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Royal Hartigan's two-disc set Blood Drum Spirit draws its musical inspiration from the percussionist's travels and studies in far-flung places. A native of the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, Hartigan integrates elements of the music of Ghana, India, and the Philippines as well as Native Americans into his compositions, using them to express his long-standing interests in multiple time signatures and polymeter. Unlike those who use world music as an exotic flavor, Hartigan integrates th...   [ read more ]

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This double-CD set collects a wide variety of Dunn's fascinating and innovative environmental sound works/interactions from 1973-1985. Nexus 1 (1973) features a series of trumpet gestures, played by a trio of performers, sounded into the interior of the Grand Canyon. Entrainments 1 (1984) accumulates square-wave oscillations played in a California state park glen, simulating the resonant characteristics of the environment. Entrainments II (1985) is a complex interaction for three speaking vocal...   [ read more ]

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