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...many players emerges with a distinctive voice, and together they paint a fascinating aural canvas. The all-out wailing of Gary Bartz's sax provides a sharp counterpoint to John McLaughlin's oblique, introverted guitar solos. The album seems to drag on at times, particularly during one very long drum solo, but the variety and enthusiasm is enough to make it a great listen...
When the four members of The Kelley Deal 6000 ascended the stage wearing mounted snare drums, the gesture heralded a set that would be anything but predictable. Deal stepped up to the mic, said a quick hello to the anxious crowd and tapped her snare drum four times to count off "Total War." In unison, the band chanted the monotone lyrics and pounded a martial drum cadence. To the surprise of many in the audience who attended the show because of Deal's Breeders legacy, the song consisted only of drums and vocals. The opening, however, evidenced the bold direction...
...With state and local governments slashing public-school budgets, parents often face an unhappy choice: supplement their children's creaky classrooms with their own cash or stick the kids in pricier, more exclusive private schools. While parents have long held bake sales and sold raffle tickets to drum up extra funds for local schools, fund raising today is growing more elaborate and controversial. In Bowie, Md., a nonprofit foundation set up by parents is helping finance a $5 million auditorium. In Winchester, Mass., the Foundation for Educational Excellence dispenses $50,000 a year in grants to enterprising teachers. And public...
...whirling drum loops and synth sounds have a mantra-like effect: repeated enough times it seems to take you out of the music. Autoditacker is very atmospheric, moody and dark, though never nihilistic. At many times it is intense, edgy and driving. Despite this, the emotional range expressed is somewhat narrow. Perhaps this is a limit of electronic music not even the mighty Mouse on Mars can overcome, as the instruments don't allow the musician to control the subtle nuances of timbre and emotion that he could with a cello or tenor saxophone. Maybe the range of musical expression...
...Band's large drum...