''Octave of the Holy Innocents'' is an album by bassist

Jonas Hellborg Jonas Hellborg (born 7 June 1958) is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Jens Johansson, Anders Johansson, Ginger Baker, Michael Shrieve, V. Selvaga ...

on which he is joined by guitarist

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...

and drummer

Michael Shrieve Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second you ...

. It was recorded at Greenpoint Studio in Brooklyn, New York, and was released by the Swedish label Day Eight Music in 1993. Hellborg later reworked the album and reissued it on his Bardo Records label. Regarding his association with Buckethead, Hellborg stated that he "was always playing electric on everything he was doing. It was interesting to see what he could do with acoustic guitar. I like the record and what he did. It's sort of minimalist in a sense. It's definitely a clear musical statement and makes sense to me." In the album liner notes, Hellborg asked: "Who is pure? Who is innocent? We need to protect innocence. Not only individuals' rights to be innocent but also innocence as a source of beauty, creativity and wisdom."

Reception

In a review for

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, Glenn Astarita wrote: "there's no lack of excitement here, as this acoustic-based power trio generates quite a bit of momentum in concert with a few ethereally enacted dreamscapes... it's all about the sparkling chemistry that prevails throughout this wonderfully conceived and executed project! (Strongly recommended)." Paul Acquaro of The Free Jazz Collective called the album "dark and lugubriously melodic," and stated that it "rewired parts of ismusical listening brain."

Track listing

# "Rana and Fara" – 15:00 # "Death that Sleeps in Them" – 5:22 # "The Past is a Different Country, I Don't Live There Anymore" – 9:14 # "Child King" – 5:47 # "Kidogo" – 7:13

Credits

– acoustic guitar *

– acoustic bass, keyboards *

– drums

References

{{Reflist 1993 albums Jonas Hellborg albums Buckethead albums