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Ticklish Wickets: Drums and Bells
by AAJ Staff
The title of Drums and Bells is a bit of an insider joke, it appears. The personnel on this record consist of German virtuoso Johann Drums joining forces with Bosnian veteran Kata Bells for a wide range of inspired improvisation. But there's neither a drum nor a bell to be found on any of the full 70 minutes of this recording, because both of these players are devoted fiddlers. Drums and Bells veers into Appalachian territory on the opener, “Copland," ...
read moreGurus: Cosmic Wonders
by R.J. MacDuke
Gurus, as you might imagine, profess great wisdom about the spheres of the universe, particularly those about the Milky Way. Tom Gender, who leads the group on this date, plays the melodica. He's joined by Rob Swaggart, a fellow melodicist. These two players have collaborated on a number of interesting discs on Epiphany Records, including the most recent Electron Density, a hauntingly fine release. Most of their latest, Cosmic Wonders (the “Passages" series) consists of delicate, toneless breathing noises... eerie ...
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