Snakeoil
by Tim Berne
  • Record Label: ECM
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2012
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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  1. BBC Music
    Apr 23, 2012
    80
    Produced by ECM proprietor Manfred Eicher, Snakeoil sounds as good as any album from Berne, without conforming to stereotypes of "the ECM sound".
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  2. The Guardian
    Apr 23, 2012
    80
    His all-acoustic Snakeoil quartet strikes the composition/improv balance with expressive elegance
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  3. AllMusic
    Apr 23, 2012
    80
    The lack of physical force (though there is plenty of fire) is more than compensated for, in the thought-provoking concept and complexity with a resonant yet unconventional lyricism.
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