Budd, an early practitioner in the ambient school and frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, here teams up with musical nomad Hector Zazou, who had formed evocative partnerships with musicians from Africa to the Far North, from Bill Laswell to Björk.
Glyph combines Budd's penchant for dreamy, shimmering electric keyboards with Zazou's rhythmic acumen, drawing from various world music sources as well as drum'n'bass and other dance club and urban sounds.
Overall, it wavers between falling a bit too far on the fuzzy, new age-y side of the ambient divide (Budd's somewhat portentous vocalizations don't help) and achieving some constructions of real interest.
Zazou always has a fine ear for instrumental textures, bringing in Renault Pion for some rich, sensual clarinet playing on several tracks and a couple of Finnish masters of the kantele, a kind of dulcimer, on the intriguing "Johnny Cake." The trumpet work of Christian Lechevretel, on the other hand, ventures a bit too close to a Miles Davis imitation for comfort.
Fans of Zazou who have heard and enjoyed his work will find much to savor here but listeners who only know Budd from his more ethereal performances elsewhere may be slightly put off by the relatively aggressive and funky rhythms on a few pieces.
Glyph is ambient music with a slightly surreal, just barely rough edge.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pandas in TandemHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | You and Me Against the SkyHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | And Then She Stepped AsideLian Amber, Harold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Around the Corner from EverywhereHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Gorgon's Anxious PansyHarold Budd, Barbara Gogan | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Johnny CakeHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Reflected in the Eye of a Dragon FlyHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | As Fast as I Could Look Away She Was Still ThereHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Autre DjangoHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The ApertureHarold Budd | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 11:11 | 25 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Light Gave Us Away | Harold Budd, Hector Zazou | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lian Amber | Composer, Vocals |
| 2 | Harold Budd | Composer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 3 | B.J. Cole | Pedal Steel |
| 4 | Vincent Debast | Mastering |
| 5 | Barbara Gogan | Composer, Guitar |
| 6 | Mark Isham | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 7 | Lone Kent | Guitar |
| 8 | Christian Lechevretel | Trumpet |
| 9 | Robert Leslie | Cover Photo |
| 10 | Giles Martin | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Denis Moulin | Engineer |
| 12 | Brendan Perry | Percussion |
| 13 | Minna Raskinen | Kantele |
| 14 | Talley Sherwood | Engineer |
| 15 | Charles Vander Elst | Engineer |
| 16 | Carlos Vivanco | Engineer, MIDI Guitar |
| 17 | Daniel Yvinec | Bass, Double Bass |
| 18 | Hector Zaxou | Arranger, Electronics, Engineer, Keyboards, Loop, Mixing, Piano (Electric), Producer |
| 19 | Hector Zazou | Electronics, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |