Soundtracks, Vol. 2

• Artist: Marc Ribot
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Total Time: 52:21
• Type: Compilation (best of), Soundtrack
• Genre: Avant-Garde

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

Tracks

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

Credits

J.D. Foster (Bass), Sebastian Steinberg (Double Bass), Alex Foster (Clarinet), Marc Ribot (Audio Production), Peter Scherer (Synthesizer), Marc Ribot (Producer), Mark Feldman (Violin), Roberto Juan Rodriguez (Drums), François Lardeau (Drum Sequencing), Ben Bailes (Engineer), Roberto Rodriguez (Drums), John Zorn (Executive Producer), Jill Jaffe (Viola), Ned Rothenberg (Saxophone), Jay Rodriguez (Saxophone), Eddie Sperry (Mixing), Marc Ribot (Guitar Loops), Peter Scherer (Piano), Peter Scherer (Sampling), François Lardeau (Mixing), J.D. Foster (Double Bass), Marc Ribot (Sequencers), Mike Speranza (Artwork), Frank London (Trumpet), Anthony Coleman (Sampling), Predrag Dupravic (Cover Image), Sebastian Steinberg (Bass), François Lardeau (Engineer), Kazunori Sugiyama (Associate Producer), Ned Rothenberg (Flute), Marc Ribot (Sampled Guitar), Eddie Sperry (Engineer), Scott Hull (Mastering), Marc Ribot (Composer), Marc Ribot (Loops), Ned Rothenberg (Shakuhachi), Steven Bernstein (Trumpet), Marc Ribot (Sampling), Alex Foster (Saxophone), Marc Ribot (Guitar), Eddie Sperry (Audio Engineer), Marc Ribot (Engineer), Marc Ribot (Guitar (Electric)), Marc Ribot (Horn), Marc Ribot (Trumpet), Predrag Dupravic (Images), E.J. Rodriguez (Percussion), François Lardeau (Audio Engineer), Anthony Coleman (Organ), Marc Ribot (E Flat Horn), Marc Ribot (Sequencing), Anthony Coleman (Piano), Heung-Heung "Chippy" Chin (Design), François Lardeau (Drum Programming), Matt Darriau (Clarinet)