""Bringing It Down To The Bass" is a classy way to return to his own solo discography. Extremely well-produced, well-crafted, well-performed and well-stocked with Levin's illustrious musician friends. "Bringing It Down" has a little something for everyone. From rock to punk to classical to pro to ambient to jazz to barbershop. Levin indulges in the wide array of styles in which he has performed over the decades. When paired with musical guests from across his career, the album starts to feel like an autobiographical retrospective of his life, and we are only too eager to listen in." (Sonic Perspectives)
Debut release from the trio Jackszyk, Fripp, and Collins. Featuring a dream rhythm section comprising Gavin Harrison and Tony Levin, ASOM is a sonically rich and detailed collection of surprisingly accessible and heartfelt songs which boasts a seductive, widescreen production. Echoing elements of King Crimson's unique vocabulary, while presenting a unified group sound far removed from anything previously released under the KC name, A Scarcity Of Miracles manages to be both intimate and epic, complex yet immediate. Honouring a great band's legacy, whilst undoubtedly taking it somewhere new, ASOM is the Crimson related album your wife and ballad loving friend might just fall in love with! 'One of my favourite albums of those where I am a determining element. It has the Crimson gene, but it is not quite KC.' - (Robert Fripp) It comes in a deluxe CD/DVDA version (which features a 5.1 mix, 24/96 stereo, the ASOM video, and an album's worth of alternate mixes and improvs from the original sessions).
"With this recording, Al di Meola thankfully left behind the pop-fusion sound that he had perfected with Jan Hammer. This was his first venture using the Roland guitar synthesizer and a drum machine. The technology used on this recording sounds dated, but the intent seems genuine. Jan Hammer's Miami Vice sound can be heard throughout, especially on "Sequencer"; di Meola places more emphasis on composition and production than on his famous technique. This turns out to be a refreshing change, but it would have been nice to hear him jam with Phil Collins on "Island Dreamer" rather than lying back on what turns out to be a disappointing collaboration. "Calliope" finds di Meola aligned with Bill Bruford and Tony Levin, although this too turns out to be a disappointment. Certainly a turning point in Di Meola's career, but hardly at the level of his later output." (Robert Taylor, Allmusic)
"De 1ste was zeer geimproviseerd, nu is er sprake van afgeronde instrumentals. Stevens' symfo-liefde en Levin's Crimson-achtergrond klinken door en opnieuw is flamenco te horen. Bozzio's melodieuze drumsolo is briljant!" (PvM, AS)
Op 't ECM-label verschijnen altijd zeer bijzondere, moelijk plaatsbare, van een ongekende ruimtelijke sfeer doortrokken CD's. Deze, uit '87, is geen uitzondering. Vooral 't trompetwerk van Isham is zeer bepalend voor de sound.
Zeldzaam soloalbum van top-sessie-bassist en King Crimson-lid. 't Betreft meestal min of meer improviserend tot stand gekomen instrumentale schetsen, opgenomen in o.a. hotelkamers met o.a. Shankar, Manu Katche, Bill Bruford e.a.
De bassist van o.a. Peter Gabriel en King Crimson. De muziek hier is vaak rustgevend new age-getint, maar ook spannend, met originele inkleuringen van topcollega's als Jerry Marotta, Larry Fast, David Sancious, David Torn, Jeff Pevar.
Geen New Age-flirts op z'n 2de CD voor Narada maar zowaar veel symfonische rock en intrigerende composities die zo op "Peter Gabriel 4" hadden gekund, gespeeld door een bijna-reunie van de toenmalige PG-band (zonder de naamgever zelf weliswaar, maar met Jerry Marrotta (drums) en Larry 'Synergy' Fast (toetsen)). Enkele stukken stammen uit die tijd.
Drie cracks, bekend van soundtrackwerk (gitarist Stevens), UK & Zappa (drummer Bozzio), King Crimson (bassist Levin) en meer. In 4 dagen opgenomen, vandaar 't improvisatoire karakter van de lange stukken, waarin magnifiek gemusiceerd wordt.
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