(World Fusion / Modern Creative / Songlines) Brad Shepik - The Well - 2000, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Brad Shepik - The Well Жанр: World Fusion / Modern Creative / Songlines Год выпуска диска: 2000 Производитель диска: Canada (Songlines SGL 1531-2) Аудио кодек: FLAC Тип рипа: image+.cue Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 1:02:44Brad Shepik electric and acoustic guitars, saz, tambura Peter Epstein alto and soprano saxophones Skuli Sverrisson electric bass Michael Sarin drums, percussion Seido Salifoski dumbek, percussion1. The Flood 2. Zephyr 3. The Well 4. Quiver of Veils 5. Asilah 6. Might Could 7. Vapor Oro 8. The Flower and the Bee  AMG ReviewBrad Shepik's second CD as a leader finds the New York guitarist on familiar musical ground, melding Middle Eastern folk melodies and dance rhythms with influences from modern creative jazz. The Well, like The Loan that preceded it, presents an appealing musical hybrid with inventive playing, composing, and arranging throughout. Shepik alternates between electric and acoustic guitars and saz, a stringed instrument with moveable frets that originates from Istanbul; his bandmates include saxophonist Peter Epstein and percussionist Seido Salifoski, both from The Loan, as well as newcomers Skuli Sverrisson on bass and Michael Sarin on drums. Every tune is a winner on this standout recording. "Zephyr," with traditional Turkish themes performed on alto sax and saz over an infectious up-tempo groove, is a particularly strong track. "Might Could" is a bit of an anomaly: a gentle ballad performed by Shepik on multi-tracked acoustic guitar. On this piece the harmonics shift toward Western jazz and even blues, and it is a lovely, quiet interlude after the CD's preceding groove-based tunes. "The Flower and the Bee," the CD's final track, returns to the up-tempo groove. At over 14 minutes, this tune has a jam band quality with spacy interludes and rhythms that loosen and tighten before accelerating to a frenzied pace at the track's close. The production packs a strong punch, and the musicians interact like a working unit despite the first recorded appearances of Sverrisson and Sarin with the band. The Well is strong, vital, and insistent, well suited to active listening or even hitting the dancefloor. If you are seeking pleasant background music -- sonic wallpaper with an exotic tinge -- look elsewhere. ~ Dave Lynch, AMG  EAC ReportExact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009EAC extraction logfile from 9. October 2009, 23:34Brad Shepik / The WellUsed drive : TSSTcorpCD/DVDW SH-S182M Adapter: 2 ID: 0Read mode : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : NoRead offset correction : 6 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes Used interface : Installed external ASPI interfaceUsed output format : User Defined Encoder Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s Quality : High Add ID3 tag : No Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -6" %sTOC of the extracted CD Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector --------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 0:00.00 | 5:49.64 | 0 | 26238 2 | 5:49.64 | 8:40.44 | 26239 | 65282 3 | 14:30.33 | 8:09.33 | 65283 | 101990 4 | 22:39.66 | 7:45.66 | 101991 | 136931 5 | 30:25.57 | 6:58.17 | 136932 | 168298 6 | 37:23.74 | 4:37.68 | 168299 | 189141 7 | 42:01.67 | 6:37.69 | 189142 | 218985 8 | 48:39.61 | 14:04.45 | 218986 | 282330Range status and errorsSelected range Filename C:\Documents and Settings\Igor\My Documents\My Music\eac\Brad Shepik - The Well.wav Peak level 95.5 % Range quality 100.0 % Test CRC 8B337299 Copy CRC 8B337299 Copy OKNo errors occurredAccurateRip summaryTrack 1 not present in database Track 2 not present in database Track 3 not present in database Track 4 not present in database Track 5 not present in database Track 6 not present in database Track 7 not present in database Track 8 not present in databaseNone of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip databaseEnd of status report