This collaboration betwixt Shrieve as well as the talented immature drummer David Beal is an electronic percussion tour-de-force amongst epic rhythms, powerful melodies, as well as broad textural brushstrokes. Amazingly enough, this innovative album savage through the cracks when it was start out released as well as didn't larn nearly the attending or distribution it deserved.
Two of the initiatory drummers of stone as well as novel historic menses blend their particular talents amongst the latest technology scientific discipline to practice a landmark album. On The Big Picture, Michael Shrieve as well as David Beal hit fully orchestrated music using electronic drum pads as well as digital samplings. Through this system, a drum-pad tin sack audio similar a trumpet, violin, voice, or it tin sack practice a completely novel sound. Though originally composed on computer, all the music on The Big Picture was played solely amongst drumsticks.
This album is a refreshing celebration of musical rhythm as well as melody. The pieces compose a dazzling menu, ranging from the exotic to the mischievous, all sharing a compelling vibrancy as well as excitement.
The Big Picture opens a novel door for percussionists. It puts the percussionist on a plane amongst traditional front end trouble soloists as well as it elevates him to orchestral arranger, amongst interplanetary space combinations of sounds, timbres, rhythms, as well as instrumentations at his disposal.
Michael Shrieve was the legendary drummer for the grouping Santana. He appeared at Woodstock amongst Santana as well as recorded 8 albums amongst the group. He has likewise recorded on 3 albums released yesteryear the legendary High German synthesist, Klaus Schulze. He released his start out solo recording entitled Transfer Station Blue (17023-2) on the Fortuna label which features Klaus Schulze as well as Michael's brother, Kevin Shrieve. Michael co-wrote the music for the cinema The Bedroom Window.
David Beal has an acuate feel of dependent area as well as boundless cognition of percussion as well as electronics. He has played amongst a broad diversity of function yesteryear names inward the music concern including the Cleveland Philharmonic, jazz guitarist Stanley Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as well as rockers similar Joe Cocker, Peter Gabriel, as well as Madonna.
THE BIG PICTURE, Michael Shrieve as well as David Beal hit fully orchestrated music using electronic drum pads as well as digital samplings. Through this system, a drum-pad tin sack audio similar a trumpet, violin, voice, or it tin sack practice a completely novel sound. Though originally composed on computer, all the music on THE BIG PICTURE was played solely amongst drumsticks. This album is a refreshing celebration of musical rhythm as well as melody. The pieces compose a dazzling menu, ranging from the exotic to the mischievous, all sharing a compelling vibrancy as well as excitement. THE BIG PICTURE opens a novel door for percussionists. It puts the percussionist on a plane amongst traditional front end trouble soloists as well as elevates him to orchestral arranger, amongst interplanetary space combinations of sounds, timbres, rhythms, as well as instrumentations at his disposal.
Tracklist:
1 The Invisible Architect 5:45
2 Monday Amie 4:08
3 Unspeakable Dawn 7:09
4 Izibongo 5:23
5 Shaman's Drum 5:30
6 The Big Picture 6:05
7 Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep 5:24
8 Iron Voices 4:75
Personnel:
Michael Shrieve - Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer
Andrew Aturmer - Guitar (Acoustic)
David Beal - Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer
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