The album comprises a single piece of music created by a Ensoniq ASR-10sampler that slowly builds throughout from quiet abstract atmospherics into a distortion informed counterpoints. The music represented a continuation of Ostertag expanding his art through mixing samples of human voices and chanting crowd noises with purely electronic soundscapes and collaborating with improvisational musical acts such as Fred Frith and John Zorn.[4] It was released to commemorate Ostertag's final improvisations using a sampler, which he had used to create music for over ten years, before switching to compose on a laptop computer.[5]
François Couture of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five possible stars, saying "although Ostertag shows some nice invention and definite mastery of his art, the piece lacks direction."[6] A critic for Cadence gave it a positive review and called it "a long piece that grows and morphs itself from quiet clicks and rumblings into a complex web of shimmering intensity."[4]
^"Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness". The Wire (167–172). Tony Herrington: 71. 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^Cox, Christoph; Warner, Daniel (July 27, 2017). Audio Culture, Revised Edition: Readings in Modern Music. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 575. ISBN9781501318375. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ ab"Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness". Cadence. 24 (8–12). David Haney: 10. 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
Like a Melody, No Bitterness at Discogs (list of releases)
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like, melody, bitterness, sixth, studio, album, ostertag, released, october, 1998, seeland, records, studio, album, ostertagreleasedoctober, 1998, 1998, recordedfebruary, 1997, 1997, studiouniversity, technology, sydney, australia, genreexperimentallength41, 1. Like a Melody No Bitterness is the sixth studio album by Bob Ostertag released on October 13 1998 by Seeland Records 2 3 Like a Melody No BitternessStudio album by Bob OstertagReleasedOctober 13 1998 1998 10 13 1 RecordedFebruary 1997 1997 02 StudioUniversity of Technology Sydney Australia GenreExperimentalLength41 14LabelSeelandBob Ostertag chronologyVerbatim 1996 Like a Melody No Bitterness 1998 Verbatim Flesh and Blood 1998 Contents 1 Music 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Release history 6 References 7 External linksMusic editThe album comprises a single piece of music created by a Ensoniq ASR 10 sampler that slowly builds throughout from quiet abstract atmospherics into a distortion informed counterpoints The music represented a continuation of Ostertag expanding his art through mixing samples of human voices and chanting crowd noises with purely electronic soundscapes and collaborating with improvisational musical acts such as Fred Frith and John Zorn 4 It was released to commemorate Ostertag s final improvisations using a sampler which he had used to create music for over ten years before switching to compose on a laptop computer 5 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Francois Couture of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five possible stars saying although Ostertag shows some nice invention and definite mastery of his art the piece lacks direction 6 A critic for Cadence gave it a positive review and called it a long piece that grows and morphs itself from quiet clicks and rumblings into a complex web of shimmering intensity 4 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Bob OstertagNo TitleLength1 Part 1 4 322 Part 2 3 013 Part 3 2 214 Part 4 6 395 Part 5 1 226 Part 6 3 117 Part 7 9 328 Part 8 6 559 Part 9 3 41Personnel editAdapted from the Like a Melody No Bitterness liner notes 7 Musicians Bob Ostertag Ensoniq ASR 10 sampler Additional musicians Fred Frith guitar John Zorn saxophone Production and design Heide Foley cover art designRelease history editRegion Date Label Format Catalog United States 1998 Seeland CD SEELAND 508 2006 DLReferences edit Barnhart Becky 2001 Schwann Spectrum Schwann Spectrum 10 Stereophile Incorporated 151 Retrieved August 7 2020 Bob Ostertag Like a Melody No Bitterness The Wire 167 172 Tony Herrington 71 1998 Retrieved August 15 2020 Cox Christoph Warner Daniel July 27 2017 Audio Culture Revised Edition Readings in Modern Music Bloomsbury Publishing p 575 ISBN 9781501318375 Retrieved August 15 2020 a b Bob Ostertag Like a Melody No Bitterness Cadence 24 8 12 David Haney 10 1998 Retrieved August 15 2020 Ostertag Bob July 27 2009 Creative Life Music Politics People and Machines McFarland amp Company p 222 ISBN 9780252076466 Retrieved August 15 2020 a b Couture Francois Bob Ostertag Like a Melody No Bitterness gt Review AllMusic Retrieved August 15 2020 Like a Melody No Bitterness booklet Bob Ostertag San Diego California Seeland Records 1997 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editLike a Melody No Bitterness at Bandcamp Like a Melody No Bitterness at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Like a Melody No Bitterness amp oldid 1121739763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
