gives us a dread inducing series of choral moans or a "howling wind" effect.
20. Cthulhu Rising - Keyboards, percussion and strings combine here with choral work to comprise a sinister yet stately and regal march. At long last does Chtulu awaken. The twilight of man is come. Alas and woe, the last hour is struck. All that remains is the fading of the last vesper toll into the midnight sky... and our time will cease upon this world.
21. The Great Old Ones- This piece, the CD's closer, could be called a companion piece to track 20. Again, it is martial in nature, expertly blending percussion, chorals, keyboards and strings. To me, it is a culmination... an expert depiction as Earth is swarmed and overtaken by a relentless tide of "invaders"... members of an ancient species of dark and malevolent beings. The first section of the piece is ended by what sounds like screeching bats or some other similar type of creature. There is then a fairly long period of silence until Joseph Vargo narrates for us once again: "From the wells of night to the gulfs of space let it be known: The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Azathoth, Shug Ngurrub, Zath Ogwah, Nyarlahotep, Yog Sothoth, Dagon, Cthulhu... Man rules now where they ruled once. They wait patient and potent... for here shall they reign again..." There is another short narration at the very end of this track Honestly, if I could change anything about this piece, it would be the length of time that stands betwen then end of the musical section of the track and the first of the two narrations. It does not take away from the quality of the piece, but it is noticable and I wish it had been shortened a bit.
In closing, this is yet another brilliant piece of work by Nox Arcana. A truly terrifying tale of the imminent twillight and fall of the human race. Any fan of the writings of H.P. Lovecraft should love this, but you do not need to be a fan of Lovecraft's writing in order to enjoy it immensely. I love this work as much as all others by Nox Arcana. They are true masters of the art of musical storytelling... weavers of majestically epic horror tales, and truly gifted minstrels for the modern age.
Simply Brilliant.......2006-08-09
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Unspeakable
Bill Frisell Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002JP4IC Release Date: 2004-08-24 |
Tracks:
- 1968
- White Fang
- Sundust
- Del Close
- Gregory C.
- Stringbean
- Hymn Fro Ginsberg
- Alias
- Who Was That Girl?
- D. Sharpe
- Fields of Alfalfa
- Tony
- Old Sugar Bear
- Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye
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Stylistic shifts are nothing new in the career of Bill Frisell, who changes musical directions more often than Madonna. In fact, he even covered a Madonna song once. Unspeakable continues that tendency as Frisell teams up with Hal Willner, a willful musical eclectic. The two have worked together on collaborative projects including tributes to Nino Rota, Walt Disney, and Charles Mingus. Willner, who is also the turntabulist here, orchestrates a landscape of turntable spins and space jams using generic library production discs for much of his source material. '60s Dragnet jazz horns and orchestral Twilight Zone stylings lend the modern sound of Unspeakable a strangely nostalgic hue. Frisell finds himself in a landscape of Ligeti-like strings, bongo percolations, and Ghanian tribal calls, most of it super-charged by the rhythm team of bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Kenny Wollesen. Their funky beats lay the terrain for Frisell's angular crossfire solos, but he can also wax sweetly nostalgic on "Hymn for Ginsberg" for guitar and string trio. Bill Frisell is filed in jazz, but he continues to be a genre unto himself. --John DilibertoAlbum Description
On Unspeakable, guitarist Bill Frisell and producer Hal Willner (Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed) take a freewheelings, idiosyncratic approach to the modern art of music sampling, in a groove-and-soul based project. Frisell and Willner employ often obscure songs and sounds culled from vintage vinyl as the jumping off-point for their own sonic explorations, with choice fragments borrowed and integrated into original compositions. Unspeakable can have a fierce and infectious groove at times, and at others will adopt a more relaxed and reflective feel.Customer Reviews:
Exciting, Interesting and Unusual.......2007-01-30
I already had quite a number of albums he has played on as a guest, including some by the bassist Marc Johnson and fellow guitarist Mike Stern, but this was the first album of his that I decided to buy. His approach to melody and improvisation (on this album particularly) took some getting used to and is certainly unusual but I totally get him now and can see clearly why he is one of the most respected jazz guitarists of his generation. This is a great album.
3 and 1/2 stars on first blush.......2007-01-12
Smooth and graceful.......2006-03-15
Bill Frisell at the Zenith of his expression...........2006-02-22
Unspeakable is the very best music album of any kind I have listened to in several years. It is hypnotically transplendent and so highly addictive I could not take the CD out of my car for several weeks. In fact, I gave this CD as a gift to several of my very close friends.
