Performer Notes:

• ODE MUSIC is the soundtrack to the low-budget short feature film ODE.
• Personnel includes: Will Oldham, Paul Oldham.
• Will Oldham's Ode Music, the soundtrack to Kelly Reichardt's film of the same name, takes the simplicity of his style to an extreme -- with just a few simple, endlessly repeated acoustic guitar figures and some muted pianos and organs, he creates a subtly captivating suite of film music. The album's hypnotic nature also makes it pleasant background music; the Eastern music-meets-bluegrass feel of "Ode #2" and the brittle sadness of "Ode #4" are particularly affecting. Though this album lacks the sweep and scope of Joya and I See a Darkness -- or any of Oldham's Palace material, for that matter -- it's still an enjoyable album that will please completists. ~ Heather Phares

Professional Reviews: Alternative Press (5/00, p.100) - 3 out of 5 - "...Possesses a mournful vibe that's perfect for rainy days and Sunday mornings in bed, it lacks the piss and vinegar of his other work."

Magnet (4-5/00, p.89) - "...Perhaps [his] first genuinely creative departure....starkly beautiful and unfettered..."

CMJ (2/14/00, p.19) - "...pastoral, evocative and minimal. You might even call it ambient....unadorned, yet startling in its beauty..."

NME (Magazine) (2/19/00, p.34) - 7 out of 10 - "...highlights the depth and acuity of his talents....real marginalia....a repeated guitar motif twists around Aerial M's branches...every note carries with it a spider, a woman and a dark horse."

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 1 January, 2000

Label: Drag City (Caroline)

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)