℗ 1989 ECM Records GmbH
| Released | September 1, 1989 |
| Duration | 52m 35s |
| Record Label | Deutsche Grammophon ECM |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Black Mountain Side
Steve Tibbetts |
2:57 | |||
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1.2
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Black Year
Steve Tibbetts |
4:41 | |||
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1.3
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Big Idea
Steve Tibbetts |
5:14 | |||
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1.4
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Wish
Steve Tibbetts |
5:26 | |||
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1.5
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Station
Steve Tibbetts |
5:03 | |||
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1.6
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Start
Steve Tibbetts |
4:20 | |||
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1.7
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Mile 234
Steve Tibbetts |
6:23 | |||
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1.8
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100 Moons
Steve Tibbetts |
5:20 | |||
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1.9
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Wait
Steve Tibbetts |
2:14 | |||
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1.10
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3 Letters (Pt. 1)
Steve Tibbetts |
2:49 | |||
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1.11
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3 Letters (Pt. 2)
Steve Tibbetts |
3:06 | |||
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1.12
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3 Letters (Pt. 3)
Steve Tibbetts |
5:02 |
Steve Tibbetts’ experimental guitar collides with Marc Anderson’s percussion, Marcus Wise’s tabla, kalimba, and pianolin, Michelle Kinney on cello, steel drum and other percussion instruments, and tapes of "found sounds." The album opens with a lush cover of Jimmy Page’s Black Mountain Side, and ever afterwards devotes itself to the vast, mysterious explorations of Tibbetts and percussionist Marc Anderson. The music’s brooding and orchestral, with moments of Eastern intrigue giving way to sudden crescendos, children’s voices, and industrial grunge. Tibbetts’ bold single-string passages pilot twists and turns above slapped and strummed acoustic rhythms, and his quirky detunings and oddball figures provide a cinematic, edge-of-the-seat experience. No timidity or lack of ideas lurking here!
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Deutsche Grammophon ECM Studio Masters
This album contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.
This album contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.63 -5.69 to -0.45 | -22.50 -26.69 to -19.08 | -19.77 -23.50 to -17.40 | 12 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | Black Mountain Side | -1.24 | -19.77 | -17.5 | 11 |
| 2 | Black Year | -1.22 | -21.10 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 3 | Big Idea | -1.70 | -22.62 | -20.0 | 14 |
| 4 | Wish | -3.08 | -21.21 | -18.7 | 11 |
| 5 | Station | -1.73 | -20.27 | -17.8 | 11 |
| 6 | Start | -5.69 | -26.69 | -23.5 | 13 |
| 7 | Mile 234 | -2.98 | -23.14 | -20.6 | 13 |
| 8 | 100 Moons | -0.45 | -19.08 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 9 | Wait | -1.94 | -24.74 | -21.2 | 13 |
| 10 | 3 Letters (Pt. 1) | -5.29 | -25.01 | -21.8 | 11 |
| 11 | 3 Letters (Pt. 2) | -4.20 | -23.92 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 12 | 3 Letters (Pt. 3) | -2.06 | -22.41 | -19.5 | 11 |