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All Connected

by Michel Banabila

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Intermission 03:48
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about

No particular genre

Recorded in March - April 2020, except:
'Organ Music Softly' - recorded in 2012.
'Sun Shade Parasol' and 'Amal' - recorded in 2015.

musicians:
All n4tural
Emile Visser
Gijs Witdouck
Grzegorz Bojanek
Kristopher Cadwell
Machinefabriek
Mark Lentczner
Maryana Golovchenko
Matthew Harris
Oene van Geel
Radboud Mens
Robert Jarvis
Salar Asid
Samo Giorgio Giuriola
Willem Cramer
Yuko Parris



I was really inspired by recent Disquiet Junto collaborations, and after the projects were over, I got the idea to do these two new takes (track 3 & 12). More about Disquiet Junto: disquiet.com/2013/04/25/disquiet-junto-faq Many thanks to Marc Weidenbaum.

Reviews / quotes:

VITAL WEEKLY 1241:
The first release is not a new Michel Banabila as such, even when most of the releases have not been heard before, but it is rather a primer for what Banabila does. And that is a lot of different things. He has a lot of solo releases, which go all over the place, from straight ambient music to modern classical, rhythmic music (techno, world) and even a bit more brutal electronic music. Then there are also many collaborations he does, some of which can be found here. With electronic musicians such as Machinefabriek and Radboud Mens, but also with violinist Oene van Geel or Mayana Golovchenko. If Michel Banabila is a name you heard but not the music that he made, then this is a great place to start. It may move all over the place, from the slow-developing techno beat of the title piece to introspective violin in 'Amal' (with Salar Asid), strange organ stabs of 'Intermission' (inspired the Residents, perhaps?), voice improvisation with Golovchenko, the slow ambient rhythms he produces with Radboud Mens in a fine ambient house mode. One could think that Banabila touches upon many grounds and that it is perhaps too much. I would take a different position, however, in this case. If the musician wants to dip into so many styles, we simply have no alternative than to follow him and enjoy his many musical interests. It is not for the narrow-minded, I'd think, but for those people who are always open to experiencing something new. Just as Banabila is on a similar path of discovery. Sported by a lovely cover of Banabila's studio, re-created in cardboard by his daughter Nina. (FdW)

SUBJECTIVISTEN:
De Rotterdamse muzikant, producent en componist Michel Banabila is een onvoorspelbare duizendpoot, waarvan je werkelijk alles kunt verwachten. Al sinds 1983 brengt hij zijn muziek naar buiten, dat gaat van ambient, experimentele muziek en avant-garde tot jazz, wereldmuziek, filmmuziek en neoklassiek. Muziek voor reguliere albums, maar ook voor dans-, film-, televisie-, video- en theaterproducties. Dat alles levert menig toonaangevend werk op waaraan menig artiest zich kan spiegelen. Banabila doet dit vaak onder zijn eigen (achter)naam, maar ook in groepen als Chi, East Meets West en Cloud Ensemble en tevens met diverse uiteenlopende artiesten, waaronder Yasar Saka, Hannes Vennik, Scanner, Radboud Mens, Philippe Petit, Mete Erker, Oene van Geel, Maarten Vos, Machinefabiek en Eric Vloeimans. Deze grote variatie aan muziekstijlen met toch een zeker keurmerk iedere keer van de meester en het samenwerken zijn ook wel typisch voor deze immer nieuwsgierige en avontuurlijke muzikant.
En eigenlijk komt dat alles nu mooi samen op het album All Connected. In 14 deels nieuwe tracks neemt Banabila je mee naar allerlei muzikale uithoeken in samenwerking met diverse gasten; een verbinding met hetgeen hij de laatste jaren gedaan heeft en het geeft een kijkje in zijn brede keuken. Zo zijn Yuko Parris, Radboud Mens, Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek), Robert Jarvis, Willem Cramer, Maryana Golovchenko, Emile Visser, Oene van Geel, Grzegorz Bojanek, Matthew Harris, Gijs Witdouck, Salar Asid, Mark Lentczner, Kristopher Cadwell en Samo Giorgio Giuriola en All n4tural te gast en vind je één track van het Cloud Ensemble. Meer dan een uur lang wordt je op een gevarieerde trip meegevoerd, die van troostvolle wereldmuziek naar biologerende elektronica gaat. Je maakt vele stappen in verschillende richtingen, maar wordt nooit op het verkeerde been gezet. Ook daarvoor is het geheel met elkaar verbonden door het geheime ingrediënt van deze muzikale kok. Dat is wel vaker het geval met de muziek van Banabila, want je kunt hoe anders het iedere keer ook kan zijn toch horen dat het van hem is. Dat is niet alleen knap, het levert hier tevens een weergaloos luisteravontuur op, dat net zo intrigerend en spannend is als wonderschoon. Grootse klasse! Mocht je hem niet kennen (foei!) of de laatste paar jaren niet meer gevolgd hebben (foei!) dan is dit ook een uitstekende instapplaat. (JanWillem Broek)

credits

released May 1, 2020


'Dartel':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila & Machinefabriek.



'Distant Light':
Composed by Oene van Geel.
Produced by Michel Banabila & Oene van Geel.


'Mood Swings' (Phase II Disquiet Junto 0430 Solitary Ensembles x2):
Composed by Michel Banabila, Mark Lentczner, Kristopher Cadwell & Samo Giorgio Giuriola. Produced by Michel Banabila.

'Organ Music Soflty':
Composed by All n4tural, Michel Banabila & Robert Jarvis.
Poem by All n4tural.
Produced by Michel Banabila.

'Sun Shade Parasol':
Composed by Cloud Ensemble.
Produced by Michel Banabila, Radboud Mens & Rutger Zuydervelt.



'All Connected':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila.

'Amal [edit]':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila.

'Intermission':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila.

'Calm After Storm':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila & Willem Cramer.

'April 2020':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila.

'A Quiet Mantra Of Hope - Тиха мантра надії':
Composed by Michel Banabila & Maryana Golovchenko.
Produced by Michel Banabila.

'Lacandon':
Composed & by Michel Banabila & Radboud Mens.
Produced by Radboud Mens.

'April 2020 Alternate Mix':
Composed & produced by Michel Banabila.

'The Start And End Of My R'n'B Vocal Career (Phase III Disquiet 0431 Solitary Ensembles x 3)': Composed by Michel Banabila, Matthew Harris & Gijs Witdouck. Produced by Michel Banabila.


Musicians on Sun Shade Parasol;

Yuko Parris: lead vocal & lyrics.
Radboud Mens: synthesizer & rhythm-sounds.
Rutger Zuydervelt: electronica, keys & field recording.
Michel Banabila: sampler.
Grzegorz Bojanek: guitar.
Oene van Geel: viola.
Emile Visser: cello.


Mastering by Marlon Wolterink / White Noise Studio.
Mixed by Michel Banabila, except:
'Dartel' mixed by Rutger Zuydervelt,
and "Lacandon" mixed by Radboud Mens.
Artwork by Nina Banabila.
Design by Rutger Zuydervelt.
Tracks compiled by Michel Banabila.

Cat, nr. 052020TR
2020 ℗ Tapu Records.
Digital: UPC 195081526454.
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