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The accordion may bring to mind visions of polkas and Lawrence Welk, but to the Cajuns it is the cornerstone of their distinctive sound. First introduced into Louisiana in 1850, the diatonic Cajun accordion has 10 melody buttons (instead of the more familiar piano keys) on one side and two...
The most popular Zydeco artist currently is Frank, whose rap- inflected music is rocking Zydeco clubs like Richard's and Slim's Y-Ki-Ki in Opelousas. But a number of even more talented young musicians are fast emerging. Delafose (pronounced De-la-foss), 23, whose late father John was...
Sanders rose from utter obscurity to relative fame when he joined John Coltrane's group in 1965 and began to scandalize and thrill audiences with his cataclysmic solos whose language was not melody but pure sound. Recordings from this period reveal a relentlessly experimental musician who can create fascinating textures...
There's sorcery everywhere on the vast stage of EFX. Merlin does battle with Morgana--she with her six-ton mechanical dragon, he with an even more gigantic fire breather. From beyond the grave Harry Houdini romances his wife with a misty melody and a huge set that flies away...
The music on Headtravel is excellent and seems to improve with each new track. "Shell," by Nail, is the best groove on the album, mixing a throbbing beat with the best in atmospheric trance sounds, winds blowing, sudden bursts of melody and rainforest noises. "Tesseract," by Darin Marshall, and "Environment...