Hello.

Anyone who's off-put that her work is too 'weird' might want to start with 'Painted Desert' (with Robert Quine and Marc Ribot) as a good intro to her work.

Oh God, no. In my opinion this is the worst possible introduction. Like Patrice said, this project totally got out of Ikue's controll and she doesn't fit in at all. This is really straight drummachine rhytms. An exeptioanlly boring performance from her. Having said that, I generally think Ikue rules. Try the second Death Ambient CD on tzadik for a good intruduction. However, if you are a Ribot or Quine fan, "Painted Desert" is a must! Had it been Cyro Baptista or perhaps Joey Baron on percussion this would be one of the coolest albums of all time. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx