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Barque Of Salvation Barque Of Salvation
Jazz/World Fusion - Part II of "Measure Of The Universe". Piano & fretless bass are the lead instruments alternating between techno-influenced call-and-response passages & ambient-based sections, both backed by bass guitar, tabla & elec. percussion.
La Convivencia La Convivencia
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Ensemble playing passages inspired by modern Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern music. Jazz, rock, flamenco pop & Med. folk over a bed of electronica-inspired percussion & doumbek.
Symbiotic Realms Symbiotic Realms
Instrumental World Fusion - Fretless bass guitar plays rhythmic, melodic & harmonic ideas over a complex bed of ambient, trance & techno-influenced electronic beats, arp melodies & rhythms, synth pads & textures, and udu - a Nigerian clay pot.
Chrysalis Of Eternity Chrysalis Of Eternity
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Altered 12-bar blues chord progressions in 13/8 Latin feels, between synth intro & ending. Features Massimo DeAngelis on V-Drums. His percussion arrangement was all done as one take!
Among Sacred Rivers - Part I Among Sacred Rivers - Part I
Vedic chanting of a stotra (hymn of praise) to Lord Shiva - the destroyer or transformer god of the Hindu Trinity - backed by synthesizers, and traditional Indian instrumentation.
Dionysian Stream Dionysian Stream
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - A study in tension & release centered around a call-and-response solo section between synthesizer & electric guitar, backed by bass guitar & various percussion from around the world. Features Dave Kulju on guitar.
Essence Of A Noble Soul Essence Of A Noble Soul
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - More melodic in content, and laid back in mood than my usual writing, this arrangement features interplay between bass guitar, two electric guitars, and Middle-Eastern percussion.
A Bridge Between Time & Eternity A Bridge Between Time & Eternity
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Bass guitar solo acts as a bridge between the modalities of the two halves of this piece - major for the first, minor for the second - with each half featuring classical guitar and piano solos.
Credo Credo
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Fretless bass guitar and acoustic piano take turns in melodic and lead roles over Latin jazz-styled chord progressions, while being accompanied by doumbeks, zills and other Mediterranean percussion.
Disciples Of Life (Wan-Wu: Part I) Disciples Of Life (Wan-Wu: Part I)
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - For this arrangement, glass bowls and bass guitars act as Yin and Yang striving for balance. Added instrumentation includes: ceramic bells, gourds, lom bak (Javanese hand drum), and synthesizer.
Panta Rhei Panta Rhei
Instrumental - An arsenal of stringed instruments solo over various Fertile Crescent rhythms in a jazz fusion arrangement that features a panned call-and-response doumbek solo.
A Smile For Every Tear A Smile For Every Tear
Instrumental Classical/World Fusion - A classical guitar and acoustic piano ballad that blends Baroque-styled piano, Spanish flamenco, and Latin American folk music influences.
Apollonian Stream Apollonian Stream
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Fretless bass guitar is joined by two panned pianos and a synth string section, in a piece that strives to balance jazz, rock, European Classical, and Mediterranean folk music.
Amor Y Poder Amor Y Poder
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - As the title suggests, this arrangement alternates between gentle and powerful sections over a variety of rhythms performed on two doumbeks. Classical guitars, fretted and fretless bass round out the instrumentation.
Heart And Mind United Heart And Mind United
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - This arrangement is centered around question-and-answer & tradeoff solo sections between me (on piano) and my Electrum bandmate, guitarist Dave Kulju, over various percussion instruments from throughout the globe.
Degrees Of Force Degrees Of Force
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - This composition features piano and fretless bass solos, as well as a call-and-response section between the two, over a bed of rhythm guitars and Latin percussion. This arrangement showcases keyboardist Chris Rossi.
Within The Circles Within The Circles
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Traditional rhythms and instruments from Thailand are blended with bass guitars in this composition. Some of the Thai instruments include: khlui (klui), pii, wode, khong, ching, chhap, and klong yao.
Seafaring Soul Seafaring Soul
Instrumental Latin Jazz/World Fusion - Piano and fretless bass are the prominent instruments playing over a rhythm section of two electric guitars, frame drum, and a doumbek in Ayyub (a driving Mediterranean rhythm) patterns.
One Day As A Lion One Day As A Lion
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - Fretted and fretless bass guitar are joined by African percussion, voices, flutes, mallet instruments, and of course - a pride of lions - in an arrangement that features 6/8 and 7/8 odd time signatures.
Ouroboros Ouroboros
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - A 'tongue-in-cheek' composition featuring fretted and fretless bass guitars, electric guitars, and percussion (mostly doumbeks) playing jazz-funk patterns and also performing a panned call-and-response solo.
