More Better Different

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Track Listings

1. Jump

2. Atyan B-Boot

3. It's His Birthday This Year

4. Never Thought

5. Show

6. End Gag

7. Wishy-Washy Wishing

8. Pulsating Puddles

9. Great Day in the Morning

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The Ninth Solo Album from Legendary Japan Bass Player which features a Diverse Range of Instrumentation to Produce a Series of Evocative and Startling Instrumental Pieces.

More Better Different,Mick Karn,Invisible Hands,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

More Better Different

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strong moments, great production, a little different...
Experimental but only somewhat successful.
If you know Each Eye a Path ...
Could be even More, Better, Different

More Better Different
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Manufacturer: Invisible Hands
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C84E4
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

Jump
Atyan B-Boot
It's His Birthday This Year
Never Thought
Show
End Gag
Wishy-Washy Wishing
Pulsating Puddles
Great Day in the Morning

Album Details

The Ninth Solo Album from Legendary Japan Bass Player which features a Diverse Range of Instrumentation to Produce a Series of Evocative and Startling Instrumental Pieces.

Customer Reviews:

strong moments, great production, a little different..........2006-09-08

mick has got a great ear (the production, as on his previous and newest albums, is rich and beautifully sculpted), but he no longer has the talented and diverse musicians (i.e., david torn, terry bozzio) working with him to help turn his musical ideas into solid songs. his bass playing is inventive and usually the centerpiece for each track--but apart from that the compositions are mostly just 1 or 2 parts repeated over and over again, with lots of neat sounding effects dancing about. there are some strong and interesting melodic and harmonic moments, such as in the songs NEVER THOUGHT and END GAG, as well as some moody, atmospheric pieces (last 2)--but they ultimately suffer from lack of change.

being a fretless bass player myself, as well as mick karn fan for about 12 years now, I look forward to each of his new albums with more anticipation than pretty much anything else. and sometimes when I play mick's music for my non-musician friends they say the only reason I like his music is because of the bass playing...perhaps there is some truth to that. I do find his bass lines very inspiring. but when I find faults in mick's compositions, I now see them as inspiration to figure out how I could do things more better, differently (ha!) with my own music, since I can't really tell him what to do.

mick always says that he doesn't listen to other artists' music; since I can assume that the majority of mick karn's fans are musicians, maybe it would be good for them to follow suit (of course you should still support mick karn! just buy his albums, listen to them, then put them away and start making your own music.)

Experimental but only somewhat successful........2005-04-13

Mick Karn's "More Better Different" is a continuation of the evolution he's undergone during his entire career-- he's been moving into a pseudo-electronica direction for a while now, and without the presence of a live drummer, this direction is emphasized on this recording. Driven by programmed rhythms and samples, Karn sometimes takes it a bit too far-- the samples can get annoying ("Atyan B-Boot"), the beats and synth emphasis somewhat canned and lifeless ("It's His Birthday This Year", "The Show"), and the songwriting can be lacking at times ("The End Gag"), but there are some real gems on the record.

Opener "The Jump" is in many ways a definitive song for the album-- programmed rhythms, guitar emphasis, and a liquidy bassline typical of Karn. But this album is no one-trick pony-- take the only vocal piece on the album, the spoken-word "Never Thought", with its mournful bass line supported by clarinets, it sets a mood of depression and anxiety and reminds us just what an amazing bassist Karn is. Truthfully, it may have been better without the vocal as its so evocative as a piece of music, but nonetheless its brilliant. And closer "Great Day in the Morning" features some of the most unique material that Karn has recorded.

In the end, this feels more like a bridge to the future than a statement-- like Karn is looking to define where he'll go next-- its interesting enough to make it worth hearing, but its not essential material.

If you know Each Eye a Path ..........2004-09-30

Compared to his previous release, "Each eye a path", this album feels to me similar in instrumentation, but it feels, shall we say, darker and heavier. That about sums it up - at least, if you're familiar with EEAP). Only one vocal track this time, but considerably more drums (or drum samples, as the case may be), drum&bass-style. Karn is (as pretty much always) phenomenal on the fretless bass, just because he's got such a unique sound and way of playing it. The rest of the album is mostly driven by samples, including some strange and interesting ones (is that a very heavily processed matrix printer on track 5?). I recommend this album if you're into fretless bass, electronic drum&bass, or when you like your world music influences. Thanks for reading this.

Could be even More, Better, Different.......2004-06-20

3 1/2 Stars, rounded up. I was hoping for the best for this album, as 'Each Eye a Path,' his last release, was disappointing. Aside from the track 'The Show,' most of the album just does not work that well. It simply lacks the vibrancy, energy and color of his previous works. This could be in part because this appears to be a purely Mick album, as no guest musicans are credited (No Jansen, No Torn) All the drum tracks are sampled, and Mick does very little, if any vocals. He definitely has some interesting ideas here, they just don't seem to materialize as they should. Come on Mick, we know you can do better, remember Dalis Car? Remember Titles?

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More Better Different
Mick Karn
Manufacturer: Invisible Hands
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CNY3Z
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

Jump
Atyan B-Boot
It's His Birthday This Year
Never Thought
Show
End Gag
Wishy-Washy Wishing
Pulsating Puddles
Great Day in the Morning

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