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STICK MEN - "Open" (CD)

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STICK MEN - "Open" (CD)

Tony Levin – Chapman Stick
Pat Mastelotto – Traps, Buttons and Touch Screens
Markus Reuter – U8 Touch Guitar

Released in 2012.

Track listing:
1. Amino 21
2. Open, Pt. 1 - Plunge
3. Alabaster
4. Open, Pt. 2 - Plow
5. Cyber Shards
6. Open, Pt. 3 - Truncheon
7. Glass Heart
8. Time Capsule

Stick Men improvises like no other. OPEN is a departure from the band’s previous releases. This recording is all improvised. Improvisation is an integral part of the band's live shows and this release gives space for their spontaneity. But have no fear! Stick Men don’t wander off a “jam band cliff” here. Each band member brought, to the recoding sessions, a collection of his own unique musical themes. These themes, melodic and/or rhythmic kernels, were tossed into the Stick Men soup pot and toyed and played with. Thankfully these sessions were meticulously recorded so we can listen in to how these giants think and play. Anyone who has heard Stick Men in concert – with hundreds of shows worldwide – will know what to expect here.