Bones

by Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors, Gabrielle Roth

Overview

The six cuts on Bones offer the dancer an entire album to move through Roth's 5Rhythm Wave. The first piece, "The Calling," serves as a warm-up to trance and movement. Pieces representing Roth's 5Rhythms identify with animals. The flowing rhythm is represented by the sinuous "Dolphin." "Raven" squawks through the funky angular cha cha of the staccato rhythm. Chaos progresses in 6/8 time in "Snake," a tough-attitude rattler progressing in a sidewinding style. Dainty hooves pick through the forest in the lyrical "Deer," while a mystical solitude embodies the midnight skies of "Wolf," the essence of stillness and completion. Key musicians include Gordy Ryan, Robert Ansell, and Sanga of the Valley on percussion, and Matt Balitsaris on guitar synthesizer. You don't have to know about Roth's 5Rhythm Wave to enjoy the music, but for more information, read her book Maps to Ecstasy: The Teachings of an Urban Shaman from Nataraj Publishing. ~ Carol Wright

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/1994
Label:	RAVEN
UPC:	0736998589424

Tracks

1. The Calling
2. Dolphin
3. Raven
4. Snake
5. Deer
6. Wolf

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors   Primary Artist
Gabrielle Roth   Primary Artist,Musical Director
K.V. Woodman   Ensoniq EPS,Synthesizer
Gordon Ryan   Guiro,Jimbae,Rattle,Asheiko,Balafon,Cowbell,Dun-dun,Jun-Jun,Whistle (Human),Whistle (Instrument)
Michael Mandel   Vocals,Korg M1,Prophet 5
Madeleine Yayodele Nelson   Shekere
John Loose   Riqq
Molly Glazer   Cello
Sanga of the Valley   Bells,Bongos,Congas,Jimbae,Cowbell,Berimbau,Percussion
Raven   Vocals
Robert Ansell   Tone Blocks,Toms,Drums,Congas,Shaker,Tom-Tom,Wood Block
Louis Bauzo   Cowbell,Bells,Guiro
Lolita   Flute
Matt Balitsaris   Synthesizer,Guitar (Synthesizer)
Johnny Cunningham   Fiddle

Technical Credits

K.V. Woodman   Overdubs
Greg Wittrock   Design,Cover Art
Knut Bohn   Engineer
Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors   Performer
Gabrielle Roth   Composer,Producer
Robbie Norris   Engineer
Scott Ansell   Mixing,Engineer
Robert Ansell   Overdubs,Producer,Cover Photo,Photography