Futari
Beyond
Review by Gary Hill
When writing the review for this CD I've focused on what things sound like, so you'll see percussion mentioned frequently, and it actually is accurate, but probably not in the way you would think. You see, there are two musicians here, Taiko Saito who plays vibraphone and Satoko Fujii who plays piano. Now, both of those instruments technically qualify as percussion, so really it's all percussion. Still, they use their instruments in unusual and creative ways. I swear at times that I hear other things. This music is not progressive rock in a traditional sense, but it is both progressive and art music. There are space qualities. I know they are considered jazz, but the form of jazz they play is much more free-form and experimental than what most people would consider jazz. This is unique and odd music, but it's also very compelling.
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