Steve Tibbetts – Natural Causes
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Steve Tibbetts has spent decades crafting a singular sound that moves fluidly between continents and genres—part American guitarist, part world-music explorer, endlessly curious about how acoustic instruments can speak across cultural boundaries. *Natural Causes*, recorded for ECM, finds him at a point of deep synthesis, where folk sensibilities meet ambient textures and tribal rhythms inform intricate fingerpicking. The album's Sanskrit-inspired titles hint at spiritual inquiry without ever tipping into mere exoticism; instead, Tibbetts treats each composition as a genuine conversation between his guitar and the wider soundworld he's absorbed through decades of travel and listening. These pieces breathe with the patience of someone uninterested in flash, building slowly through layered acoustic details and field-recorded textures that ground the music in something tactile and real. It's contemplative without being passive—a record that rewards close, repeated listening.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, and Country |
| Style | Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Acoustic, Folk, Ambient, New Age, Tribal |
| Media | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | ECM Records |
| Year | 2010 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
1. Sitavana 1:33
2. Padre-yaga 6:26
3. Attahasa 5:48
4. Chandogra 4:25
5. Sangchen Rolpa 3:08
6. Lakshmivana 6:09
7. Manikarnika 2:13
8. Ishvaravana 0:52
9. Gulezian 5:05
10. Kili-ki Drok 1:23
11. Kuladzokpa 1:32
12. Lament 2:53
13. Threnody 2:16
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