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From American Record Guide: First Takes-
Paul Richards's disc Fables, Forms & Fears is a suave amalgam of influences. The Great Octopus combines acoustic guitar and digital media with boppy rhythms in a sort of techno hocket. Richards is a deft appropriator of style and impression of style, as in Cypriot Structures, a gypsy-inflected piece for violin, guitar, and piano. A constant peppy energy and programmatic humor pervades Rush Hour for horn and piano; the repeated piano notes, for example, are the stopped traffic at a light. The horn hero triumphs in the end and rips away. The rippling clarinet is happy; Falling on Lobsters in the Dark shares the lively eclecticism.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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