Name: Walnut Ridge by MGOO Cognitive Dissonance
Duration: 6 min 34 s
Description: A dreamy ambient modern jazz piece, written in the last two visits to Bryan's mountain home, at Walnut Ridge in Georgia. The last piece we wrote together ...

"The flow and the architecture of the compositions is carefully thought out and include surprising moments that create an engaging sonic trip for the listener..." -Jazz Compas

A Waltz is the third track of our debut recording HUMANIZED.
Free to listen and/or buy for $6.99 on http://www.sebastianspanache.com

Personell:
Sebastian Spanache /rhodes
Csaba Sánta /double bass
Radu Pieloiu /drums

You can also find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SebastianSpanacheTrio

As a small bonus, check out a live version of this track we played in Bratislava:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQbNHYBdE0

A Waltz (HUMANIZED) 2013

Nine Blind Ravens are:

Mike Wall: Vocals/Ukulele/Banjo/Tenor Guitar.
Jay McAney: Acoustic Guitar/Vocals.
Adam Webb: Electric Guitar/Banjo/Mandolin/Vocals.
Jon Couch: Bass/Vocals.
Kev Dixon: Drums/Vocals.

Recorded at Crash Studios by Andy Fernihough.

Walk Through the Trees

A dreamy ambient modern jazz piece, written in the last two visits to Bryan's mountain home, at Walnut Ridge in Georgia. The last piece we wrote together ...

Walnut Ridge

‘Apologues’ will be released by Erased Tapes on September 11, 2015 on LP/CD/DL and can be pre-ordered from www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP075

Masayoshi Fujita, the Berlin-based Japanese vibraphone player, also known under his alias el fog came to the attention of label founder Robert Raths a few years ago. Not only because the vibraphone is an intriguing instrument, but also the way Masayoshi treats his instrument and draws ethereal and layered sounds, is what truly attracted him to Masayoshi’s work.

Having released more ambient-based/electronic recordings of the vibraphone under el fog, Masa became more interested in the sound of the vibraphone itself. He started to compose acoustic pieces and released the first solo album under his real name, titled ‘Stories’, in early 2013. ‘Apologues’ sees Masayoshi for the first time use an array of instruments besides his lead instrument – such as the violin, cello, flute, clarinet, French horn, accordion, piano and snare drum played by friends, but arranged by Masa himself.

In addition to the mallets, Masayoshi often plays the vibraphone with a violin or cello bow, like on ‘Tears of Unicorn’ and ‘Knight and Spirit of Lake’. He would also place bead strings on the vibraphone bars to create an ambient shimmer that can be heard on songs like ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Swallow Flies High in the May Sky’. The latter was composed to let the clarinet express its characteristics and tell its story, whilst the vibraphone takes a supporting role. “The clarinet sounds very warm and soft and very ‘spring’ to me”, says Masa.

“With this album the main idea was to evoke images, atmospheres, sceneries and stories in the listener, the images that have accumulated in myself. At the same time it was an exploration of the unexplored beauty of the vibraphone, and also a pursuit of the charm of the instrumentation and the music itself. Erased Tapes releases a lot of great stuff and naturally became my favourite label of late. And I thought it would fit well to my music.” – Masayoshi Fujita

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: masayoshifujita.com · erasedtapes.com

Apologues

Tears Of Unicorn

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Masayoshi Fujita – Tears of Unicorn

Miles, King Crimson, Zappa & Gong jam at a party with Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums & Percussion......Oh yeah Gary Burton showed up just as the tape rolled.


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M GOO was a co-operative comprising; Tony Korycki - a songwriter and keyboard player, working solo and collaborating with musicians since the 1980's, mostly in Rock and Jazz genres, with Bryan Glutting - a musician and vibraphone player, based in Atlanta, GA. Together the M GOO co-operative formed the duo; Cognitive Dissonance.
What was Cognitive Dissonance ? Was it “a mental conflict when beliefs in assumptions are contradicted by new information, or… an anxiety resulting from simultaneously holding incompatible attitudes, or … a condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one’s beliefs and one’s actions …”? Well, yes. But it was also … a musical partnership between two semi-professional musicians, who teamed up to explore the unique interaction between piano and vibraphone first pioneered by Corea and Burton (although we never claimed that level of virtuosity). Cognitive Dissonance was a mad project; a musical folly, that lasted from 2004 to Bryan's passing in 2024. A project conducted across the vast Atlantic Ocean. A project that suited its name. A project to stir the sleep of the phantasmagorical beast.

Walnut Ridge

MGOO Cognitive Dissonance

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