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Throughout his solo career, Robbie Robertson has been as fascinated with sonics as he was with songwriting, so perhaps it wasn't entirely surprising that he collaborated with techno DJ/producer Howie B and remixer Marius de Vries on his fourth album, Contact From the Underworld of Redboy. Anyone familiar with his moody, atmospheric solo efforts will realize that there's a bigger jump between Music From Big Pink and Robbie Robertson than there is between the Daniel Lanois-produced Robbie Robertson and the ambient-flavored Contact, but the electronic textures and dance beats still may come as a shock to some. The electronics are interwoven with blues, folk, country, and rock, as well as American Indian music. And, as on Music for the Native Americans, Robertson is primarily concerned with American Indians throughout Contact, whether it's through the chants of "Peyote Healing" or the protest of "Sacrifice," which features Leonard Peltier -- a Native American who has been imprisoned since 1976 on charges of murder many believe are fabricated -- on a telephone call. Both his lyrical and musical concerns can get bogged down in their own pretensions, but often, the results are provocative and unique.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Traditional, Composer - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Howie Bernstein, Composer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer - Howie B., Producer - Leah Hicks-Manning, Composer, FeaturedArtist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Marius de Vries, Producer - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Marius de Vries, Producer - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer - Howie B., Producer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tim Gordine, Producer, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, Inc.
Marius de Vries, Author, Producer, Co-Producer - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Author, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Leonard Peltier, Author
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Marius de Vries, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Marius de Vries, Composer, Producer - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer - Verdell Primeaux, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Johnny Mike, Composer, FeaturedArtist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - CHRISTOPHER FOGEL, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Tim Gordine, Composer, Producer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Jim Wilson, Composer, Producer - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Carmen Rizzo, Mixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rita Coolidge, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Priscilla Coolidge, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Satterfield, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Star Nayea, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Six Nations Women Singers, Composer, FeaturedArtist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Howie Bernstein, Composer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer - Howie B., Producer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, MainArtist - DJ Premier, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Levine, Producer, Associate Producer - Howie Bernstein, Composer, Producer - Gary Gersh, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Throughout his solo career, Robbie Robertson has been as fascinated with sonics as he was with songwriting, so perhaps it wasn't entirely surprising that he collaborated with techno DJ/producer Howie B and remixer Marius de Vries on his fourth album, Contact From the Underworld of Redboy. Anyone familiar with his moody, atmospheric solo efforts will realize that there's a bigger jump between Music From Big Pink and Robbie Robertson than there is between the Daniel Lanois-produced Robbie Robertson and the ambient-flavored Contact, but the electronic textures and dance beats still may come as a shock to some. The electronics are interwoven with blues, folk, country, and rock, as well as American Indian music. And, as on Music for the Native Americans, Robertson is primarily concerned with American Indians throughout Contact, whether it's through the chants of "Peyote Healing" or the protest of "Sacrifice," which features Leonard Peltier -- a Native American who has been imprisoned since 1976 on charges of murder many believe are fabricated -- on a telephone call. Both his lyrical and musical concerns can get bogged down in their own pretensions, but often, the results are provocative and unique.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:57
- Main artists: Robbie Robertson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1998 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
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