Along for the ride are a few longtime Ribot comrades Syd Straw, Anthony Coleman, Oscar Noriega, and features more recent collaborators Greg Lewis and James Brandon Lewis. And on “Connection”, they gamble with/for it like there’s no tomorrow.
But it’s the tune Ecstasy-whose Boogaloo inflected groove recalls Ribot’s earlier work with the Cubanos Postizos-that states the band’s ethic in starkest terms: “I don’t want you to give me nothing.unless you give me.ecstasy.” After 18 years of collective life on the road/in this seems that’s the only currency Ceramic Dog still accepts.
“That’s Entertainment” devours/deconstructs the Hollywood standard's psychotic cliches, while winking at the Gang of Four and the "gang of four” (Madame Mao Tse Tung et al). Fans of minimalist polytonal disco will surely appreciate the indescribable “No Name”.And ifmultiple time signatures are your bag: the song “Connection” has what you need. Tracks such as the post-apocalyptic landscape of “Subsidiary”, the anthemic manifesto “Soldiers in the Army of Love”, and the unhinged ranting of “Heart Attack” are suited for avant mosh pits. Marc Ribot, Shahzad Ismaily and ChesSmith have created a work that doesn’t resolve the tension between their punk/new music/free jazz points of departure and the pop ambitions they've always buried beneath the surface.
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Connectionis the 5th full length album from trio Ceramic Dog, and it's also their best.
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