

This marks the duo’s first collaboration since 2005’s Sixty Six Steps, and it is also Kottke’s first studio album of any kind since then.

And it seems to meet somewhere in the middle.” ‘Cause he’s a Pachinko machine and I’m paint drying. Dan's Tune Leo Kottke - Farfisa Tuning Story Leo Kottke - Hear The Wind Howl Leo Kottke - Eight Miles High Eight Miles High - Leo Kottke Live, 2-9-8 Leo. Paul, Minnesota ’83) (2020) Add A Comment. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon Noon (2020) Leo Kottke Stranger Than Known (Live, St. It rings your bell, you play it into the ground and that will make something else happen. album Check out all the SKILL In this video, Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon perform Eight Miles High from their 2020 album Noon. 04 Eight Miles High (Live) 05 Eggtooth (Live) 06 Power Failure (Live) 07 Sailors Grave on the Prairie (Live) 08 Pamela Brown (Live). I’m always just farting around and eventually stumbling over something. “Mike likes to write a lot of stuff and then throw out the shit that doesn’t hold up the next day,” Kottke told AS. Kottke took the opportunity to elaborate on his and Gordon’s collaborative relationship. I just said, ‘We want you to do your thing.’” The cover appears as the second track on their recently. He has all these grooves that he’s working on constantly, that have all these patterns from all these different genres. Mike Gordon & Leo Kottke have shared a new performance video, which showcases the duo performing The Byrds’ Eight Miles High. “We have 2,000 concerts, etc., of telepathy. “Leo was really intrigued to get us together,” Gordon told American Songwriter. A few essential cuts are missing here, mostly from the first half of his career, and there are a few oddball tracks-Kottke warbling through 'Eight Miles High' is one-but get used to it: every platter the guitarist has released seems to have a dud or three. “Kottke is also longtime friends with Fishman and pushed for his inclusion,” read the piece. In the piece, Gordon and Kottke revealed that Phish drummer Jon Fishman played on a number of songs for the record. Kottke and Gordon discussed the new record and their collaboration with American Songwriter. The video sees Kottke delivering heartfelt vocals along with his guitar as Gordon provides the low-end bed on his Modulus bass. Mike Gordon & Leo Kottke have shared a new performance video, which showcases the duo performing The Byrds’ Eight Miles High. 1.Mike Gordon & Leo Kottke have shared a new performance video, which showcases the duo performing The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High.” The cover appears as the second track on their recently-released album Noon. In addition, the LP includes nearly ambient appearances by pedal steel player Brett Lanier (The Barr Brothers) and cellist Zoë Keating (Imogen Heap, Amanda Palmer, Tears For Fears). Kottke explores the making of Noon, how he’s able to maintain incredibly high performance standards at age 75, and several rarely-discussed recordings and. The Rhino box set release Anthology covers the first 15 years of Kottkes career and includes selections from the Takoma, Capitol, and Chrysalis releases along with extensive liner notes. In addition, the album offers up a playful reimagining of Prince’s Alphabet Street. The Best is a compilation double album of American guitarist Leo Kottkes releases on the Capitol label. Working with longtime Gordon collaborator, producer/engineer Jared Slomoff, Kottke and Gordon have crafted a singular collection of improvisational mood music, including a stripped-back version of Gordon’s classic “Peel” and Kottke’s stark rethinking of the Byrds’ “Eight Miles High.” Noon further includes a bopping cover of Prince’s “Alphabet St.” featuring Phish drummer Jon Fishman, who also joins Kottke and Gordon on four additional tracks. The duo also revisit one of Kottke’s signature tunes, The Byrds’ Eight Miles High.


The album – which marks Kottke’s first studio record since his previous collaboration with Gordon, 2005’s 66 Steps – was recorded in New Orleans and Vermont, with music exchanged between the two artists by file, tape-sealed boombox, sheet music, and face-to-face. Intricate, warmly askew, and indelibly dexterous, Noon showcases 11 new tracks. This is a fine presentation because of that. such as 'Pamela Brown,' 'Power Failure,' and 'Eight Miles High,' but there are only a handful of them tacked on to the end of Disc Two. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. New studio album from acoustic guitar pioneer Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon and their first new album together in 15 years. Discover The Best by Leo Kottke released in 1987.
