Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer (2004)
Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer (2004)
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Genre: Alternative, Folk Rock, Acoustic, Instrumental | Label: RED Ink | Time: 00:45:13
EAC | FLAC | Image+Cue+Log+web-covers ~ 215 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 320kbps ~ 106 Mb (incl 5%)
Genre: Alternative, Folk Rock, Acoustic, Instrumental | Label: RED Ink | Time: 00:45:13
”Legs to Make Us Longer” is the second album by American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2004. The songs "Frame" and "Doing the Wrong Thing" were featured in the film “Into the Wild” (2007).
Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer (2004)
Legs to Make Us Longer is extraordinary guitarist Kaki King's second album, and her first for Epic's Red Ink imprint. As such, it reflects its major-label status in higher production values from cover art to exquisite sound. Produced by guitarist David Torn, the album also marks a step from King's solo guitar debut. The stunning yet soulful technique King delivered on Everybody Loves You is everywhere present, from her thumb-over-the-top basslines and tapping harmonics to extended, two-handed melodies. But some other things are here as well – an upright bass here, a drum kit here, strings in various places – adding more dimension and texture to King's trademark songwriting for solo guitar. The employment of drums and upright bass on "Ingots" is startling at first, but hardly distracting, as Torn's nuance and tasteful production are never intrusive. The tune is one of the most lyrical in her repertoire and literally sings with its midrange harmonics and colorful chording. On "Doing the Wrong Thing," skittering snares shimmer across the backdrop before engaging in a full-on counterpoint with King in a speedy yet wispy dance through motion and space, before cellist Erik Friedlander and violinist/violist Joyce Hammann slip into the mix at four minutes to take the tune out into the ether. King plays an electric guitar on "Can the Gwot Save Us?," in a loping, pastoral country manner that for all its slowness and elegance is more mysterious than anything else here. The album's final track, "My Insect Life," also showcases her in the company of bass, cello, and drums, and has her singing in a small, twee voice that is all but covered by her overdubbed acoustic and electric guitar playing. But it is very effective as an instrument, faltering its way through the skeletal tune and sending the disc off in a near whisper to excellent effect after a coda following an extended space. Ultimately, this is a step forward. While Legs to Make Us Longer doesn't contain the raw, dynamic immediacy of Everybody Loves You, it substitutes a wealth of diversity, warmth, and textural dimension to more than compensate. King is a major talent, an iconoclastic figure who is this era's only new voice on the acoustic guitar, even as she explores other compelling sonic and musical avenues.Review by Thom Jurek, Allmusic.com
Kaki King's childhood passions were the drums and Brit-pop, and she figured if she ever made it big it would be because of her skills behind the kit. However, her musical talents didn't stop there: she also played the guitar, and though she learned Beatles and Fleetwood Mac songbooks, she found herself drawn to the styles of Preston Reed and Michael Hedges. Moving from Atlanta to New York to attend college, King got her first taste of solo guitar performance thanks to campus open-mike nights, and upon graduation in 2001 she decided to pursue the instrument more seriously. She started playing in subways, a venue that helped her develop her percussive technique, and when passengers would ask her if she had CDs, she realized that she could possibly make a living as a musician.
A copy of her 2002 demo got her a short gig at the Tap Bar in the Knitting Factory, where she was seen by Velour Records head Jeff Krasno, who released her debut, Everybody Loves You, the following year. King moved to Epic imprint Red Ink for her second album, 2004's Legs to Make Us Longer, but she returned to Velour for 2006's Until We Felt Red, which, in addition to including other instrumentation (which was also found on Legs to Make Us Longer), had King's singing prominently featured. After a busy 2007 – not only was the guitarist recording her fourth full-length, she also appeared on albums from Tegan and Sara and the Foo Fighters and wrote the original score for Into the Wild (for which she won a Golden Globe) and August Rush – King released Dreaming of Revenge in March of 2008. After a world tour, King stayed active. Her album Junior was released on Cooking Vinyl/Rounder in 2010. She also co-produced a song for Miley Cyrus with Timbaland.
A copy of her 2002 demo got her a short gig at the Tap Bar in the Knitting Factory, where she was seen by Velour Records head Jeff Krasno, who released her debut, Everybody Loves You, the following year. King moved to Epic imprint Red Ink for her second album, 2004's Legs to Make Us Longer, but she returned to Velour for 2006's Until We Felt Red, which, in addition to including other instrumentation (which was also found on Legs to Make Us Longer), had King's singing prominently featured. After a busy 2007 – not only was the guitarist recording her fourth full-length, she also appeared on albums from Tegan and Sara and the Foo Fighters and wrote the original score for Into the Wild (for which she won a Golden Globe) and August Rush – King released Dreaming of Revenge in March of 2008. After a world tour, King stayed active. Her album Junior was released on Cooking Vinyl/Rounder in 2010. She also co-produced a song for Miley Cyrus with Timbaland.
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Tracklist:
1. Frame
2. Playing with Pink Noise
3. Ingots
4. Doing the Wrong Thing
5. Solipsist
6. Neanderthal
7. Can the Gwot Save Us?
8. Lies
9. All the Landslides Birds Have Seen Since the Beginning of the World
10. Magazine
11. My Insect Life
Personnel:
Kaki King – guitar
Will Calhoun – drums
Hector Castillo – bass drums
Erik Friedlander – cello
Joyce Hammann – violin, viola
Conrad Korsch – upright bass
Ben Perowsky – drums
David Torn – bass, piano, drums
T. Xiques – cymbals
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Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer (2004)
Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer (2004)
