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Painting Twilight

Mark Rownd
1 disc

1. First Day, The
2. Before There Was Rain
3. Earthbody Spiritbody
4. Portrait of Parting
5. From Somewhere Else
6. At the Edge of Calm Waters, Pt. 1
7. Through the Valley of Shadow
8. Eyes of Azure
9. At the Edge of Calm Waters, Pt. 2
10. Moment Alone, A
11. Place of Grace
12. Storm's Passage
13. Painting Twilight
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 901
Credits

Producer Howard Givens
Engineer Howard Givens
Personnel: Mark Rownd (keyboards, Taos & slit drums, shakers, rattles, cabasa, gourd, samples); Darcy Rownd (vocals); Bob Beiner (bass); Deborah Martin (shaker).
Recorded at Spotted Paccary Studios, Encinitas, California.
Personnel: Mark Rownd (keyboards, drums, shaker); Deborah Martin (shaker).
Recording information: Spotted Peccary Studios, Encinita, CA.
Photographer: Mark Rownd.
Painting Twilight is Mark Rownd's first contribution to Spotted Peccary's quest to forge a new style of American music. At that, it is an important contribution. Rownd has done much work with rhythms and their variations and relationships to melodies. Indeed, his first CD, Desert Waves, was dedicated to polyrhythmic textures. This disc bears similarities to that CD and borders on the avant-garde. Rownd's experimental techniques set him apart from his peers. His music is familiar and different at the same time. In short, it is a paradox and a conundrum -- delightful ones at that. Deep listeners are drawn into the mystery as Rownd toys with them, teasing and offering the solution while hiding it from view. The soundscape is confusing but it is worth the effort to sort through it. This CD will appeal to fans of Robert Scott Thompson, Terre Thaemlitz, Voice of Eye, and Polly Moller. ~ Jim Brenholts