Soundtracks, Vol. 2

• Main performer: Marc Ribot
• Time: 52:21
• Release Date: 2003

Review

The already eclectic Marc Ribot may have released his widest-reaching album to date with Soundtracks, Vol. 2. From neo-Dixieland to spooky electronica to solo shakuhachi, Ribot turns in a head-spinning program of disparate genres that hang together surprisingly well as an album. There's also a faux-African highlife piece ("Flatbush Eyes"), kind of surfy klezmer ("House of Mirrors"), and a couple soul tunes ("Blue Party" and the aptly titled "Green Party," which sounds like Ribot's take on the Hi Records sound). "Nausea" sounds something like a circus carnival playing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," while "Pensando" is a pretty solo acoustic guitar piece. Ribot's guitar credentials have never been in doubt, but his recent works for Tzadik is showing him to be an impressive composer with a broad palette as well. ~ Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Small Consolation)	0:52
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Prowler)	2:58
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (House of Mirrors)	1:48
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Urbanight)	2:39
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Shockuhachi)	1:24
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Blue Party)	1:07
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (The Beast in the Jungle)	2:28
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Nausea)	2:58
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Savannah)	2:15
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Miles to Go)	1:02
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (The Dream of the Other)	1:03
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Green Party)	0:53
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Pensando)	3:54
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Blurry in Brooklyn)	1:49
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (The Killing Zone)	5:08
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Flatbush Eyes)	1:28
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Miles Behind)	0:58
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Requiem for Eitan)	3:04
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Penitant Skyline)	0:41
Marc Ribot	The Persistence of Memory (Remix for a film by Jennifer Reeves)	7:37
Marc Ribot	The Killing Zone, film score (Lost Children)	5:25
Marc Ribot	Joe Schmo, film score (Green Party (Radio Mix))	0:50