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 DAVID PRITCHARD
'Air Patterns'
( Molecular Music MM10012)
On this, his CD debut, guitarist/composer David
Pritchard presents a collection of eleven pieces
for multiple acoustic guitars. 'Air Patterns' is a
finely detailed body of music from this
refreshingly inventive instrumentalist. The album
is a challenge to classify, yet a delight to
experience. Working within an acoustic guitar
setting, Pritchard achieves a rich quality of
guitar-based music that is both technically and
emotionally satisfying. The album highlights
Pritchard's range both as a composer and performer.
He shifts effortlessly from the dramatic
progressions of 'Inward Bound' to the cyclic
Faheyesque stylings of the title cut, to the warmth
and resonance of 'A Stop Along the Coast' and 'A
Pale View'. The album is a real tribute to the
enduring character and irreplaceable sonic
qualities of acoustic instruments. The
compositional style represented here is a real
marriage of harmony, rhythm and melody interlocking
and becoming poetry in motion. In summary it is
both urbane and evocative, a melodic, quietly
enchanting body of work that is as touching as it
is polished.
WAV.
excerpt of title cut.
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