''Land'' is the eponymous first full-length album by the

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. ''Land'' was recorded at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle in

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and released by the

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n label Extreme in

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. All tracks were composed by

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with the exception of "Shu", which was composed by Greinke and

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. Prior to ''Land'' group leader Jeff Greinke's solo albums had been mainly heavily layered and textured

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. With Land Greinke's goal "was to push this layering technique using a four-piece band, although texture continues to be a focus." Chris Nickson, in his

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review, describes ''LAND'', in part, as "...an album that teases, tickles, grates, and always satisfies in its ambition and performance." and adds that Land "...create an organic -- if often electronic -- whole. The textures shift like waves, sometimes quietly, sometimes evoking specific places, such as the bamboo tones of China, on "Shu." "Ku" becomes disquieting with its discordance, but overall this is quite a subdued record."

Track listing

#Caravan – 7:54 #Bustle - 5:16 #Nightnoise - 9:29 #Ku - 8:04 #Shu - 7:14 #Limba - 7:21 #Jacks - 6:39 #India 9:30

Personnel

- Keyboards, voice, producer. *Ed Pias - Electric & acoustic drums and percussion *

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- Trumpet, effects *

- Guitar, effects *Tori Nelson-Zagar - Acoustic bass on "Nightnoise" *Scott Granlund - Tenor saxophone on "India" *Doug Haire - mixing on "Jacks"

Notes

References

*CD Liner notes *Extreme catalo
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