Djam Karet
'Reflections From The Firepool'

(Cuneiform Records (Rune 139)

I know it's not cool to the rock world to know what you're doing, but there's a reason bands like Yes, Gong and Rush have done so well - musicians like Gayle Ellet (guitars, keys), Mike Henderson (guitars), Chuck Oken, Jr. (drums), and Henry J. Osborne (bass) were listening.

"The Sky Opens Twice" is a study in contrasts. One being a King Crimson-esque 6/8 feel with a Tony Levin-spidery bass line from Osborne. But after a brief fade, a slower 7 pattern hovers like a Pink Floyd lunar landing.

Celestial atmospheres smoothly shift to Deadhead-length jams, bristling with dense textures without over-intellectualizing large odd numbers. Pretty interesting stuff, and I'm sure Rolling Stone Magazine ignored it - so you know there's actual skill involved.

Review by Don E Zulaica

information:
Cuneiform Records
P.O. Box 8427, Silver Spring, MD 20907-8427
website: http://www.cuneiformrecords.com



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