{"product_id":"75-dollar-bill-wood-metal-plast-lp-76979196242","title":"75 Dollar Bill - Wood \/ Metal \/ Plastic \/ Pattern \/ Rhythm \/ Rock [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e75 Dollar Bill, a project by Che Chen and Rick Brown present Wood\/Metal\/Plastic\/Pattern\/Rhythm\/Rock. \"Che's interest in the Arabic modes of Mauritanian music has marked our sound quite a bit but I have brought some things, too. The plywood crate I play is a big factor, defining, by it's positive qualities (a nice warm 'boom' sound) as well as by it's simplicity, what we're likely to do in the percussion realm. Wood\/Metal\/Plastic\/Pattern\/Rhythm\/Rock, this new record, differs quite a bit from the previous one, notably in the rhythmic 'tone.' Wooden Bag (2015) was all forward momentum, stomping and shaking, but the new record explores a long-standing interest of mine: odd and 'compound' meters. In most of my previous musical activities, I've convinced my partners to delve into this, but in 75 Dollar Bill it has just felt natural and I believe Che's modal investigations and melodic\/harmonic tendencies enhance (and are enhanced by) this combination. The current record differs from the last in another big way: reinforcements! Over our few years together, Che and I have frequently had friends play with us at some of our gigs. There have been all sorts of permutations of instruments and some great friends\/players who don't all appear on this record but here we are lucky to have a bunch of them: Cheryl Kingan (of The Scene Is Now) on baritone and alto saxes, Andrew Lafkas (of Todd Capp's Mystery Train) on contrabass, Karen Waltuch (of Zeke \u0026amp; Karen) on viola, Rolyn Hu (of True Primes) on trumpet and Carey Balch (of Knoxville's Give Thanks) on floor tom. Please enjoy Wood\/Metal\/Plastic\/Pattern\/Rhythm\/Rock. 'Earth' saw is one of our earliest tunes and, I think, the first result of this 'compound meter' approach. It's a slow 9 beat phrase Che came up with for this odd groove. 'Beni Said' has no fixed rhythmic cycle but a roughly unison melodic phrase and a pulsing, loose feeling of 3s and 4s played using a box full of bottle caps. 'Cummins Falls' features Carey Balch on Diddley-beat floor tom and me reprising the maracas. 'I'm Not Trying To Wake Up' is another of our compound meter songs, this one using an 18 beat scheme.\" - Rick Brown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarth Saw (7:20)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeni Said (12:37)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCummins Falls (4:38)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Not Trying to Wake Up (14:57)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"503","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50555806875944,"sku":"76979196242","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3386123.jpg?v=1763482387","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/75-dollar-bill-wood-metal-plast-lp-76979196242","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}