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  | FRANK ZAPPA ~ DANCE ME THIS
ZAPPA 20018 (Barcode: 824302001820) ~ USA ~ Electronic & Ambient
Recorded: 1993 Released: 2015
This is the 100th album by iconic American guitarist / composer / bandleader / visionary Frank ZappaFind albums by this artist, released posthumously in 2015. The album, which was composed and recorded by Zappa in 1993, was the last album he completed during his lifetime, and was for many reasons released only twenty-two years later. The music was created entirely using the Synclavier, except some guitar overdubs done by him (the last time he played guitar) and vocal overdubs done by the Tuva throat singers trio Huun-Huur-TuFind albums by this artist, which was visiting the US at the time and met Zappa accidently. The album presents eleven tracks, all composed by Zappa.
The music reflects Zappa’s fascination with the Synclavier, which enabled him to compose and record extremely complex music, which would have taken months to rehearse and record with musicians, and parts of which might be simply impossible to be performed by humans. Aware of his health crisis Zappa tried to leave for posterity the last phase of his musical development, which moved beyond anything he played earlier, and became truly “cosmic” music.
Zappa was a genius composer, activist, bandleader, social prophet and genius comedian, and all these facets of his complex personality were reflected in his music. He certainly was light-years of almost everything that happened in music before and after his relatively brief residency on this planet.
Overall, this is an absolutely essential piece of the Frank Zappa legacy and a fitting tribute to his brilliance and most of all his unique and unparalleled composing Artistry. His embracing of the Synclavier preceded the concept of contemporary electronic music, which involves advanced technology and even AI, and considering that all this happened decades ago, clearly proves that Zappa was a visionary / prophetic Genius.
| | Updated: 28/03/2023Posted: 28/03/2023 | CD 1 Mini-Sleeve Recommend To A Friend |
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