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| The luminous swing-noire of this piece conjures an ethereal landscape of sound and motion...of open vast stretches... an inspired multi-layered keyboard arrangement that is kept earthbound by Daniel Ian Smith's lyrical saxophone sings the voice of the sirens ... dark wandering strings ... |
CD: Armchair Safari
Credits: Daniel Ian Smith Soprano saxophone |
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| a drastically contagious groove combined with clever multi sample manipulation , chanting , percolating arpeggios and lingering synth pads form the backbone of this inciteful arrangement ...Bouley shows a dramatic flair for Eastward leaning melodic invention ... a highly infectious outing |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
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| seemingly from out of a nowhere , a highly intense drum track propels this piece into overdrive as a pyrotechnical guitar display ensues ... the bass line's insistent rambling is reminiscent of Weather Report's Mister Gone ... Bouley's fully charged synth solo in the middle section is Ying to Tanury's Yang ... truly energizing... not reccomended for the faint of heart |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
Credits: Dave Tanury Electric guitar and Roland VG 8 |
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| this piece is highlighted by an inventive piano performance... a warm, percolating percussion track... submerged choirs ... aquatic ambience... a soothing composition with an earthy quality |
CD: Armchair Safari
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| Part I .. The finding of the lamp ... crawling, dark orchestral underpinnings... global transmissions...layers of undulating arpeggios ... soaring mini-moog lead over ever expanding string bed awakens the genie...Part II ... sparks fly as he recaptures his spirit ... the genie is awakened... he is free |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
Credits: Dave Tanury Electric guitars, Roland VG 8 |
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| ultra hip Rhodes work... echoing, wah-wah guitars and other six stringed phenomena ...deep in the pocket bass ostinato
... swirling sinister laughter ... comprise this reggae influenced track ... just sit back and relax |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
Credits: Dave Tanury Electric guitars and Roland VG8 ... Don Payne Warwick fretless bass |
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| 4,3,2,1, we have lift off ! heavily processed drums synchronized to beefy machine-like guitar... global transmissions... as a lonely synthasauras howls over the sonic mental melange...lyrical pan flute solo over strings and chorus while the groove metamorphasizes itself into a pseudo techno groove... distant modal trumpet distillations echo through the air |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
Credits: Mike Piepman Trumpet |
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| close your eyes and you will become part of an African Safari... flute and french horn form elaborate contrapuntal melody lines over a smoothly executed 7/8 percussion groove ... a true Armchair Safari treat... |
CD: Armchair Safari
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| a powerful guitar theme materializes out of the synthetic cosmos ... scattered, angular piano floats dreamily above strings and choir textures... interestingly shifting and diverse drum beats pulsate... vibes reiterate the guitar theme signalling the guitar's re-entry... brief yet oddly appropriate accordion solo leads into a disjunctively funky polytonalesque outro |
CD: Ambient Cocktail and Other Global Transmissions
Credits: Dave Tanury Electric guitars and Roland VG8 |
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| electrifying molten lava guitar synth over a Bonhamesque drum figure ... long deep filter sweep washes dissolving into a Flamenco style guitar break over an accordion drone in 10/4 meter...abruptly returning to the molten lava guitar/Bonhamesque drum figure as it fades |
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| Bouley meets Bond meets Gorbachev in this post-post cold war treat... refreshingly stark deployment of both the guitar and bass... bluesy organ riffs abound while variously abstract underwater correspondence continues ... a bouncy , yet solidly funky drum track responds to the call of Tanacious guitar renderings ... the bass acts as glue to this sonic collage... |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
Credits: Dave Tanury Eclectic guitars and Roland VG8 ... Don Payne 5 string electric bass |
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| the heavy red sun slowly lifts its head over the minarets ... an evolving ,insistent drum pulse claims the heart of this exotic piece...Bouley shows his pianistic flair and virtuosity ... leading to a full orchestral onslaught complete with gongs and tympanis as the incessant sounds of the marketplace rise in the background... again Bouley shows his fondness with middle eastern scales and motifs ... very strong |
CD: Ambient Cocktails and Other Global Transmissions
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| a locomotive rhythm track, bells , whistles , and a tightly bound arrangement all contribute to giving Lion Hunt a lively Weather Report feel. Bouley's guerilla synth riffs lash out amid quirky jazz- fusin chord stabs... a thrilling ride |
CD: Armchair Safari
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| The unique combination of Dave tanury's edgy guitar work and a heavy African rhythm track ( ala Peter Gabriel) form the backbone of this predatory track... Tanury's at times threatening guitar phrases provide an effective counterpoint to some impressive synth work and an inspired piano solo. |
CD: Armchair Safari
Credits: Dave Tanury Electric guitar |
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| angular synth melody over a rhythmic rhodes and marimba bed... Breckeresque saxophone break all culminating into a melodic free for all between Bouley's angular synth and Daniel Ian Smith's wailing tenor sax... |
CD: Armchair Safari
Credits: Daniel Ian Smith Tenor saxophone |
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| The wryly ambling bass line, infectious conga/bongo groove and harmonic ostinato pattern of this colorful tune provide a lively canvas for Bouley's tasteful piano solos and Smith's vibrant sax and flute accompaniment. |
CD: Armchair Safari
Credits: Daniel Ian Smith flute and soprano saxophone |
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| experience a secret journey into the mystical east...wonderfully haunting bell melody and piano performance...hypnotising harp ostinato ... lingering strings and lush ethereal synth washes help create this exotic musical tapestry |
CD: Armchair Safari
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| plaintive reverberating chants...lyrical , tension filled fretless bass renderings...dark orchestral underpinnings ...evolving,heavy drum beat with arpeggiated strings...temptation grows stronger with the day |
CD: Armchair Safari
Credits: Joe Potenza Electric fretless bass |
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| pulsating strings with synth ostinato...clashing cymbals...multiple interweaving synth arpeggios... dynamic drumming...tonal electricity...climbing guitar bends...Venus has risen |
CD: Armchair Safari
Credits: Dave Tanury Eclectic guitar and Roland VG 8 |
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