Catrin Finch: Crossing the Stone Review

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Catrin Finch: Crossing the Stone ReviewWhile biographies disguised as reviews are tiresome, some background is in order, in this case. At the age of 23, Catrin Finch has been playing the harp for 18 years. She was appearing on British television and with major orchestras by the time she was 10, and was appointed the Royal Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales (a.k.a. Prince Charles) at the age of 20. Bottom line: This lady has more than enough credentials to be regarded as a major musical talent.
But does having a long list of credentials translate to making a great album? In this case, you bet it does. On "Crossing The Stone," Catrin Finch combines piles of technical expertise with surprising and even stunning musical choices. Sure, she covers classical music (such as Bach's 'Prelude from Partita #3' and Handel's 'The Arrival of The Queen of Sheba') brilliantly, but you'd expect that from an alumnus of The Royal College of Music. But would you expect to hear a piece by jazz pianist Dave Grusin done on the harp? How about music by guitarist Pat Metheny, or a Chick Corea composition?
Catrin Finch is an incredible talent, and she has created a beautiful, eclectic album that demands (and will receive) repeated listening. Unfortunately, it's also an album that you probably won't find in your local music store. This album has not received a lot of publicity, and I have yet to walk into a CD store and find it sitting on the shelf. Save yourself a lot of tedious shopping: buy it here and now.Catrin Finch: Crossing the Stone Overview

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Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny Review

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Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny ReviewHaving never been a major aficionado of Minimalist music, my first real introduction to it was via Godfrey Reggio's movie Koyaanisqatsi. The soundtrack to that film, by Philip Glass, was enthralling. It made me seek out his and other composer's music. As part of that search, I picked up Steve Reich's Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint recording about ten years ago. I included it, almost as an afterthought, as part of one of those mail order "buy 10 CDs for a penny!" promotions. The last thing I wrote on the order card, I remember, was this Steve Reich CD. My thought at the time was, "Oh well, I don't know what he sounds like, but it should be interesting." Guess which recording, among all of those I got through that mail order fiasco, is the only one that I still listen to regularly? You got it, Steve Reich's Different Trains. I didn't realize what I was getting. . . . It took time to grow on me. I listened to it maybe three or four times that first year. It was typical minimalist fare; repetitive sound images flowing and changing in organic patterns. It is only now, 10 years later, that I can comprehend what is happening on this CD. Somehow, Steve Reich managed to take the often starkly cold patterns and theories of Minimalism and infuse them with immense humanity. The two separate pieces: "Different Trains" and "Electric Counterpoint" are widely different in tone and intent, but work together strangely well. "Different Trains" is a combination of oversampled recordings by the Kronos Quartet, the recordings of trains, and sound bites from interviews with people who rode on trains during the 1940s. The speech recordings provide 10 or 15 simple phrases such as ". . . from Chicago to New York." These phrases provide the tonal images that are the 'melody' of the piece. The slow transition from people speaking about traveling in American trains to a sudden realization that one is now listening to Holocaust survivors speaking about trains that run to death camps is heart breaking. The second piece, Electric Counterpoint, is a massively oversampled piece built up from the recordings of the guitar work of Pat Metheny. Electric Counterpoint is optimistic, flowing, and surprisingly energetic. I heartily recommend this recording as a masterpiece of 20th century composition and performance. I listen to it at least once a month just for the shear joy it provides.Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny OverviewNo Description Available.Genre: Classical MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 28-FEB-1989

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Descending Moonshine Dervishes / Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets Review

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Descending Moonshine Dervishes / Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets ReviewIt's funny and sad that a lot of times the pioneers are less well known than the imitators.
Terry along with LeMonte Young started the 'trance' music movement and they are still more interesting than the rest. Techno and Rave people should ACTUALLY listen to this album. '10 Voices for the 2 Prophets' is a pun on the fact that Prophet 5 synthesisers have 5 voices and he plays two of them. He also sings, microtonally. This guy has more music in his little finger than 50 techno knob twisters. His classic 'In C' revolutionized music and musicans including Miles Davis, Eno, Bowie.
But beware you must LISTEN to it.
My favorite is 'Sri Camel'.Descending Moonshine Dervishes / Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets Overview

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