Sackbutt [Enhanced]

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Sometimes the whole mixing and matching of different styles seems to be done with all the levity of a math professor giving a lecture. Horace X takes it to the other end of the spectrum, pushing the goof factor to 10, painting band members in day-glo paint and putting on rambunctious live show. Theatrics aside, the music on Sackbutt, the U.K. band's American debut, skillfully weaves (among other things) dancehall rants, punk rock, Middle Eastern melodies, Irish fiddle, funky bass, live drumming, strange vocal samples and Balkan music into a non-stop dance party. Live instrumentation keeps the melting pot a human one, and while the music is distinctly modern, there is never a doubt that the music is created with real musicianship. Highlights include the full-throttle punk rock ""Dreams--Half Empty," the inexplicably odd "Nuff Megabyte," and the whacky remake "Izuaint." Listening to this album will make you shake your wonder, but Horace X always makes it work out for the best. --Tad Hendrickson

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Sackbutt [Enhanced]

Average customer rating: All things old... Impressive Impressive Wonderfull!

The Medieval Experience Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Obrecht | Obrecht, Jacob | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection A Feast of Songs: Holiday Music from the Middle Ages Music of the Gothic Era Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore Medieval Dance Music ASIN: B0000057FL Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Antiphona: Hosanna
2. Antiphona: Pueri Hebraerorum
3. In May, When Rose Trees Are In Bloom
4. Antiphona: Cum audisset
5. Alle, psallite cum luya
6. Antiphona: Coeperunt omnes
7. Antiphona: Occurrunt turbae
8. Antiphona: Cum angelis
9. Antiphona: Ante sex dies
10. If Anyone Looks At Me
11. Hymnus: Gloria, laus et honor
12. In The Month Of May
13. Responsorium: Ingrediente
14. I'm Not Afraid To Talk To My Sweetheart
15. Introitus: Domine, ne longe facias
16. O Most Gentle Virgin Mary
17. Graduale: Tenuisti manum dextram
18. Fauvel's Scheming Household
19. Offertorium: Improperium
20. Communio: Pater, si non potest
21. Shamelessly I Went Around

Tracks:

1. Introitus: Terriblis est
2. In The Turmoil Of The Sea
3. Kyrie XII
4. Gloria XII
5. Click, Click, One Morning Robin Went Off
6. Graduale: Locus iste
7. Alleluia: Adorabo
8. Offertorium: Domine Deus
9. When I See It In The Clear Glass
10. Santus XII
11. Agnus Dei XII
12. Communio: Domus mea
13. He Who Puts His Trust
14. Invitorium et Psalmodia: Domun Dei
15. The Pantheon Is Destroyed
16. Responsorium: Fundata est
17. I Rode By The Elm Tree
18. 5 Antiphonae
19. Hymnus: Angularis fundamentum
20. Antiphona ad Benedictus: Zachaee
21. Rahcel Mourns Her Children
22. Hymnus: Urbs Jerusalem
23. Antiphona ad Magnificat: Sanctificavit
24. Antiphona ad Magnificat: O quam metuendus est
25. King Charles, Son Of John

Tracks:

1. Come Holy Ghost - Several Composers
2. Blessed Mother - Several Composers
3. The Herald Preceded The Prince - Several Composers
4. The Greatest Good Of Mortals - Dufay
5. Flower Of Flowers - Dufay
6. Rejoice, Empress Of Byzantium - Dufay
7. Loving Mother Of The Redeemer - Dufay
8. Glory And Praise To Thee - Several Composers
9. Lamb Of God - Several Composers
10. Blessed Art Thou, Maria - Several Composers
11. From Starry Olympus, Love Made Me Descend - Josquin

Tracks:

1. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Kyrie - Several Composers
2. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Gloria - Several Composers
3. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Credo - Several Composers
4. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Sanctus - Several Composers
5. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Agnus Dei - Several Composers
6. Mass For The Dead: Introitus (Grant Them Eternal Rest) - Several Composers
7. Mass For The Dead: Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy On Us) - Several Composers
8. Mass For The Dead: Graduale (Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death) - Several Composers
9. Mass For The Dead: Tractus (As Pants The Hart) - Several Composers
10. Mass For The Dead: Offertorium (Deliver The Souls Of All The Faithful Departed) - Several Composers
11. Lament On The Death Of Johannes Ockeghem - Several Composers

Customer Reviews:

All things old..........2005-09-26

This is a four-disc collection of wonderful pieces representative of the types of music from the Medieval times/Middle Ages. Gregorian chant has experienced a resurgence in popularity (indeed, it is almost new age), but in fact they are part of the ancient tradition of church music. Masses, folk songs, and motets round out the types of music on offer here.

