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John Butcher with Derek Bailey and Rhodri Davies: Vortices and Angels
ByButcher’s pairing with harpist, Rhodri Davies offers a bit of counterpoint to his duets with Bailey while the musicians’ also stretch their instruments capabilities to the max. However, Davies’ often metallic, steely edged lines may impart somewhat of an illusion or perhaps signify the antithesis of your traditional fluttering, fairy tale like, harp-based methodology. - Fortunately, rules were meant to be broken!
With “Rhagymadrodd” the soloists serve up rather haunting sequences of sub themes, complete with Butcher’s mimicking of birds chirping along with Davies’ well-placed notes, and nonconforming frameworks. Needless to say, most instances of time, space, and reality become jumbled and distorted, thanks to the musicians’ artful implementations and wily interplay. Highly recommended.
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John Butcher
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Title: Vortices And Angels | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Challenge Jazz
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