Verbatim, Flesh and Blood

Verbatim, Flesh and Blood
Verbatim, Flesh and Blood
Live album by Bob Ostertag
Released	1998
Recorded	January 1998
Studio	Kunstencentrum Vooruit; (Ghent, Belgium)
Genre	Experimental; free improvisation;
Length	45:01
Label	Rastascan
Bob Ostertag chronology

Verbatim, Flesh and Blood is a live album by Bob Ostertag, released in 1998 by Rastascan Records.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

François Couture of AllMusic gave the album four out of five possible stars, saying "quiet passages abound, textures are more refined, dynamics wider, and the whole thing is more pensive and introspective, without being self-absorbed." Couture concluded by saying "this whole project will go down in history as one of the most original artistic propositions of the 1990s."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Periwinkle"	10:20
2.	"Oxblood"	2:18
3.	"Smoke"	7:34
4.	"Ink"	9:06
5.	"Cornflower"	3:32
6.	"Paris Green"	2:29
7.	"Middle Stone"	3:50
8.	"Lavender"	2:30
9.	"Ash"	3:22

Personnel

Adapted from the Verbatim, Flesh and Blood liner notes.^[4]

Musicians

Bob Ostertag – sampler

Additional musicians

Production and design

D-L Alvarez – cover art, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Rastascan	CD	BRD 035
United States	1999	Seeland	CD	SEELAND 512

References

^ "Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness". The Wire (203–208). Tony Herrington: 8. 2001. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Ostertag, Bob (July 27, 2009). Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. McFarland & Company. p. 139. ISBN 9780252076466. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Couture, François. "Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Verbatim, Flesh and Blood (booklet). Bob Ostertag. Walnut Creek, California: Rastascan Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Verbatim, Flesh and Blood at Bandcamp
Verbatim, Flesh and Blood at Discogs (list of releases)

[thewire-1] "Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness". The Wire (203–208). Tony Herrington: 8. 2001. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[2] Ostertag, Bob (July 27, 2009). Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. McFarland & Company. p. 139. ISBN 9780252076466. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[allmusic-3] Couture, François. "Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[linearnotes-4] Verbatim, Flesh and Blood (booklet). Bob Ostertag. Walnut Creek, California: Rastascan Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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