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Instrument: Bass, electric
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by Friedrich Kunzmann
On Joseph Franklin's sophomore effort Amen, the Australian bassist and composer delivers an intricate web of patterns which he creates in interplay with fellow compatriot Marc Hannaford's ominous piano stabs and Satoshi Takeishi's experimental and highly dynamic drum work. Each composition goes through different stages--from dark and menacing to silver and dreamy-- from slowly pulsating, almost stagnant to driven and lively. Recorded at the Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, the trio lays out compositions that seamlessly glide between the composed and ...
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