Name: Dirty Baby
Brand: Nels Cline

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cg142

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Limited edition

Release date

2010-11-22

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Nels Cline

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Jazz

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Nels Cline is an improvisation guitarist and composer born in Los Angeles, California in 1956. With a career spanning over four decades, he has become known for his innovative use of effect pedals and looping devices. From the age of 12, Cline began honing his skills on the guitar, ultimately becoming a master of his craft.

Throughout his musical journey, Nels Cline has collaborated with numerous renowned artists and musicians. Notably, he is the twin brother of Alex Cline and is married to Yuka Honda. His unique style and approach to music have drawn comparisons to other influential artists such as Marc Ribot, Jeff Parker, Mary Halvorson, Tim Berne, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Frisell, Anthony Braxton, Craig Taborn, William Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, Henry Threadgill, Dave Douglas Matthew Shipp Art Ensemble Of Chicago Charles Lloyd Vijay Iyer Trio Paul Motian Ornette Coleman Peter Brötzmann Kurt Rosenwinkel.

With an extensive discography and a reputation for captivating live performances, Nels Cline continues to push boundaries within the realm of improvisational music. His dedication to experimentation and mastery of his instrument make him a true icon in the world of contemporary guitar playing.

born of a provocative mating of art and music, dirty baby is guitarist / composer nels cline and poet / producer david breskin's visionary recontextualization of ed ruscha's 'censor strip' paintings. this sumptuous double-cd box set includes more than an hour-and-a-half of new music by cline for two large ensembles, paired booklets with reproductions of 66 ruscha pictures, and insightful liner notes by nels in a third booklet graced by session photos. supporting musicians include jon brion; nels cline singers cohorts scott amendola and devin hoff; nels' twin brother alex cline; and some of l.a.'s most illustrious instrumentalists and improvisers. cline's orchestrations offer a panoply of sound and vision: from pedal steel and cigarbox guitars to harmonica, banjo ukulele, violin, cello, saxophone and trumpet, all the way through cline's mysterious quintronics drum buddy. in both composition and execution, this is a recording of ambition, scope and surprise: it sheds new light (and new sound) on ruscha's groundbreaking images, and provides a major feast in its own right.

Dirty Baby

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