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Mark O'Leary / Terje Isungset: Shamanic Voices
By O'Leary spikes the electricity up a few million notches on the opening piece, "Rainmaker," countered by Isungset's asymmetrical percussion endeavors that spark notions of a soul-cleansing process. And in other regions of sound and scope, they venture into abstract, but uncannily cohesive diatribes. On "Vardlokker," the duo renders a fractured jazz-metal motif via clanging and crashing rhythmic elements and counterbalancing dialogues. They also sport a rather large sound that elicits a semblance of joyous unity.
The artists tear it up with a garrulous groove during "Seidr," as O'Leary generates some high-heat and the percussionist institutes an off-kilter tribal rhythm vamp. Ultimately, this outing provides yet another sterling perspective of O'Leary's flexibility and open-minded proclivities. However, the twosome resides on a balanced plane that radiates in a prismatic sort of way. Lots of goodness under the proverbial hood here.
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Track Listing
Rainmaker; Vardlokker; Natturer; Skjold; Faoi draoicht; White moon; Fire ritual; Fifth world; Oracle; Altar of stone; Seidr; Dancing with the Wolf.
Personnel
Mark O'Leary
guitarMark O'Leary: electric guitar, electric baritone guitar, acoustic 12-string baritone guitar, tabletop guitar, e-bow, electronics, samples; Terje Isungset: drums, percussion, wood stones, voice.
Album information
Title: Shamanic Voices | Year Released: 2008 | Record Label: FMR Records
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