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Brian Adler: Radioactive Landscapes EP
by Troy Dostert
As was evident on his previous EP releases from 2016, Binary and Mysteries of the Deep, percussionist Brian Adler enjoys working with conceptual frameworks for his compositions. On Binary, he explored the possible interactions between human-and computer-based creativity, and on Mysteries he drew thematic inspiration from the world of Eastern spirituality. These investigations allowed him to explore his intersecting interests in a range of musical styles and genres, not to mention instrumentation, with Indian percussion and classical forms utilized within ...
read moreBrian (Shankar) Adler: Binary & Mysteries of the Deep
by Troy Dostert
For those seeking a bit of metaphysical speculation with their jazz, one could benefit from giving these two new EPs from drummer Brian (Shankar) Adler a careful listen. A thoughtful, creative percussionist, Adler is eager to explore the big questions in his music, and his use of complex rhythmic structures and instrumentation from other traditions (particularly Indian carnatic music) lends an additional layer of interest to his work. The first of the two releases, Binary, is a project ...
read moreMysteries Of The Deep and Binary from Brian (Shankar) Adler
by Dan McClenaghan
The compact disc probably won't disappear anytime soon, but the importance of the physical product is on the wane in the music world. Drummer Brian (Shankar) Adler works the digital download only" mode of operation in his music-making sojourn, with two marvelous, mysterious, free-flowing EP sets, Mysteries of the Deep and Binary. Brian Shankar Adler Mysteries Of The Deep Circavision Productions 2016 Adler is one of those rare percussionists who takes the rhythmic ...
read moreBrian Adler: The Helium Project Phase 5
by Dave Wayne
The latest chapter in the musical life of intrepid percussionist and composer Brian Adler springs to life in a most auspicious manner on Up For Air," part of Adler's ongoing Helium Music Project--comprised solely of downloadable tracks, each featuring a different set of collaborators, recorded in different places, yet with the same musical goals in mind. Ostensibly a collaboration between Adler and trumpeter Matt Holman, Up For Air" features a nimble, interactive quintet with Holman in an appealing front line ...
read moreBrian Adler: A World of Percussion
by Dave Wayne
Brian Adler is truly both a drummer and a percussionist--in his world, the drum set coexists peacefully with a dizzying array of ethnic percussion instruments as equal partners in a myriad of musical possibilities. His work with vocalist Sunny Kim in the Prana Trio--which also includes a rotating cast of guest artists such as Frank Carlberg, Stomu Takeshi, Carmen Staaf, and Jeremy Udden--is a case in point. His nimble, sensitive approach to the drum set is matched only by his ...
read morePrana Trio: The Singing Image of Fire
by AAJ Italy Staff
Chi scherza col fuoco dell'improvvisazione può facilmente scottarsi. È un magma incandescente che può essere incanalato, contenuto, ma solo con maestria per non cadere nella fornace della banalità. I Prana Trio fanno il gioco delle tre carte. Dopo due precedenti album (Pranan, 2006, e After Dark, 2004) ci riprovano con un CD che tenta di spiegare la loro idea di libertà in musica. Prana in sanscrito sta per respiro, energia vitale, forza della vita. Senza essere necessariamente troppo schiacciati su ...
read moreTake Five With Brian Adler
by AAJ Staff
Meet Brian Adler: Drummer Brian Adler is well-versed in many forms of improvised music including jazz, avant-garde, folk, and Indian music. He is known for his uniquely delicate, earthy sound and sparseness on the drums. Brian has shared the stage with Ran Blake, Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Fuze" Fiuczynski, Dave Holland, Erik Lawrence, Joe Lovano, Kate McGarry, Ray Vega as well as many others. He is the backbone of Prana Trio and is the founder of Circavision Productions. Brian holds a ...
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