Hideki Kato - double bass Marco Capelli - acoustic guitar Andrea Centazzo - percussion, kat mallet, keyboards
Recorded:
Recorded live @ Cafe Metropol, Los Angeles, by Emanuele Arnone, July 2006
About:
This superb disc is a suite in six movements and was composed/directed by Andrea Centazzo. Movement 1 is a suspense-filled dream-world with sublime written parts for the acoustic guitar, subtle electronic percussion (electric vibes), spacey synth and walking bass. Movement 2 features some quick, free acoustic guitar, acoustic percussion and bowed bass. Centazzo has an orchestral approach to his percussion, electric vibes and synth playing, often minimal and selecting each note/sound with care. New York City based Marco Cappelli is a virtuoso on that acoustic guitar, yet he rarely overplays or shows off. Another New Yorker Kato Hideki, who is one the best electric bassists around and an original member of Ground Zero and leads the great Death Ambient trio with Fred Frith and Ikue Mori, has chosen to play a variety of other instruments (banjo, synth) over the past decade. He sounds fine on acoustic bass here, most often playing a most supportive position and soloing on rare occasion. This music sounds cinematic, with Andrea directing his small orchestra in ways that make this and any of the dozens of discs we've gotten from Ictus consistently successful and fascinating to hear. (BLG, Downtown Music Gallery)
