Verbatim (album)

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Verbatim
Bob Ostertag - Verbatim.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1996 (1996-05)
Recorded1996 (1996)
Studio
Various
Genre Experimental
Length42:07
Label Rastascan
Bob Ostertag chronology
Twins!
(1996)
Verbatim
(1996)
Like a Melody, No Bitterness
(1998)

Verbatim is the fifth studio album by Bob Ostertag, released in May 1996 by Rastascan Records. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dean McFarlane of AllMusic gave the Verbatim three out of five possible stars, saying "the work is a vital and highly experimental composition that challenges the concepts of improvisation and composition." [4] [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag

No.TitleLength
1."Periwinkle"9:05
2."Oxblood"1:47
3."Smoke"4:28
4."Ink"8:34
5."Cornflower"3:11
6."Paris Green"5:26
7."Middle Stone"3:28
8."Lavender"3:25
9."Ash"2:43

Personnel

Adapted from the Verbatim liner notes. [6]

Musicians

Additional musicians

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1996RastascanCDSEELAND 508
Europe1997Red NoteREDNOTE6

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References

  1. Ostertag, Bob (July 27, 2009). Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. McFarland & Company. p. 222. ISBN   9780252076466 . Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. C. Parker (1998). "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim". The Wire . Tony Herrington (203–208): 8. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim". Option . Sonic Options Network. 72–76. 1997.
  4. 1 2 McFarlane, Dean. "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  5. Rusch, Bob (1999). "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim". Cadence . David Haney: 3. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. Verbatim (booklet). Bob Ostertag. Walnut Creek, California: Rastascan Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)