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The Ocular Concern: Sister Cities
by Claudio Bonomi
Gli Ocular Concern, band di Portland (Oregon), hanno iniziato a farsi ascoltare come trio dedicandosi a cover di brani di musica folk dell'Europa Orientale, di jazz contemporaneo e dei Kinks. Davvero, non male come repertorio e per chi volesse c'è ancora in circolazione il loro primo extended play, uscito nel 2011, che testimonia questa fase. Dopo diverse esperienze artistiche che hanno visto come protagonisti tutti e tre i membri fondatori degli Ocular Concern, Dan Duval (chitarra elettrica), ...
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by Glenn Astarita
Sister Cities is entrancingly concocted by this Portland, OR. band led by keyboardist Andrew Oliver and guitarist Dan Duval. The primary focal point is the five-part Sister Cities Suite," abetted by a three-piece strings section, where the musicians frame the inspiring factors of a globalized 21st century, somehow affiliated with, or corresponding to the names of Portland's sister cities on a worldwide basis. Regardless, the album hovers very close to masterpiece-like proportions. There is no filler material as the program ...
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