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Mike Rood: The Desert and the City
by AAJ Italy Staff
La città e il deserto sono le due immagini - per certi versi opposte e contrastanti - che Mike Rood vuole proiettare nella musica del suo album d'esordio, composto da otto tracce originali suonate servendosi dell'intelaiatura ritmica costruita da Alex Spradling e Goh Izawa, e nelle quali trova una valido interlocutore nel saxofonista Mike Bjella. La chitarra di Rood sviluppa melodie che sono sempre al centro dei brani di The Desert and the City, album in cui è l'alternanza di ...
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by Dan Bilawsky
The music on guitarist Mike Rood's debut recording straddles two different worlds. Sparse settings of relative quietude represent the isolation and beautiful spaciousness of the desert, while lively demonstrations of technical sophistication and motion paint a vivid picture of the non-stop energy of the city. The title of this recording points to these opposing sound locales, but it also references the origins of this music. Rood--the son of two symphonic violinists--wrote some of this music while summering in Sante Fe, ...
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by Greg Simmons
Mike Rood's The Desert and the City opens with an eerily ambient groove employing some unusual techniques--repetitive picked chords and some almost techno rhythmic phrasing--to create a fascinating soundscape. What's noteworthy about this effect is that it's accomplished with a very straightforward ensemble: Rood, accompanied by acoustic bass, drums, and saxophone. The effect of the opening title track sets the pace for what unfolds as a measured, beautifully crafted date of quietly insistent tracks. Rood is clearly more ...
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by Mike Rood
Meet Mike Rood:Born into a musical family, Mike has always been immersed in music. He has been playing guitar since he was seven, and his early influences include Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix. Mike also studied classical piano for 13 years, performing in dozens of recitals and competitions. He won the Nicolas Flagello Piano Competition in 2000 and 2001. Drawn to improvised music from an early age, studies with legend John Patitucci during late high school sparked ...
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