I thought that the album was really good. I voted Excellent after the initial listen, but a few repeat listens lowers my opinion on it a tad bit. However, I think that this is really a "mood" album, where it takes a certain frame of mind to enjoy it. Not quite sure what mood that is exactly, but I stand by my opinion.
I have an album by Marc Ribot called "Marc Ribot Plays the Works of Frantz Casseus" (I wonder how long it took them to come up with that title) and I think that it really expands on the ideas from the songs on this album (as well as a few others) and makes them more interesting. Then again, Ribot is one of my favourite guitarists, so I may be somewhat biased. I'll gladly send anyone a link to the Ribot album if they want to hear it and see the contrasts between the tracks, it's quite a good listen even if you are unfamiliar with the songs.
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