Stich Wynston's Modern Surfaces

Stich Wynston's Modern Surfaces: Transparent Horizons

by Paul Olson
June 17, 2005

Toronto musician Stich Wynston takes drumming about as far from its timekeeping role as it can possibly go on Transparent Horizons, his first CD since his 1999 eponymous debut on Buzz Records. Wynston and his group Modern Surfaces (saxophonist Mike Murley, guitarist Geoff Young, and bassist Jim Vivian) maintain almost the same lineup as the previous album--only guest pianist Paul Bley is missing. Here they dispense with a pianist, with the exception of “Spiral Nebula, where Stich himself plays a ...