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Nakatani-Kobo: Kobo-3 / New Atlantis Records: NA-CD-010
http://www.hhproduction.org/h&h%20record%20label.html
http://www.newatlantisrecords.com/product/na-cd-010
http://www.newatlantisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/anatomy-of-a-moment
* Tatsuya Nakatani : percussion
* Shane Perlowin : guitar
http://www.hhproduction.org/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tatsuya-nakatani-mn0000018530
http://www.shaneparish.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shane-perlowin-mn0000657600
Recorded by Patrick Kukucka at Hi Z Lo Z Recording Studio, Asheville,
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, on May, 2012.
Reviews
By Bruce Lee Gallanter
http://www.downtownmusicgallery.com/Main/news/Newsletter-2013-11-01.html
We never know what combinations of musicians will appear live or on disc until
the gig takes place or the disc arrives in the mail. Mr. Nakatani (currently
living in the Poconos, PA) is an amazing percussionist who has his own approach
and tours around the world as much as is possible playing with an unlikely cast
of improvisers: Jack Wright, Michel Doneda, Eugene Chadbourne, Mary Halvorson
to Frank Gratkowski. Guitarist extraordinare, Shane Perlowin (Ashville, NC), is
a founding member of the progressive/math rock band Ahleuchatistas, who have
some half dozen releases on the Cuneiform & Tzadik labels. I'm not sure when or
how they met but since Tatsuya is always on the road, I can imagine how they
ended up on the same bill. If you've ever checked out Mr. Nakatani live, you
know that he has a unique way of playing drums and cymbals. Mr. Perlowin sounds
as if he is playing acoustic guitar on some of this disc. And since this is a
studio recording the balance and sound are most superb and often sublime. The
first piece is really quiet and quite lovely with a mysterious aura of suspense
surrounding it. Mr. Perlowin sounds more like a stripped down version of John
Fahey here, playing forlorn, cascading lines while Nakatani rubs his drums with
gongs or cymbals. Shane switches to his electric guitar about halfway through
but still plays with a laid-back, spacious and spooky vibe, a sort of raga-rock
like sound. Reminding me of that Bay Area psych from the late sixties (like the
Airplane or Country Joe & the Fish). The focal point of most of this music is
Perlowin's (mostly) acoustic guitar which sounds immensely haunting and does a
fine job of taking us along with him on a journey through distant
lands. Tatsuya embellishes everything the Shane does with subtle shades, rarely
erupting into his more intense percussive detours. An excellent duo release
that sounds as if they have been playing together for many years.
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By Dave Wayne
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/anatomy-of-a-moment-tatsuya-nakatani-and-shane-perlowin-new-atlantis-records-review-by-dave-wayne.php
By Clifford Allen
http://www.cliffordallen.blogspot.com/2014/10/music-briefly-reviewed-from-reviews.html
By Jonathan Hielkema
http://www.calvin.edu/chimes/2014/02/07/anatomy-of-a-moment-highlights-improvised-art/ |
