(Alternative Rock, Experimental, Avantgarde, Neo-Classical) [WEB] Kaada / Patton (John Kaada / Mike Patton) - Bacteria Cult - 2016, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Music composed and performed by john kaada and mike patton
Orchestra: stavanger symphony orchestra
Recorded at fartein valen (Stavanger) and wrongroom (Oslo)
Orchestrations by john kaada
Executive orchestra producer: eirik olivier
Orchestra co-producer: gaute aadnesen
Orchestra manager: glenn paulsen
Conductor: trond husebø
Recording stage manager: stein holdhus
Recording engineer: åsgeir grong
Recording assistant: øyvind grong
Music preparation: lars brenli
Score coordinator: helen farr
Additional tuba & trombone: børre mølstad
Additional violin: yi yang
Additional cello: johannes martens
Additional double bass: kenneth ryland

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Norwegian composer John Kaada and Mike Patton have partnered for Bacteria Cult, the pair’s first Kaada/Patton release since 2007’s Kaada/Patton Live DVD and the first album from the musicians since 2004’s Romances. “Working with John Kaada on this latest release was an honor and pure pleasure,” said Patton of resuming work Kaada. “His compositions have always resonated deeply with me and his orchestral arrangements for this project are harmonically dense and delicious! Each individual piece is so well constructed and inventively assembled that my vocal passages practically sang themselves. I’m hoping very much that we can seduce some eardrums and welcome listeners into this lush sonic ‘otherworld.’” “We wanted to try new things,” explains Kaada. “Fully utilizing new technologies, combined with a large orchestra, while putting more attention towards melody and structure.” The eight-song, orchestral collection exudes the music Ipecac has become well known for: eclectic, experimental and cinematic. Similar in feel to Fantômas’ Director’s Cut, as Kaada describes it, Bacteria Cult“dwells in the twilight zone where spooky and seductive meet.”

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AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger:
The second studio collaboration from Norwegian composer and producer John Erik Kaada and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle/Fantômas frontman Mike Patton, Bacteria Cult filters the cinematic vignettes of 2004's Romances through a widescreen lens. Where the latter LP relied mostly on Kaada's evocative electronics for its foundation, Bacteria Cult pairs Patton's otherworldly croon with Norway’s Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, and the results are stunning. A wordless, yet unceasingly evocative amalgam of dark, orphaned film music, lush chamber pop, and neo-classical-infused avant-garde, the eight-track set feels like one long piece that's been broken into snack-sized portions. Upon first listen, Patton's contributions seem subtle, but further investigation reveals how integral a role his voice plays. He's simply omnipresent, seamlessly shadowing the melody, adjusting to its nuances, and changing octaves on the fly -- closer "Fountain Gasoline" sees him stretching his elastic vocal cords to their very limits. The early half of Bacteria Cult, especially "Red Rainbow" and "Black Albino," invokes Danny Elfman at his most whimsical and Ennio Morricone at his most spaghetti drunk -- the latter cut owes more than a polite tip of the hat to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly's "Ecstasy of Gold." Elsewhere, "Peste Bubonica" manages to tease out elements of Nusrat-esque Qawwali before returning to the killing fields via the deep, reverberated, single-note twang of an electric guitar, while the aptly named "Papillon," all playfulness and light on top, is carried along by some seriously sinister undercurrents. Bacteria Cult needs a little time to get into your bloodstream before it can be reckoned with, but ultimately, it's an infection worth sweating through.

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1 -=- 01 - Red Rainbow.flac -=- CDDA (76%)
2 -=- 02 - Black Albino.flac -=- CDDA (100%)
3 -=- 03 - Peste Bubonica.flac -=- CDDA (100%)
4 -=- 04 - Papillon.flac -=- CDDA (58%)
5 -=- 05 - Dispossession.flac -=- CDDA (62%)
6 -=- 06 - A Burnt Out Case.flac -=- CDDA (100%)
7 -=- 07 - Imodium.flac -=- CDDA (100%)
8 -=- 08 - Fountain Gasoline.flac -=- CDDA (94%)
Summary 86,25% CDDA
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