Percussive Environments
Jim McGrath
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| 1 | Liquid Calm | Jim McGrath | 14:15 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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| Total: 4 Songs |
Album Review
Not since Earth Tribe Rhythms has a drum release generated such enthusiasm. It is no surprise, therefore, to find out that Jim McGrath worked with Brent Lewis on his popular release The Primitive Truth. On his own, with capable support, McGrath takes listeners into meditative and hypnotic pieces sculpted around an organic approach to rhythm. This allows the sound to expand and change according to its own whims. He achieves a primal, natural sound, unencumbered by high-tech sound manipulations. The four 15-minute tracks become true percussive environments — essentially a soundtrack to the movie in the listener's mind. Having experienced first-hand the hypnotic state that can be created in such a way, McGrath recorded Percussive Environments to inspire the listener to experience the same feeling, to tune into the power of the drum. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats, All Music Guide
Recent Customer Reviews
Intimate Drumming
by Guru GruvNapra Trade Journal
Percussive Environments
This collection of four fifteen- minute icompositions for drums and voice will not blow out your speakers. McGrath's drumming is almost intimate, with an integrated sound so you feel close to the palm and the drumhead and the body. The pieces sometimes slither, they unfold and unwind, they build and they layer. Their primitive trancelike qualty is almost ceremonial, and the women's voices bring the sensuous touch of the siren. I love this album and can hardly stay still at the computer. "Down, dancer, down!"
-Carol Wright-
Top Albums and Songs by Jim McGrath
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| 1 | Bongo Fury | Drum Spirit | 6:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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| 3 | Sambenco | Passport | 6:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Desert Moon | Passport | 6:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | The Seventh Veil | Passport | 7:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
