Luna

by Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors, Gabrielle Roth

Overview

Woman, ceremony, and the allure of evening form the basis for this voluptuous and mysterious album. Gabrielle Roth's Luna begins with "Mother Night," a tapestry of layered percussion, from the deep toms to the metallic twang of the berimbau. Allison Cornell composed the stately yet sensual "Persephone's Song"; her violin skitters and slithers, while her viola offers thick chords played against pelvic bass beats. "Seducing Hades," with its angular staccato rhythms, is the funkiest cut on the album; the vocal apparitions of Cornell lend a ghostly air. World fusion artist Jai Uttal composed "Elusinian Blue"; Uttal's holy chant and stringed dotar give the piece its distinctive Indian flavor, while Gary Thomas' didgeridoo adds camel-like drones. "Labyrinth" features complex layers of crisp syncopated rhythms; featured are Kevin Ansell on balaphone and Joy Plaisted on harp. Luna ends with the title cut, a showcase for frame drum (Hearn Gadbois) and jimbae (Gordy Ryan); Arthur Hull plays the mysterious John Welsh bell, T.M. Stevens holds down the funk on the Warwick bass guitar, and Cornell entices celestial spells on the violin. Ceremony, consecration, and sensuality combine easily on Luna. It's no wonder this is Roth's most popular albums. ~ Carol Wright

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/1994
Label:	RAVEN
UPC:	0736998594824

Tracks

1. Mother Night
2. Persephone's Song
3. Seducing Hades
4. Elusinian Blue
5. Labyrinth
6. Luna

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors   Primary Artist
Gabrielle Roth   Primary Artist
Jai Uttal   Guest Artist,Dotar,Vocals,Synthesizer
Sanga of the Valley   Berimbau,Percussion,Shekere
Carter Burwell   Synthesizer
Gary Thomas   Didjeridu
Charlie Burnham   Violin (Electric)
Delmar Brown   Synthesizer
Mike Mandel   Synthesizer
Allison Cornell   Viola,Violin,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Hearn Gadbois   Dumbek,Frame Drum
Devin Emke   Guitar
Robert Ansell   Drums,Rattle,Concert Toms
Rocky Bryant   Drums,Congas,Hi Hat,Tom-Tom,Tambourine,Drums (Snare)
Kehinde O'Uhuru   Bells,Jimbae
Kevin Ansell   Balafon
Nicholas Naylor-Leyland   Vocals (Background)
Kofo Ayanfowora   Drums
Gordon Ryan   Asheiko,Jun-Jun,Percussion
Michael Mandel   Synthesizer
Arthur Hull   Bells,Congas,Kalimba
John Welsh   Bells
T.M. Stevens   Bass,Bass (Electric)

Technical Credits

Jai Uttal   Composer
Gabrielle Roth   Composer,Producer
Scott Ansell   Mixing,Engineer
Allison Cornell   Composer
Robert Ansell   Producer
Angela Treat Lyon   Paintings
Greg Wittrock   Cover Design