Dennis Rea "Giant Steppes"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Eclectic
Label: MoonJune Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Live At Gaochang (Uyghur Suite) (16:41) 

2. Altai By And By (8:44) 

3. Wind Of The World's Nest (9:56) 

4. The Fellowship Of Tsering (14:07) 

Total Time 49:28

Line-up

Dennis Rea - guitars, kalimba (4)

   With

Dick Valentine - sopranino saxophone (1), alto saxophone (1, 3), flute (3, 4)

Greg Kelley - trumpet (1)

Stuart Dempster - didgeridoo (1)

Greg Campbell - electric French horn (1)

Don Berman - drums, percussion (1)

Juliana & PAVA - vocals and hurdy-gurdy (2)

Albert Kuvezin - voice (3), vocal (4)

Wadim Dicke - electric fretted and fretless basses (3), electric bass (4)

Brian Oppel - drums (3)

Greg Powers - dungchen horn (4)

Steve Fisk - keyboards, sounds rhythms, creative processing (4)

Daniel Zongrone - drums, percussion (4)

Description/Reviews:

Dennis himself wanted to take the next step by looking at traditional and modern music in Central Asia. From the Uyghur homeland of Xinjang, the Altai and Tuva regions of Russia, and Tibet, Rea is like an anthropologist discovering various forms of world music... The closing track, ‘The Fellowship Of Tsering’ is as prog-rock as you’re going to get. So don’t expect any elves in the shire. Laying down heavier organ parts and some synths to get the train running into more tunnels ahead, it is part Ring Van Möbius, Beggars Opera, and Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti-era thrown into the mix.

Read the full review by Zachary Nathanson at echoesanddust.com

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