Neighborhoods (Ernest Hood album) explained

Neighborhoods
Type:studio
Artist:Ernest Hood
Cover:Neighborhoods_ernest_hood.jpg
Released:1975
Genre:
Label:Thistlefield

Neighborhoods is the only studio album from American musician Ernest Hood, self-released in 1975.[2] [3] [4] It is a work of ambient music that explores the soundscapes of Portland, Oregon suburbia through a collage of field recordings layered with Hood's zither and synthesizer melodies.[5] [6] [7] [8] Only one thousand copies were pressed during its original production run. After remaining in obscurity for over 40 years, it was reissued by Freedom to Spend in 2019.[9]

Background

Ernest Hood was born in 1923.[10] He was a jazz guitarist in the Portland, Oregon area in the 1940s.[3] [9] He played with his brother Bill and saxophonist Charlie Barnet.[3] Hood contracted polio in the 1950s, which confined him to using a wheelchair for the rest of his life.[3] [10] As he could no longer hold a guitar, he started playing the zither.[10] He played zither on some of Flora Purim's early albums.[10]

Production

The album was largely composed with zithers and the Roland SH-3A synthesizer.[9]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neighborhoods - Ernest Hood . Simpson . Paul . AllMusic . en-us . October 8, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008154156/https://www.allmusic.com/album/neighborhoods-mw0003309730 . live .
  2. Web site: Neighborhoods by Ernest Hood: A Private Press Masterpiece . Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet. . Smith . Ernie . February 13, 2018 . en . October 8, 2020 . February 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200207130841/https://tedium.co/2018/02/13/ernest-hood-neighborhoods/ . live .
  3. Web site: Review: Ernest Hood - Neighborhoods. Resident Advisor. Gordon. Lewis. October 18, 2019. October 8, 2020. November 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112065548/https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/24292. live.
  4. Web site: Ernest Hood - Neighborhoods . The Attic . Jackson . Sam George . January 25, 2018 . en . October 8, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008154156/http://theatticmag.com/reviews/2194/ernest-hood-_-neighborhoods.html . live .
  5. Web site: Reviews Ernest Hood . Poscic . Antonio . November 26, 2019 . The Quietus . en-us . October 8, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008154156/https://thequietus.com/articles/27485-ernest-hood-neighorhoods-review . live .
  6. Web site: Ernest Hood: Neighborhoods . Spectrum Culture . Bromfield . Daniel . October 21, 2019 . October 8, 2020 . December 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210192748/https://spectrumculture.com/2019/10/20/ernest-hood-neighborhoods-review/ . live .
  7. Web site: Barrons . Ethan J. . Review: Ernest Hood — 'Neighborhoods' . NorthWest Music Scene . 3 November 2019 . October 8, 2020 . November 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105020028/https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/review-ernest-hood-neighborhoods/ . live .
  8. Web site: Reynolds . Simon . Ambient Music Started as an Ode to the Suburbs . 5 November 2019 . The Nation.
  9. Web site: More than 40 Years After it Was Recorded, an Obscure Portland Jazz Classic Gets its First Wide Release . Bromfield . Daniel . October 8, 2019 . Willamette Week . October 8, 2020 . October 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009053024/https://www.wweek.com/music/2019/10/08/more-than-40-years-after-it-was-recorded-an-obscure-portland-jazz-classic-gets-its-first-wide-release/ . live .
  10. Web site: Ernest Hood: Neighborhoods . Pitchfork . Beta . Andy . October 16, 2019 . en . October 8, 2020 . October 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191018225617/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ernest-hood-neighborhoods/ . live .

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