Justin Adams - Ribbons (2017) CD Rip

It has been 16 years since the guitarist and producer released his last solo album, but he can hardly be accused of slacking. A member of Robert Plant’s current band, he has revealed his fascination with Arab and African cultures in an extensive series of collaborations with artists ranging from to , while exploring African-Celtic fusion with Sharon Shannon. Now he uses those global influences in an original set of ambient experimental pieces, matching carefully layered and textured guitar work against vocal effects from , from the Norwegian Arctic. These are not songs but atmospheric, often . The throbbing, doomy guitar work on the opening Lightshaft sounds all the more eerie thanks to Drecker’s throat singing, and is followed by excursions into African desert blues, now given a mysterious, unworldly edge. It is a strange but compelling set.



Tracklist:
01. Justin Adams - Lightshaft
02. Justin Adams - Wassoulou
03. Justin Adams - Harping
04. Justin Adams - Crow Dream
05. Justin Adams - Grey Green
06. Justin Adams - Aerial
07. Justin Adams - Khamsa
08. Justin Adams - Deep C
09. Justin Adams - Strand
10. Justin Adams - Fog March
11. Justin Adams - Open Invitation