Djll, Tom - Mutootator CD (Mega Blowout Sale)
SKU
SRPD 001
Tom Djll (all tracks) - trumpet, live-sampling, Serge electronics, keyboards, voice
Ron Anderson - guitar, sampling, 'cello, voice
Myles Boisen - electric guitar
Doug Carroll - amplified 'cello, MIDI-activated sampling
Hillary Double-D - electric guitar, voice
Ed Herrmann - Serge electronics, programming
Fredrick Lonberg-Holm - travicello
Tom Nunn - amplified percussion boards
Thomas Scandura - drumkit
William Winant - drumkit
Jack Wright - alto saxophone
Recorded 1990 - 1993 at various San Francisco Bay Area studios.
“Tom Djll presents himself here doing duos with a host of BayArea free musicians. The general sound is disjunct, constantly-changing and playful. If you always wished your old Morton Subotnick records got a little further out, or if you need a soundtrack for your own imaginary sci-fi film and feel disappointed that no extant sci-fi soundtracks can begin to be strange enough for your needs, “Mutootator” may well be your ticket. Several cuts remind me of insistent metallic insect hordes plowing migratory paths through dense, frenetic urban landscapes. So much music here comes from loosing the very rich wierdness sound potential inherent in electronics and synthesizers. Hence the Subotnick comparison (another Bay Area musician, by the way). Djll and his partners employ such rich textures that you feel your listening to small groups, not duos. Hymn of Lemuria is a high point here. Hillary Double-D’s vocals and Djll’s careful trumpet guidance make for a lilting, meditative piece of exceptional grace. Raster Bugs with Tom Nunn on amplified percussion boards is another standout. A laconic/nervous arc of night music that somehow calms you while indicating that there are unsettling things out in the pitch. Carnivore of Venice (with Doug Carroll’s amplified cello) is a witty little warped jaunt. Several frenetic jazz-oriented improvs fill out the album; they’re reminiscent of Company but with more humor. A varied, strong release.” ~ Richard Grooms, The Improvisor, Vol. XI, 1996