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features Deane on sampler and uniflute (whatever that is), vocalists John Flax and Molly Sturges, Jon Baldwin (cornet), C.K. Barlow (sampler), Stefan Dill (oud, electronics), Katie Harlow (cello), Sam Rhodes (bassoon), Alicia Ultan (viola) and Jefferson Voorhees (percussion), plus vocal contributions from 38 others reading extracts from Melody Sumner Carnahan's One Inch Equals Twenty-Five Miles (2000)...The individual performances are impressive – Harlow and Ultan's strings are characteristically melodic, every bit as plaintive as Rhodes' bassoon and Dill's oud – and Deane's handling of the ensemble is nothing short of masterly. Despite the density of the voices – sung, spoken, sampled and treated – the texture remains rich and luminous, rather than dense and claggy, and the work as a whole is suffused with an authentic freshness and lyricism.–DW
The Art of the Middle Eastern Oud {2003}This album is a tribute to the Arabic music pioneers who believed in the dynamism of our cultural heritage and dealt with it as if dealing with life itself, with its continuous changes. In this album also a return to the roots, but in a view to shape and mold them, hoping that they will grow blooming into tunes and dreams...CR
Greg Brown - Covenantsamples
Quote from: Len_Dreyer on 16 Oct 2008, 12:02 amGreg Brown - CovenantsamplesThat is a good one. Greg Brown doesn't get anywhere near the notice he deserves.
