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Oliver Schroer
Restless Urban Primitive
$17.99
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The artist says:
A wild travelogue that came about after an extended trip in the latter part of 2000… Schroer’s travels took him from England to Turkey and Scandinavia and back again to Quebec and California. A series of solo violin improvisations, loaded with impressions of the places he had been and the people he had met became this new CD.
Schroer mixed in fragments of field recordings he had made in those places. He also got a few musical friends to add their magic to the tracks. There is some squonky guitar playing by Toronto’s own Kevin Breit, space bass from California’s Michael Manring, wild spirit vocals by Toronto singer Brent Titcomb, and contributions from vocal freaks Floom and gypsy diva Darlene. But the heart of the album is Schroer’s unique and idiom bending violin style.
Unlike Schroer’s previous CDs, Restless Urban Primitive is not versions of existing Schroer compositions. It is rather an improvised album. Schroer takes wild chances in his playing, and gets to places he has never been before. “I feel it’s the best of my playing that has ever been captured on a recording,” says Schroer.
And it is the most extensive package ever… In his customary fashion, Schroer tells many stories from his life and travels. Some are funny anecdotes, some are vignettes from his travels, and some are ruminations on the human condition. In his own words: “I love stories. And what is a trip in the end but the stories you bring back, the poignant and noteworthy things you remember. The smells fade, the tan fades, but what you have left in the end is a headful of stories. The stories tie in my music with my life - and the lives of my listeners as well.”
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