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Busnoys: Weaving The Spell
by Bruce Lindsay
Sometimes the world is easy to understand. Mostly, it's a puzzle. Take magic, for example--how does that work? Ask Busnoys, a vibes/bass guitar/drums trio from Bristol in England's West Country. The band seems to have at least some insight into the workings of magic. Its third album, Weaving The Spell, is full of relaxed, spacious, charms that draw the listener into the band's unique and lovely sound world. Much of the music on Weaving The Spell--composed by bandleader ...
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by Bruce Lindsay
Busnoys is named after 15th century French composer Antoine Busnoys (or Busnois). Not that this gives much away about the music on By Tapering Torchlight, the trio's follow up to its debut, San Angelo (Tall Guy Records, 2010). The fact that the band is based in Bristol in the west of England, home to Massive Attack and Portishead (whose ex-member Jim Barr, Busnoys' original bassist, recorded the album at his J&J Studios), might give more of a clue to fans ...
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