tracks

Simplicity
Flatiron
Moha
Gitano
Kitscratch
Woods
Taptapani Potatoes
A Little Nonsense
The Invention Room
Crash
Buzzed

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''REVIEW FROM BRUCE LEE GALLANTER, DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY:
Blurboxer is mostly a duo of G.L. Diana (sitar & electronics) and Lisa Dowling on double bass with a couple of guest clarinetists: Patrick Holmes & Tony Jarvis sitting in on a few tracks each. The music is mostly improvised & half of the tracks feature one or the other clarinetist. What is interesting is the way that G.L. takes the clarinet and adds bits of subtle electronics to the mix. Lisa plays some lovely bowed bass on "Moha" (reminding me of "As You Said" by Jack Bruce during his Cream days) while G.L .adds subtle yet eerie electronics around her. "Gitano" features a sublime sitar and acoustic bass duo, calm and quaint. I dig that much of this is quite skeletal, just a few notes here & there with nothing cluttered. "Kitscratch" is just one circular clarinet line repeating with bowed bass going up and down. Electronic droplets are added as occasional spice. Few folks can do so much with so little. The few duos with sitar and acoustic bass work best and are sublime and softly exotic. What I like about this disc is that it deals mostly with a vibe that evokes warm dreamy memories. I can see how this music would be perfect for a film sequence involving fading dreams of better days. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery''

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