Tonic 2001

Rovo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Tzadik
• ASIN: B000063BUU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,718 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ooh, its so good..., July 20, 2002

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J. P. DuQuette "Contributor, Japanzine" (Shizuoka, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonic 2001 (Audio CD)

Another great masterpiece of live neo-psychedelic drone jams. If you like the Dead, if you like Mogwai, if you like Godspeed, (especially) if you like the Boredoms and Tzadik labelmates Mono, this is something you should get. And with a mix by Bill Laswell, production by John Zorn and 2 hours worth of psych-jazz-jam-drum circle trippiness...Take your inner deadhead out of the closet and let him (or her) hear this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, September 6, 2011

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Joseph Gelfand - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tonic 2001 (Audio CD)

If you like circa-2000 Boredoms, you will like this album. I didn't find two CDs hard to take in one go. Strongly recommend.

4.0 out of 5 stars Rovo rocks!, August 13, 2002

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Atom Smasher (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tonic 2001 (Audio CD)

This album is an incredible document of Rovo's extremely powerful live show. They must be seen live to be fully believed. If you like this live release recorded in the U.S. last year, you should definitely also check out their debut feull-length, "Imago", which was released by the smaller Incidental Music label. "Imago" was Rovo's first U.S. release (2001), and although not well-known at the time, it was their first U.S. tour in support of "Imago"'s release that brought them to Tonic in New York City where "Tonic 2001" was recorded for release on Tzadik. All of the fireworks of this live set, and in fact it is a "live" studio recording all performed in real time without overdubs--just not in front of an audience. Hard to believe you're hearing a live band without the applause, but once you know what they're capable of live, and reject the suspicion that this is a "studio record" in the traditional sense, it's an utter knock-out, and includes much of their best material so far. Hooray for Rovo, and thanks to Incidental Music and Tzadik for finally getting them and their music over here! Don't miss them live next time they visit!