The musical influences on the rhythms and schemes - besides the shape-shifting ethnic presence in anything above bass frequency - make this album hard to sit out. The fact that the artist challenges us with a vast mass of experimentally-composed music is an admirable thing to do, but when the scale tips over in favor of the experimental factor, balance needs to be restored somewhere. Having horn sounds from New Orleans to India - and back the other way 'round - makes the choice of using his massive collection of keyboards rather obvious. Attempting to squeeze the full-on sound of a jazz band or snake charmer in a keyboard or software pack just doesn't resemble the real thing.
written for and published by The Silent Ballet.
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