A
new approach on an ancient instrument
The 1st Bowhammer Cymbalom CD on Earth! Mystery Repeats Itself contains
selections from 6 albums, 1985-93: Cymbalom Solos, The Moment's River,
Bells & Shadows, Mystery Loves Company, Sky Blues, and Life in the
Vast Lane.
"...master of extended cymbalom technique." --Bart Hopkin
/ Experimental Musical Instruments "exhilarating and hypnotic" --Jackson Griffith / PULSE! "beautiful and mesmerizing" --Bill Tilland / OPTION "extraordinary" --Jennifer Shields / THE MUSIC PAPER "original and inspiring" --Mihai Manilou / BAM "accessible and intriguing" --Kerry Dexter / DIRTY LINEN "mystery at its best, compelling...ever-changing" --Ann Rider
/ NAPRA REVIEW "holds your senses captive in his baffling experimental otherworld"
--Ellen Mediati / CUPS "hauntingly errie, sometimes overwhelming music...truly a master at
work" --Dr. Spin / SAN FRANCISCO ROCK REVIEW "Masley is a genius...his music seems to come from another world in
which harmony has other rules and sound has a signficance (as yet) unknown
to us...an unforgettable collection..." --Gianluigi Gasparetti
/ ASCOLTI PROFONDI (DEEP LISTENINGS #3/95) - Italy "breathtaking...incredibly dense, spherical...brilliant...can be recommended
without reservation..." --Walter Bast / FOLK-MICHEL (3/96) - Germany
Profiled on NPR's "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED" 8/15/95.
A
new approach on an ancient instrument