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All Genres > Classical > Contemporary > ERIK IAN WALKER & MARIT BROOK-KOTHLOW: I Have Never Told You The astonishing new CD release from Erik Ian Walker and Marit Brook-Kothlow is a fascinating, evocative, and engaging combination of forces that play through it's length like a movie bursting with imagery and travels from place to place- all without any film at all. I HAVE NEVER TOLD YOU combines 3 elements like 3 simultaneously running stories that sweep the listener through passages of introspective, moody, luscious sounds that segue to simple, arresting vocals arriving like directions to the next place on another path, and sudden bursts of rhythm that renew the scenery and prepare one for the next adventure. Marit Brook-Kothlow, the acclaimed singer/dancer from the Joe Goode Performance Group, Erik Ian Walker , creator of the Kisses, and Dave Mihaly, percussionist extraordinaire, have created a powerful collaborative CD experience distilled from their years of music, experimental theater, dance, and film work. The genesis began on the set of a play in San Francsico and over the next year developed into this astonishing work of emotional power and intimacy- a soundtrack that needs no film. Searching, deserted violas dissolve into a downtown street corner, a voice wanders by on the street, singing of escape, a sudden snap to a kettle being put on brings in a quietly trudging piano with a gorgeous melody that just won't quit that turns into a massive tower of piano chords and reaches a peak of intense longing just as the shrill whistle of the kettles explode- then a rush of drums bubble in like a creek in a refreshing place. That's one ride. There's five, depending on who's counting. The Musicians Erik Ian Walker: piano, hammond organ, Oberheim matrix-12, Buchla synthesizer, tea kettles, fan, percussion, soundscapes Marit Brook-Kothlow: voice Phyllis Kamrin: violin, viola Dave Mihaly: drums, percussion, odd squeaky thing Ara Anderson: trumpet, baritone horn Grant Walker: ring mod clarinet Cameron Ember: soprano in Castle Canyon Billierae: pump organ Check out the artist's website: http://www.wackoworldmusic.com Track List: 1. Set Up 2. Far From Here 3. The Cup of Tea 4. Scene Change 5. I Have Never Told You 6. The Gateway 7. The Garden 8. Pause to Refreshen 9. Jump Into An Instant of New 10. Castle Canyon 11. Don't Need It 12. I Can Get Along 13. Fjord Serpent 14. Ferry Across The River 15. Ear Freshener/Reunited 16. A Break in the Action 17. An Image in the Dark 18. The Last Cup of Tea 19. Far From Here (reprise) 20. Furry Lisa Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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