Musical Massage: Resonance

Editorial Reviews
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True to its name, Resonance employs Tibetan bowls, didgeridoo, sitar, bass, and a variety of flutes to manifest the pure, ringing sound that is resonance. Slow, strumming guitars interspersed with woody African mbiras and zithers extend in long, lush notes of lovely noise. Most tunes leave melody behind in the name of tonal color and atmospheric composition, and the result is an engaging backdrop of held harmonics where the instruments themselves are paid tribute. "Affinity" creates a ringing-bell ambience with the zither, and the rainstick has never sounded so multidimensional as on the "Rivers of Zimbabwe." This is a unique album that refreshingly doesn't rely on traditional song structure or intellectual instrumental displays. Clinical hypnotist and multi-instrumentalist Jorge Alfano led the project and his meditative vision is extraordinary on this simple yet intriguing album. --Karen K. Hugg

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Tracks:

Tibetan Moon
Siesta
Rivers Of Zimbabwe
Affinity

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True to its name, Resonance employs Tibetan bowls, didgeridoo, sitar, bass, and a variety of flutes to manifest the pure, ringing sound that is resonance. Slow, strumming guitars interspersed with woody African mbiras and zithers extend in long, lush notes of lovely noise. Most tunes leave melody behind in the name of tonal color and atmospheric composition, and the result is an engaging backdrop of held harmonics where the instruments themselves are paid tribute. "Affinity" creates a ringing-bell ambience with the zither, and the rainstick has never sounded so multidimensional as on the "Rivers of Zimbabwe." This is a unique album that refreshingly doesn't rely on traditional song structure or intellectual instrumental displays. Clinical hypnotist and multi-instrumentalist Jorge Alfano led the project and his meditative vision is extraordinary on this simple yet intriguing album. --Karen K. Hugg

Customer Reviews:

If only for the first two tracks.......2006-01-01

If you only buy this CD for the first two tracks it is well worth it. I agree that the last two are anti-climatical and the CD seems to be missing one more like the first two, but overall, This CD makes you feel like you resonate with the world.

Yummy.......2001-07-23

Jorge is so talented...a must buy!

Talented musicians.......2000-12-20

Well, for each listener there is an album that really "nails" it. However, on this one, the only track that I can recommend is the first one called "Tibetan Moon". Ben Lobst's excellent work with the singing bowls reaches deeply into the mind and consciousness and is hypnotic and powerful.

As for "Siesta", and "Rivers of Zimbabwe", I found them limpid and way too long overall, unfortunately. The final song "Affinity" has the zither, and peruvian quena flute that bring some interest to the violin and fretless bass. To me, the album feels unfinished and I have a sense of waiting to hear the rest of their message or perhaps a direction for the music. On the other hand, perhaps, for its proposed use in hypnotherapy, that is exactly what they wished to put forth.

Definitivamente Espectacular.......2000-12-06

Desde Venezuela, recomiendo ampliamente este CD, bién merecido estar en la lista de los mejores del 2000.

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