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The Desert and the City

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Released: 2012
Track listing: 1. The Desert and the City; 2. Atonement; 3. The Gate; 4. Uncertainty; 5. The Reckoning; 6. Curious Eyes; 7. Undeniable; 8. Dark Star.

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The Desert and the City

May 8, 2012

Album: The Desert and the City
By Mike Rood
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Duration: 03:40

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Mike Rood: The Desert and the City

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 5, 2012

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 ...

Album

The Desert and the City

By Mike Rood

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Track listing: The Desert and the City; Atonement; The Gate; Uncertainty; The Reckoning; Curious Eyes; Undeniable; Dark Star.

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Article: Album Review

Mike Rood: The Desert And The City

Read "The Desert And The City" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 2, 2011

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, ...

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Mike Rood: The Desert and the City

Read "The Desert and the City" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons
June 1, 2011

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 ...