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Artist:	PIKE SET, DAVE
Title:	Noisy Silence -- Gentle Noise
Label:	MPS (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	UCCM 9029CD

"1969 album from this German/Austrian/American quartet (Pike: vibes/tambourine, Volker Kriegel: guitar/sitar, Hans Rettenbacher: bass, and Peter Baumesiter: drums) notable for it's inclusion of the Anokha-night anthem 'Mathar', itself a fine example of how NOT to mix Eastern/Western themes w/even a touch of accuracy/respect for either (effectively nailing up its own plaque in the hall of 'greatest songs ever'...). Other than that (& a piece based on Zappa's 'Mother People,' oh and 'Walking Down the Highway in a Red Raw Egg,' which features a pretty brilliant long-distance/phoned-in guitar solo) the music's pretty snoozy/make-out oriented, not too far off in tone from classic Gary Burton Quartet recordings. Feel their wrath." -- Hrvatski.

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