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Richard Barrett: adrift

by Raul d'Gama Rose
January 20, 2010

Richard Barrett makes music that demands more than total attention, and it's impossible not to be sucked in. On adrift, a collection of three pieces, his command of sound in all its depth and glory is utterly alluring. This makes it easier to fall prey to the seduction of the music--a magnificent collision of instrumentation on “codex IX" and “codex VII"--and on the glacially spare adrift which is equally demanding of active and energetic participation. In fact, it is entirely ...