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REVIEWS TIME STANDS STILL M U S I C by Mike Howe Reviewed by Richard Giles Real Music, USA 2009 (55mins) Distributors: Aust—Brumby Books & MASKARADA Music, tel (03) 9761 5535; USA—Real by Taraf de Haidouks Music, website www.RealMusic.com Crammed Discs, Belgium, 2007 aving had no formal training or (60mins) background, Mike Howe came to Distributors: Australia—The Planet musical creativity late in life. Time Company, tel (02) 9283 8250; Stands Still, his first aloum, pleases Europe—Crammed Discs, Belgium, tel with some totally soothing acoustic +32 2640 7914, www.crammed.be guitar sounds. Howe is inspired in araf de Haidouks is a troupe of his music by the place where he lives Romanian Gypsy musicians, the and the Welsh national park where he most prominent of the new era. The once worked, as well as by the people group formed in 1989, shortly before _ he’s known. The depth of sincerity in the downfall of dictator Nicolae his music is notable, and his easy Ceausescu, and are best known inthe — guitar, combined with his own bass, Balkans and the French-speaking keyboards and percussion, makes this countries of Europe. The original a touching debut offering. line-up had about a dozen musicians and sometimes as many as thirty. DIDGERIDOO DRUM DANCE This album covers their wilder gypsy- by various artists style interpretations of classical Music Mosaic, Aust, 2009 (S8mins) music from Bartok, de Falla, Albéniz Distributors: Aust—Music Mosaic, and more. A roisterous collection of website www.music-mosaic.com both soft and rousing tunes. Miss Mosaic has a reputation for its pulsed and primal sounds JACQUES LOUSSIER PLAYS BACH: with didge, drums and ambient The 50th Anniversary Recording mixes. This release features the by Jacques Loussier didgeridoo's rhythmic breath of earth Telarc, USA, 2009 (53mins) tones, growls, voice calls and animal Distributors: Australia—The Planet sounds playing out the dance Company, tel (02) 9283 8250; USA— mystery. It's a musical transmutation Telarc International Records, tel 1800 with loosed-out mind frontiers of 801 5810, website www.telarc.com ambient world didgeridoo and drum he roots of this historic jazz album dance mixes. There are tracks by Wild go back to 1959. In his Marmalade, Ariel Kalma, Andy experimental forays into the Graham, Tarshito, Ash Dargan, evolution of jazz, pianist Jacques Brainscapes, Hollow Log and more. Loussier found ways to improvise on he works of J. S. Bach. When he took a break from his classical training by mixing elements of Bach with jazz, he results were really fresh, innovative and widely popular in the Paris club scene where he launched his career. Loussier pushed musicians and audiences of both jazz and classical music to rethink the boundary between the two genres. Five decades later, he celebrates this andmark golden anniversary. This is classical jazz, played superbly by Loussier. Essential listening. JACQUES LOUSSIER PLAYS BACH: The 50th Anniversary Recording by Jacques Loussier Telarc, USA, 2009 (53mins) Distributors: Australia—The Planet Company, tel (02) 9283 8250; USA— Telarc International Records, tel 1800 801 5810, website www.telarc.com he roots of this historic jazz album go back to 1959. In his experimental forays into the evolution of jazz, pianist Jacques Loussier found ways to improvise on he works of J. S. Bach. When he took a break from his classical training by mixing elements of Bach with jazz, he results were really fresh, innovative and widely popular in the Paris club scene where he launched his career. Loussier pushed musicians and audiences of both jazz and classical music to rethink the boundary between the two genres. Five decades later, he celebrates this andmark golden anniversary. This is classical jazz, played superbly by Loussier. Essential listening. NEXUS ¢ 77 DECEMBER 2009 - JANUARY 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com