{"product_id":"shebang","title":"Shebang","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtended guitar hero Oren Ambarchi returns with \u003ci\u003eShebang\u003c\/i\u003e, the latest in the series of intricately detailed long-form rhythmic workouts that includes \u003ci\u003eQuixotism \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eHubris\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). Like those records, \u003ci\u003eShebang\u003c\/i\u003e features an international all-star cast of musical luminaries, their contributions recorded individually in locations from Sweden to Japan yet threaded together so convincingly (by Ambarchi in collaboration with Konrad Sprenger) that it’s hard to believe they weren’t breathing the same studio air! Expanding on the techniques of these past works, intricate themes and variations build upon the staccato rhythms via expansive improvisations from BJ Cole, Sam Dunscomb, Chris Abrahams, Jim O’Rourke and Julia Reidy. The ensemble surges through a slow series of harmonic changes before the whole shebang dissolves into a delirious synthetic mirage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShebang\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a precisely interwoven lattice of chiming guitar figures, developing \u003ci\u003eHubris’\u003c\/i\u003e monolithic pulse into a joyous, hyper-rhythmic melodicism while drawing on the free flow of improvisation, with individual voices momentarily coming to the fore and subtle changes in harmony and texture. The first excerpt, aptly titled \"I\", reveals itself by building from isolated single notes into densely layered poly-rhythms, as the muted guitar tones are joined by subtle touches of shimmering Leslie cabinet resonance and mutated guitar synth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBridging minimalism, contemporary electronics, and classic ECM stylings, and bringing together a cast of preternaturally talented contributors, \u003ci\u003eShebang \u003c\/i\u003eis unmistakably the work of Oren Ambarchi: obsessively detailed, relentlessly rhythmic, unabashedly jubilant. Grab a slice and celebrate the birth of \u003ci\u003eShebang\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50407099924811,"sku":"1160771","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50407100252491,"sku":"1160767","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fd5f8d8a-230d-4d43-a154-68690b141674_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726594562","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/shebang","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}