Continuing his musical quest across countries and cultures, Stephan
Micus visits the Cathedral of Ulm, where Elmar Daucher has been
sculpting and carving rocks of granite, marble, and basalt specifically
for their acoustic potential. Such a curiosity, where Micus is involved,
usually results in an album. The Music of Stones is indeed a curious
and deep meditation -- a spotlight on the instruments as much as the
music. It follows a formula similar to his album Twilight Fields, where
tuned clay pots were the centerpiece. "Part 1" ebbs to life with a duet
between one of these mythical stones that lays a rich harmonic drone for
Micus to solo over with his staple instrument, the shakuhachi. "Part 2"
shows off more percussive qualities by having two players with mallets
on a single stone, though the novelty of it wears thin and becomes the
one passage that breaks the spell. A tin whistle flutters around three
stone chimes for "Part 3," and the harmonics attained in this and in
"Part 4" sound like a Gamelan of gongs, bowls, kalimbas,
mbiras...anything but the Swedish black granite actually responsible.
There were no overdubs on the album, so the occasional church bells are
heard far off in the background to provide an additional element of
unscripted ambience. "Part 6" is enchanting in this regard, along with
being the only track to feature vocals (from fellow "rocker" Gunther
Federer). It makes a fitting lullaby of prayer to close out the album.
Like most Stephan Micus albums, this is not world music, but certainly
music from some foreign place within this world. You still can't get
blood from a stone, but Daucher and Micus can certainly get life out of
one. by Glenn Swan
Tracklist :
The Music Of Stones - Compositions By Stephan Micus For The Resonating Stones Of Elmar Daucher
1 Part 1 [Resonating Stone, Shakuhachi] 13:29
Shakuhachi – Stephan Micus
2 Part 2 [1 Resonating Stone, Two Players] 5:24
Percussion [Resonating Stone] – Stephan Micus
3 Part 3 [Tin Whistle,3 Stone Chimes] 5:04
Tin Whistle – Stephan Micus
4 Part 4 [Solo for 3 Resonating Stones] 11:55
Stephan Micus
5 Part 5 [Shakuhachi Solo] 6:29
Shakuhachi – Stephan Micus
6 Part 6 [4 Resonating Stones, Voice] 8:47
Percussion [Resonating Stone], Voice – Stephan Micus
Credits :
Composed By, Producer – Stephan Micus
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