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    Still Life with Commentator

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    Still Life with Commentator
    Studio album by
    Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd
    ReleasedMarch 6, 2007 (2007-03-06)
    Recorded
    • March 26–27, 2006
    • June 17, 2006
    Studio
    • Hotel Neutor, Salzburg
    • Listen, New York
    GenreJazz
    Length65:35
    LabelSavoy Jazz
    Producer
    • Vijay Iyer
    • Mike Ladd
    • Scotty Hard
    Vijay Iyer chronology
    Raw Materials
    (2006)     		Still Life with Commentator
    (2007)     		Tragicomic
    (2008)

    Still Life with Commentator is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Savoy Jazz in 2007.

    Critical reception

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    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    All About Jazz[1]
    AllMusic[2]
    Tom HullA–[3]
    The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

    Lyn Horton of All About Jazz gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, commenting that "This work illuminates the perils within contemporary global society from the standpoint of the media and information blitz."[1] Sean Westergaard of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a dense, thought-provoking piece that takes some effort to internalize."[2] Mike Shanley of JazzTimes wrote, "This disc exists in a musical Bermuda Triangle that conjoins jazz, electronica and that mutant, undefined style of pop music created by the likes of Björk."[5]

    Track listing

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    No.TitleLength
    1."Infogee Rhapsody"4:17
    2."Edward L. Bernays Flies the Hindenburg"2:33
    3."Been There Done That"7:59
    4."Cleaning Up the Mess"5:13
    5."Lake Aaron (Commentator Landscape #1: Aaron Brown)"3:02
    6."Jon Stewart on Crossfire"3:22
    7."Shep's Brook (Commentator Landscape #2: Shepard Smith)"3:04
    8."Riding on the Intro Graphics to Cable News"4:09
    9."Man Channel"4:11
    10."Fox 'n' Friends"0:30
    11."Holocaust Blog"5:33
    12."Cybernut Bucolia"3:59
    13."Mount Rather (Commentator Landscape #3: Dan Rather)"4:28
    14."Latex Thumbs Up"3:24
    15."Redemption Chant"2:06
    16."Blog Mom's Anthem"2:52
    17."The Last Atrocity"4:51

    Personnel

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    Credits adapted from liner notes.

    • Vijay Iyer – piano, synthesizer
    • Mike Ladd – vocals, production, liner notes, photography
    • Guillermo E. Brown – vocals, electronic percussion
    • Pálína Jónsdóttir – vocals
    • Masayasu Nakanishi – vocals
    • Liberty Ellman – guitar
    • Okkyung Lee – cello
    • Pamela Z – vocals, electronic processing, translation
    • Scotty Hard – production

    References

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    1. ^ a b Horton, Lyn (April 8, 2007). "Vijay Iyer And Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
    2. ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. "Still Life with Commentator - Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
    3. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
    4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
    5. ^ Shanley, Mike (June 1, 2007). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". JazzTimes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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