Tightly crafted songs.......2005-12-23
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Coming Through
Jim Chappell Manufacturer: Unspeakable Freedom Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009SNWQM Release Date: 2005-05-20 |
Tracks:
- At Last
- Parting of the Gates
- Coming Through
- Lark Story
- Winter Tears
- With You
- Tansy Land
- Heartless Love
- Mr. Noodles
- Baby's Escapade
- Carousel
- Raindrops on my Heart
Product Description
Inspirational, reflective pianoCustomer Reviews:
I Love This Composer!.......2007-03-08
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Acts of the Unspeakable
Autopsy Manufacturer: Peaceville UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000BVLYO Release Date: 2003-10-14 |
Tracks:
- Meat
- Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium
- Your Rotting Face
- Blackness Within
- Act of the Unspeakable
- Frozen With Fear
- Spinal Extractions
- Death Twitch
- Skullptures
- Pus/Rot
- Battery Acid Enema
- Lobotomized
- Funereality
- Tortured Moans of Agony
- Ugliness and Secretions
- Orgy in Excrements
- Voices
- Walls of the Coffin
- Fiend for Blood
- Keeper of Decay
- Squeal Like a Pig
- Ravenous Freaks
- Different Kind of Mindfuck
- Dead Hole
- Severed Survival [Live][*]
- Hole in the Head [Live][*]
- Fleshcrawl [Live][*]
- Torn from the Womb [Live][*]
- Fiend for Blood [Live][*]
- Service for a Vacant Coffin [Live][*]
- Embalmed [Live][*]
- Destined to Fester [Live][*]
- Robbing the Grave [Live][*]
- Charred Remains [Live][*]
Product Description
Bonus Tracks:
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Classic death metal!!!.......2005-11-16
One of the best death metal albums ever made. Back in a day igot this gem in cassette, but this version is more longer, with extra tracks. Thanks god that this groups are no longer in the obscure!!!
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Unspeakable Joy
Kim English Manufacturer: Nervous Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000IPRQ Release Date: 1999-04-06 |
Tracks:
- Unspeakable Joy (Razor N Guido Radio Mix)
- Unspeakable Joy (Osio Radio Mix)
- Unspeakable Joy (Razor N Guido Vocal Mix)
- Unspeakable Joy (Osio Club Mix)
- Unspeakable Joy (Razor N Guido Dub)
Customer Reviews:
Groovy dance track with a deeper message.......2005-06-18
I think it's awesome that there are artists out there who are sharing their faith openly in their music, not judgemental, not ramming it down your throat, but just sharing that unspeakable joy.
Outstanding!!!.......2004-03-12
Unspeakable Joy is Right!!!.......2002-02-19
This jam is NOTHIN' BUT DA TRUTH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-09-15
Uplifting Peppy Powerful Different Fast-Paced Rolling. BEST.......2000-05-09
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Give Me Your Hump: The Unspeakable Terry Southern
Terry Southern Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005Q6UG Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
Tracks:
- Blood Of A Wig (Kennedy Assassination Sequence) - Terry Southern
- Blue Movie (The Casbah Sequence) - Marianne Faithfull
- Rimmers (Letter To Michael O'Donoghue) - Terry Southern
- Flash & Filigree (The Clinic) - Terry Southern/Allen Ginsberg/Rene Ricard
- The Loved One (Phone Call) - Terry Southern
- The Magic Christian (The Parking Ticket) - Terry Southern/Martin Mull/Michael J. Pollard
- Snapping Turtle Puss Confab - Terry Southern/Nelson Lyon
- Red Dirt Marijuana And Other Tastes: I Am Mike Hammer - Terry Southern
- Freud & Kafka (Act 1: Love Is A Many Splendored) - Terry Southern
- Freud & Kafka (Act 2: An Apartment To Exchange) - Jonatan Winters & Sandra Bernhardt
- Red Dirt Marijuana And Other Tastes: Mother Mischief/Terry Southern Interviews A Male Faggot Nurse - Terry Southern/Cheryl Hardwick
- Boulevard Of Broken Balls - Michael O'Donoghue & Cheryl Hardwick
- Candy (The Hunchback) - Terry Southern/Mary Jenifer Mitchell
Customer Reviews:
The Spoken Word Indeed!.......2001-12-20
VILE! SLANDEROUS! IMPOLITE!.......2001-10-31
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Unspeakable Grace
Manufacturer: Wisdom of the World, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000TQDDY Release Date: 2003-10-16 |
Tracks:
- Letting Yourself be Loved
- Returning Home
- The Gift of Life
- Walk On
- The End of Suffering
- Franciscan Blessing
- In Your Blessed Hands
- Unconditional Love
- We Are Not Alone
- Be Here Now
- The Welcoming
- Benedictus
Album Description
The stunning instrumental CD, Unspeakable Grace, features music from Graceful Passages without the spoken messages, including an additional choral chant, `Benedictus'. This CD was created as an essential musical companion for the up-coming New World Library edition of Graceful Passages, and makes the perfect gift for those who would like to introduce the instrumental music of Graceful Passages to friends and family. Unspeakable Grace, creating a compassionate environment for healing and deep relaxation, supports the experience of "sacred space" wherever you are.
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Unspeakable
Raz Mesinai Manufacturer: Bsi Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000054249 Release Date: 2001-02-06 |
Tracks:
- Intro/The Chamber Of Souls Stirs
- Child Sleeps
- White Room
- Dream Dance
- The Gate Keeper...
- Possesses
- The Beast (Is Unleashed)
- Concubines Of...
- The Sub Conscience
- Possession (Second Stage)
- Demonic Uprise
- The Bitches Of Hell
- Celebrate The Coming
- Monster Mash
- The Dead Rise...And Run Rampant
- Skeleton Dub
- Hallway
- Possession (Final Stage)
- The Beast (Attacks)
- Metamorphosis
Album Details
Dub/Leftfield: An electronic avant-classical masterpiece of horror.
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Unspeakable
J. Paul Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004T227 Release Date: 2000-03-21 |
Tracks:
- Find Out For Yourself
- Middle Of Cool
- Fallen
- Lifesize Calendar
- Sucker
- Edge Of Your World
- Price Of Pain
- Feeding The Fire
- Just About Anything
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