Month: April 2011

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Review: Fiveways by the Jex Saarelaht Quartet

There is a calmness and beauty on much of this CD, typified by Saarelaht’s impressionistic solo introductions to three of the tracks, which testifies to the maturity and skill of all four musicians. Phil Sandford reviews Fiveways by the Jex Saarelaht Quartet

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The Droste Effect: McGann’s Double Dutch?

A chain of association began when I first encountered the album’s title, which was some months before I found a copy of this album.

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Intimate Subjects – Review of Foreign Objects

“That this is demonstrably a playful album does not imply that these musicians are not serious…”

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Review: Aurora – Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band

“Aurora reflects [a] … wide variety of musical influences and Isaacs emerges with carefully crafted and distinctive compositions which provide a range of different moods and plenty of inspiration for the soloists.”