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- Summary: The second full-length release from the duo of Cretan lute player George Xylouris and Dirty Three drummer Jim White was produced by Guy Picciotto.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Experimental, Pop/Rock, International, International Fusion, Cretan, International Folk, Mediterranean Traditions
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UncutOct 7, 2016This is Cretan folk music played with a rock'n'roll intensity that is truly immersive. [Nov 2016, p.36]
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Oct 7, 2016Their exploration and exposition of what lies hidden in tradition in the creation of new music make for utterly compelling--and perhaps even obsessive--listening.
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Nov 1, 2016Beautiful stuff, strange and arresting.
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MojoOct 7, 2016Rarely can the lute have sounded quite as threatening as it does here. [Nov 2016, p.93]
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Oct 10, 2016There’s an ancient sense of purity to this music which seems a cut above any similar projects.
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Oct 13, 2016They further develop their inventive and often thrilling fusion style by concentrating on songs rather than instrumentals. But the emphasis is on improvisation rather than predictable structures.
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Oct 7, 2016Subtly and unobtrusively produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto (as Goats was), Black Peak then finds the envelope pushed further still. If the concept sounds impenetrable at first--off- putting even--keep at it.
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