This collection of street recordings from Basel, Switzerland's annual Fasnacht (carnival) marches through the city's streets. Winter & Winter has distinguished itself hugely with its gatefold packaging and astonishing artwork, and this collection seems to outdo the label's other packages. Color images of Fasnacht Cliquen (social clubs whose members play piccolos and drums and march together en masse during carnival) fill the booklet, with their hypnotically hued masks adding mystery to the music's languid, unrelenting waves of power. The music, taped live to two-track, is awesome, with the snare drums cascading as each marching unit nears the microphones and then fading as the drummers pass. So what the listener gets is in fact three layers of percussion, all of it caught in genuinely pristine audio. Ditto for the piccolos, which sound so massive that they seem endless, just one solid block of sound that changes shape periodically. It's rare to find field recordings that catch the aural evidence of a festival, but Rä Dä Bäng does that and much more. It's both electrifying and strangely calming. --Andrew Bartlett
Ra Da Bang: Carnival of Rhythm,Various Artists,Winter & Winter,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Trinidad and Tobago,World Beat Collections,World Music
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Ra Da Bang: Carnival of Rhythm
Various Artists Manufacturer: Winter & Winter ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Trinidad
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ASIN: B000009RPK Release Date: 1997-10-20 |
Tracks:
- Pierrot-Clique (Stammclique) - Morgestraich
- Pierrot-Clique (Stammclique) - Fritz Grieder/Rene Brielman
- Schliirggi - George Gruntz/Rene Brielman/Maurice Rossel/Fritz Grieder
- Saggodo/Pfeifer-Retraite - Ernst Grieder/Fritz Grieder
- Die Zwai Vom Noodlebarg - Karl Schell/Christoph Walliser
- Grappa - Guggenmuusig Ohregribler
- Pfeifer Retraite - Fritz Grieder/Duri Schmid
- E Schyssdraggziigli - Duri Schmid
- Einsamer Pfyffer - Rene Brielmann
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This collection of street recordings from Basel, Switzerland's annual Fasnacht (carnival) marches through the city's streets. Winter & Winter has distinguished itself hugely with its gatefold packaging and astonishing artwork, and this collection seems to outdo the label's other packages. Color images of Fasnacht Cliquen (social clubs whose members play piccolos and drums and march together en masse during carnival) fill the booklet, with their hypnotically hued masks adding mystery to the music's languid, unrelenting waves of power. The music, taped live to two-track, is awesome, with the snare drums cascading as each marching unit nears the microphones and then fading as the drummers pass. So what the listener gets is in fact three layers of percussion, all of it caught in genuinely pristine audio. Ditto for the piccolos, which sound so massive that they seem endless, just one solid block of sound that changes shape periodically. It's rare to find field recordings that catch the aural evidence of a festival, but Rä Dä Bäng does that and much more. It's both electrifying and strangely calming. --Andrew BartlettCustomer Reviews:
A sonic and spiritual sensation.......1999-06-21
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