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Yang: The Failure of Words
by Glenn Astarita
World class German touch guitarist Markus Reuter (Stick Men, Europa String Choir) and Benjamin Schäfer enhance this soundscape with sterling audio processes to extract the inherent power and resiliency of this French / German quartet on its 3rd release. Abetted by a detailed soundstage that highlight's the band's commanding presence, the packaging references late artist Bruno Medonca's work that keenly merges a sense of antiquity with an ultra-modern stance. Yang is an explosive yet disciplined band amid all ...
read moreFrench Prog Ensemble Yang Release Highly Anticipated 3rd Album "The Failure Of Words"
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
Founded by Frédéric L’Épée in 2002 (previously founder of the bands Shylock in the '70s and Philharmonie in the '90s), Yang is an instrumental quartet which compositions melt guitar counterpoints, odd time signatures, New Music with a hint of oriental modes all together with a powerful rock pulse. Their new opus, The Failure of Words, is a touchstone in Yang's evolution. This album, unlike the others, aims no more to sound like in live situation but is a musical process ...
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Dewa Budjana's New Album "Joged Kahyangan" Features Larry Goldings, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Johnson, Bob Mintzer, Janis Siegel
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Leonardo Pavkovic
Boasting a stellar lineup of modern jazz icons Larry Goldings, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Johnson and Peter Erskine (and featuring guest vocalist, the fabulous Janis Siegel), Indonesian guitar maestro Dewa Budjana's sixth solo album — his second for MoonJune Records — is a progressive jazz master-class session of huge proportions. Overflowing with moments of elegance, grace, depth and invention, Joged Kahyangan is Dewa's musical interpretation of the beauty of heaven. Featuring eight exquisitely-crafted, -arranged and -executed gems, Budjana and friends have ...
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Henry Kuntz: "Wayang Saxophony Shadow Saxophone" New CD
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All About Jazz
Wayang Saxophony Shadow Saxophone - Humming Bird Records (HB CD 6)
Henry Kuntz: Tenor Saxophone
In an alluring set of solo and multi-track improvisations inspired by mixed-media presentations of saxophone and puppet theatre, Henry Kuntz re-examines the sound, technique, and musical dimensions of the tenor.
The diaphanous tenor of Wayang Saxophony Shadow Saxophone took flight like a light butterfly free of its silver cocoon. It happened as I prepared for two solo performances that featured the coming out of my ...
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