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Colma is the fourth studio album by guitarist Buckethead. It was released on March 24, 1998, on CyberOctave records. The album was recorded for Buckethead's mother, who at the time was sick with colon cancer, and he wanted to make an album which she would enjoy listening to while recovering.[2]

Colma
Studio album by Buckethead
Released	March 24, 1998
Genre	Ambient, alternative rock
Length	54:27
Label	CyberOctave, Higher Octave Music, Virgin, EMI
Producer	Buckethead, Extrakd and Bill Laswell
Buckethead chronology
The Day of the Robot (1996) Colma (1998) Monsters and Robots (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Berklee College of Music alumna Teri Untalan appeared as a guest musician on two tracks of the album. In a 2009 interview, she recalled Buckethead as being "an odd one, an elusive character."[3]

Composition

In contrast to Buckethead's other albums, Colma is an acoustic album.[4] Most of the tracks are composed on acoustic guitar. Additionally, Colma mostly contains simple bass guitar, lead guitar, and drum playing parts.[5] James Lien of CMJ New Music Monthly writes that Colma's melodies are "geometric and mathematical-sounding, almost like Bach or modern classical music."[5] Andy Gill of The Independent describes the mood of the album as "reflective" saying, "[Buckethead uses] the dry, neutral tone favoured by jazz guitarists on a series of discreet instrumentals."[6]

Gill describes the tracks "Ghost" and "Hills of Eternity" as being "ruminative, sluggish pieces sprinkled with limpid droplets of guitar."[6] He also thought the title-track, "Colma", closed the album "like the twinkle of a long-dead star."[6] Reviewer Jeff Clutterbuck of The Daily Vault considers "Watching the Boats With My Dad" to be an authentic, emotional track writing that "[It] is so wistful and flows so gently, you have to believe it was inspired by a real moment."[7] On the other hand, "Big Sur Moon" offers a change of style in guitar playing showcasing Buckethead's consistent quick rhythmic ability on acoustic guitar.[7]

Track listing

Notes

• The song "Hills of Eternity" is named after the cemetery, Hills of Eternity Memorial Park where Wyatt Earp is buried.
• The song "Wishing Well" is identical to the Pieces song "Danyel", but excludes Buckethead's vocals.

Personnel

Performers

• Buckethead – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar (on all tracks, except "Machete")
• Brain – drums, percussion, tape loops
• DJ Disk – turntables (on "Machete," "Hills of Eternity," and "Lone Sal Bug")
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar (on "Machete")
• Terry Untalan – cello, viola (on "Wondering" and "Lone Sal Bug")

Production

• Recorded and mixed by Xtrack at Embalming Plant, Oakland, CA.
• Track 6 recorded and mixed by Robert Musso at Orange Music, West Orange, New Jersey.
• Produced by Buckethead and Xtrack. Track 6 produced by Bill Laswell and Buckethead.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Colma (album)

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[es] Colma (álbum)

Colma es el cuarto álbum del guitarrista Buckethead, lanzado el 24 de marzo de 1998 bajo el sello discográfico CyberOctave Records. El álbum fue grabado porque la madre de Buckethead estaba enferma en el hospital y quería un álbum que ella pudiera escuchar y disfrutar mientras estaba en recuperación. El título del álbum hace referencia a un pequeño pueblo llamado Colma, cerca de San Francisco, California, donde "la población de muertos es mayor que la de los vivos en una escala de 100 a 1".

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[it] Colma (album)

Colma è il quarto album in studio del chitarrista statunitense Buckethead, pubblicato il 24 marzo 1998 dalla CyberOctave.

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[ru] Colma

Colma — четвёртый студийный альбом гитариста-виртуоза, известного под псевдонимом Buckethead, издан в 1998 году лейблом CyberOctave.

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