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| Artist: Mike Patton |
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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Ipecac/fontana
Buy.com Sku: 224544152
UPC: 689230013129
UPC 14: 00689230013129
Release Date: 11/8/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
2. Twin Primes ~ Mike Patton
3. Identity Matrix ~ Mike Patton
4. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
5. Method of Infinite Descent ~ Mike Patton
6. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
7. Contrapositive ~ Mike Patton
8. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
9. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
10. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
11. Cicatrix ~ Mike Patton
12. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
13. Abscissa ~ Mike Patton
14. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
15. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
16. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
17. Isolated Primes ~ Mike Patton
18. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
19. Radius of Convergence ~ Mike Patton
20. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
21. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
22. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
23. Separatrix ~ Mike Patton
24. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
25. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
26. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
27. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
28. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
29. Snow Angel, The ~ Mike Patton
30. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
31. Apnoea ~ Mike Patton
32. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
33. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
34. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
35. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
36. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
37. Supersingular Primes ~ Mike Patton
38. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
39. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
40. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
41. Quadratrix ~ Mike Patton
42. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
43. Calculus of Finite Differences ~ Mike Patton
44. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
45. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
46. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
47. Zeroth ~ Mike Patton
48. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
49. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
50. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
51. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
52. [Untitled] ~ Mike Patton
53. Weight of Consequences (Quod Erat Demonstrandum) ~ Mike Patton
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Audio Mixer: Mike Patton. |
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Photographer: Observatoriet. |
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers is director Saverio Costanzo's rather odd cinematic adaptation of the novel of the same title by Paolo Giordano. Mike Patton's soundtrack contains all of the music used in the film, and more that was rejected by the director; it also contains music inspired directly by Patton's reading of the book in the original Italian and in the English translation. All 16 titles on the disc are numbered by primes (it begins with "Twin Primes," as track two) and ends with "Weight of Consequences," as track 53) -- though all the numbers are ordered sequentially, with the non-titled selections flying by in silence in intervals of a few seconds each. Musically, this score is utterly unlike Patton's previous efforts at the form, for the films A Perfect Place in 2008 and Crank High Voltage in 2009. The feel that runs throughout this score is quite conventional by contrast. These cues represent the movement of the narratives; film and novel follow the same story line but in very different ways, and Patton is the bridge from one to the other. Hints of classical music, both choral and instrumental, are tempered by a colorful palette of taut dynamics, dizzying atmospherics, ambiences, ambitious textures, and even somewhat conventional harmony. Assembled together, the soundtrack and incidental music comprise a unique work that stands on its own as a listening experience. Individual cues, particularly "Contrapositive," "Radius of Convergence," and "The Snow Angel," have, in spite of their more formal compositional narratives, sections that even resemble songlike structures. Fans of Patton's more extreme quirkiness might feel this is an altogether too restrained work, but that's their problem. The Solitude of Prime Numbers is not only unique to his catalog, it is a singular work that testifies to his growth not only as a composer and recording artist but as a conceptual one, whose expansive vision has evolved to include discipline and refinement as well as ambition. ~ Thom Jurek |
Producer: Mike Patton |
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Engineer: Mike Patton |
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Compilation Appearances
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Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit (Explicit Version) |
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Perfect Place (ost) |
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Crank:high Voltage (Ost) |
Associated Artists and Works
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A Perfect Place ~ Original Soundtrack |
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Qemists (The) |
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Zorn, John |
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Zorn, John (Composer) |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 10/31/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 013129 |
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Label : Ipecac (Label) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00689230013129 |
Professional Reviews
Magnet (p.57)
- "[T]he sequencing of the tracks -- arranged by successive prime numbers -- showcases a keen attention to detail."
- "[T]he sequencing of the tracks -- arranged by successive prime numbers -- showcases a keen attention to detail."
The Wire (p.64)
- "Transcending its function as a score, this music works as a collection of instrumental vignettes, individual yet circular in structure."
- "Transcending its function as a score, this music works as a collection of instrumental vignettes, individual yet circular in structure."
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