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Track(s) taken from SIGCD143

Temazcal

composer
Javier Álvarez (b1956)

Powerplant, Joby Burgess (percussion)
Recording details: August 2008
Ark Studios, United Kingdom
Produced by Joby Burgess & Matthew Fairclough
Engineered by Joby Burgess & Matthew Fairclough
Release date: August 2012
Total duration: 8 minutes 5 seconds
 

Reviews

'[A] creative synergy between the excellent percussionists which make up Powerplant … interesting to hear and spectacular in its own way' (MusicWeb International)» More
Temazcal, the Mexican word meaning ‘burning water’, combines a single pair of maracas with pre-recorded sounds. Improvising around rhythmic patterns taken from Latin American folk music, the maracas weave through a world of electronic noises and rhythmic shadows. In the words of composer John Adams, ‘The music of Javier Alvarez reveals influences of popular cultures that go beyond the borders of our own time and place.’

from notes by Joby Burgess © 2008

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