The first two discs, entitled 'Monks and Troubadours', combine folk songs and chansons with Gregorian chant sequences - the first disc has chants for Palm Sunday (performed by the monks of Munsterschwarzach, Germany) together with songs performed by the Early Music Consort of London. The second disc incorporates chants that might be used at a church dedication (performed by the monks of Notre-Dame de Fontgombault Abbey, France) and songs again by the Early Music Consort. The difference is palpable. Gregorian chant varies significantly from the polyphonic songs of the troubadours.

The third disc is of motets, composed by Dunstable, Dufay, Binchois, Obrecht, and Desprez, some (but not all) of the great names in medieval composition. This collection includes a polytexted motet by Dunstable and more standard forms in which all voices join to sing the same words. Binchois' motet 'Gloria, laus et honor' derives from a Gregorian chant found on the first disc, with words still familiar in the modern hymn 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'.

The fourth CD inlcudes masses by Desprez and Ockeghem. Desprez is one of the greatest of the medieval composers, and his Missa L'homme arme is one of the better known; Ockeghem's mass here is one for the dead, a very common type of composition, here expertly executed. The final piece on this disc is a song written by Desprez in honour of Ockeghem, which despite not using typical mass or biblical texts, still incorporates the introit from the requiem, and as a mark of respect for the passing of Ockeghem, Desprez composed the music itself using all black notes.

This Archiv production is a stunning collection, great for the listener and great for the student. In one set, one has a broad range of music, spanning many types and hundreds of years. The production quality is very high, the music itself wonderful, the performances beautifully carried out - not much more can be asked for from a recording.

Impressive.......2000-11-11

Nice sounding recording. The tracks are authentic and are great for anyone interested in medieval history and it's music.

Impressive.......2000-11-11

Nice sounding recording. The tracks are authentic and is great for anyone interested in medieval history and it's music.

Wonderfull!.......2000-06-23

I heard this CD at a friends house. I compare the music to loreena McKennitts. Its wonderfull and i love it. I cant wait to purchase a copy of my own.

Average customer rating:

Accendo: Music from the time of Claudio Monteverdi Manufacturer: Deux-Elles ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Allemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Harpsichord | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005AQC1 Release Date: 2002-12-24

Average customer rating: The best day-glo gypsy/ska/dance band you'll ever hear.

Sackbutt Horace X Manufacturer: Omnium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Strategy ASIN: B00009KUA4 Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

1. Bad Lies
2. Blind Eye
3. Darkness Falls
4. Mr. Simms - Vampire Mix
5. Dreams - Half Empty
6. UK Cosmopolitan Sound
7. Nuff Megabyte
8. Izuaint
9. Problems - Half Full
10. Turkno Yoyo (Bonus Track)

Amazon.com

Sometimes the whole mixing and matching of different styles seems to be done with all the levity of a math professor giving a lecture. Horace X takes it to the other end of the spectrum, pushing the goof factor to 10, painting band members in day-glo paint and putting on rambunctious live show. Theatrics aside, the music on Sackbutt, the U.K. band's American debut, skillfully weaves (among other things) dancehall rants, punk rock, Middle Eastern melodies, Irish fiddle, funky bass, live drumming, strange vocal samples and Balkan music into a non-stop dance party. Live instrumentation keeps the melting pot a human one, and while the music is distinctly modern, there is never a doubt that the music is created with real musicianship. Highlights include the full-throttle punk rock ""Dreams--Half Empty," the inexplicably odd "Nuff Megabyte," and the whacky remake "Izuaint." Listening to this album will make you shake your wonder, but Horace X always makes it work out for the best. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

The best day-glo gypsy/ska/dance band you'll ever hear........2003-09-25

I saw Horace X at the Vancouver Folk Festival in 2002, and was absolutely blown away. They have a sound that defies description--"global fusion" just doesn't do them justice. They incorporate sounds from all over, and they do it really, really well. If you can listen to Horace X and not at least tap your toes and think of bouncing around, you should seek medical attention. Sackbutt is their first album with vocalists Simon Twitchin and Terminator Bones, which may be why it's the only one with an American release so far--instrumental albums, no matter how rockin', probably just wouldn't sell very well here. Be sure to check out their other albums, available from their web site: Horace X, Fish Don't Bark, Burst Peacock (my favorite), and Live at the Junction. The first three are from before the two vocalists joined the band.

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