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Sachsische Schatulle

Gunter Sommer in a solo percussion album that has him following effortlessly from drums to gongs, darabuka, schalmei, hacvkbrett - and back again in melodic and rhythmic ways.

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Personnel:

Gunter Sommer-drums, gongs, bandoneon, darabuka, mundharmonika, schalmei, hackbrett

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UPC: 7619942502720

Label: Intakt
Catalog ID: ITK027.2
Squidco Product Code: 18265

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 1993
Country: Switzerland
Packaging: Jewel tray, not sealed.
Recorded in September 1988 in East Berlin and April 1992 in Zurich by Peter Pfister.

Descriptions, Reviews, &c.

"I hate drum solos. So I'm pleased to report that German improvisational percussionist Sommer's lastest solo album sounds like many things, but never a drum solo. He often plays melodically, favoring tuned concert toms; sometimes he sings along. The emphasis is on texture and timbre as much as rhythm. Before the sound of drums can become monotonous, Sommer has switched to gongs, tubular bells, darabuka, hammered dulcimer, or non-percussive instruments like harmonica, shawm, and bandoneon. He isn't afraid of silence, and shows no sign of tehcnical display for its own sake. Many years of this kind of solo playing have developed into a quiet mastery."-Mark Sullivan, Option, Los Angeles, USA, 55/1994

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Track Listing:

1. Unterm Rock 9:01

2. Moulin À Vent 2:50

3. Talkin' Talk Walk 3:08

4. Stelline Sopra Cascina Spaiano 1:41

5. Oma Itti Amo 8:52

6. Il Sogno Della Mia Bella Mora 4:50

7. Kastag Rag 2:10

8. Viel Steine Gab's (Für Inge) A) Bodenseesteine B) Hinkelsteine C) Stolpersteine D) Grabsteine 13:33

9. In Der Fremde Teil 1 Teil II Teil III 5:44

10. Gröba Rein, Gröba raus,Gröba Rausreinraus 3:22

11. Edlihtam 6:15

12. Lehrstück Für Udo L. 3:37

13. Heimwärts 2:28

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