Unsettled Scores

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cuneiform
• ASIN: B000008QGX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #873,363 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. True Wheelbase/Coco Boudakian [Medley]

2. Hobart Got Burned

3. Onde Crépusculaire

4. Ubik

5. Enfield in Summer

6. Transsibérien

7. Unna

8. A Moral Dilemma for Our Times

9. Promenade Sous Zéro

10. Meccano Pelorus

11. The March (Or Ornette Went to Cecil's House, But Left After About 10 ...)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Turntable Rumble, June 3, 2008

By 

Robert Carlberg (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unsettled Scores (Audio CD)

What a delicious concept, Cuneiform bands play their favorite music by other Cuneiform bands. Since they all share (or did at the time) a similar aesthetic, the result is stylistically coherent while still bringing fresh perspective. The music is as clever as the pun in the title!

There are even some rare treats for the cognoscenti: unfinished tracks that see their first release here, medleys across bands (Miriodor play both Present and Univers Zero), cross-Atlantic collaborations (Doctor Nerve and Univers Zero playing together through the miracle of tape), and more.

In the liner notes, label head Steve Feigenbaum states that the double album took over 4 years to pull together (1991-1995), which might explain why it's never spawned a sequel. Certainly the music cries out for one !!