GTR OBLQ


GTR OBLQ is a live album by guitarists Vernon Reid, Elliott Sharp, and David Torn. It was recorded at the Knitting Factory in New York City, and was released in 1998 by Knitting [Factory Records|Knitting Factory Works].
According to Reid, the album is "the sound of three people listening to one another and reacting in the moment. It's a real give-and-take situation, where no one personality dominates."

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Tom Schulte wrote: "Experimental, ambient, and multi-layered, the work of this trio is an otherworldly headspace untethered by a rhythm section. An exploration of dissonance and melody, effected guitars, and the interaction of the dissimilar, this trio's work is an impressive free-guitar alchemy from three of the instrument's most prolific and innovative players."
Glenn Astarita of All About Jazz stated: "GTR OBLQ takes us into the 21st Century with digital loops, limitless EFX, electronic rhythms, sonic mayhem and stunning electric guitar expertise... GTR OBLQ is a staggering exhibition of three electronic guitar heroes developing and expanding upon unorthodox concepts that for the most part, seem 'unclassifiable'."
Writing for Billboard, Steve Graybow commented: "GTR OBLQ provides a fascinating look into an exceptionally rich musical dialogue. The perceptive observer can detect a conversational ebb and flow in the music, as the three guitarists spontaneously react to one another."

Track listing

  1. "The Sentinel" – 11:47
  2. "Achrono Mites" – 10:14
  3. "Slightly East" – 11:55
  4. "Reflection Of" – 10:29
  5. "Vidya & Itch" – 6:11
  6. "Xenomorph" – 5:39
  7. "Valse Oblique" – 4:30

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