NATE MERCEREAU / ネイト・マーセロー / EXCELLENT TRAVELER / レコード

※2LP

カルロス・ニーニョ、アンドレ3000ら豪華ミュージシャンの”音”やフィールドレコーディング音源をサンプリング

シーラEをはじめジェニファー・ハドソン、ジェイZ、ショーン・メンデスなど多くのミュージシャンのもとで才能を発揮するギタリスト/プロデューサーのネイト・マーセローがマンハッタンからケルン、風や水などの自然音からNYのライヴハウス”ナショナル・ソーダスト”の楽屋にあるハンガーの音まで、日々録音してきた音源をサンプリングして制作された旅の記録。カルロス・ニーニョとアンドレ3000が参加した数曲以外は基本的にはソロ・ギター作品ですが、サンプル・ゲストにはカマシ・ワシントン、ララージ、スーリヤ・ボトファシーナ、イドリス・アカムーア、シャバカ・ハッチングス、ドワイト・トリブルなど豪華ミュージシャンが参加。

■Nate Mercereau - Guitar
Carlos Niño - Toms, Shells and Cymbals on Infinite Palaces of Possibility / Horse
André 3000 - Flute and Vocoder on Infinite Palaces of Possibility / Horse

1. For The Highest Quality Listener Testing the Limits - Contains samples of Luis Pérez Ixoneztli’s flutes and Carlos Niño’s gong and cymbals from a trio session at Carlos’s home in Topanga, California. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

2. Sound Within Sound - contains samples of André 3000’s flute and Carlos Niño’s drum from a session in Hollywood, California. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

3. Surfing, in Manhattan - contains samples of Laraaji’s voice, Surya Botofasina’s keyboards, Carlos’s Niño’s cymbals and my guitar synthesizer from a concert at Nublu in Manhattan, New York, January 14, 2022. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

4. Excellent Traveler Theme - contains samples of Idris Ackamoor’s saxophone, Carlos Niño’s percussion, and my guitar drums from a trio concert at the SF Jazz Center in San Francisco, California, on February 22, 2023. Also includes sounds of BART recorded while traveling with Alyssa and Juniper. Recorded by Grace Coleman at Different Fur in San Francisco and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

5. Infinite Palaces of Possibility / Horse - contains samples of André 3000’s flute and a Yamaha EM90 drum machine from a session in Santa Monica, California. The middle section of this piece features a live trio performance with Carlos Niño and André 3000 recorded at Earthstar Creation Center in Venice, California by Ken Oriole. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

6. Continually Cresting - contains samples of my own guitar synthesizers and Tujunga night time atmospherics. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

7. I Am In The Fire Place - contains samples of André 3000’s flute and Carlos Niño’s drum from a session in Hollywood, California. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

8. Worlds Beyond (into it) - contains samples of Shabaka Hutchings clarinet and Carlos Niño’s cymbals from a session in Malibu, California. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

9. Worlds Upon Worlds - contains samples of Kamasi Washington’s saxophone and Carlos Niño’s cymbals from Mia and Jesse’s in Glendale, California, as well as a midi instrument created from a note of André 3000’s flute. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

10. Watershed, in Oakland - contains samples of my own guitar synthesizers. Recorded by Zach Parkes at The Watershed in Oakland, California, and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

11. Ears as Eyes (Benton, Tujunga, Mayer) - contains samples of wind and weather in Benton, California, night time atmospherics in Tujunga, California, Butternut Creek in Mayer, Arizona, and guitar synthesizer imitations of birds. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

12. Immersive Realization Landscape - contains samples of flutes and drums from the collection of Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, psaltery, atmospherics from Benton, California, and recordings of a home concert with Juniper speaking and playing marimba. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

13. From One Place To Another - contains samples of Cavana Lee’s voice, Surya Botofasina’s keyboard and Carlos Niño’s cymbals from our concert in Köln, Germany at King Georg, November 12, 2021. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

14. Juniper’s Theme - contains samples of Juniper’s marimba and synthesized guitar waves. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

15. DJinn’ - contains samples of VCR’s voice and zither from The Village in Santa Monica, California, Anaiah Rasheed Muhammad’s drums, a concert from The World Stage in Leimert Park with Dwight Trible, Andres Renteria, Carlos Niño, Aaron Shaw and myself, the metal hangers backstage at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and crosswalk sounds in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga, with the last two and half minutes recorded by Spencer Zahn in Kingston, New York.

16. Sky Spine Curving Into The Horizon - contains samples of my guitar synthesizers and guitar-bird imitations. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.

17. Awayness - contains samples of Kamasi Washington’s breaths and saxophone, and Carlos Niño’s cymbals from Mia and Jesse’s studio in Glendale, California. Recorded and mixed by Nate Mercereau at Studio Tujunga.