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There are constellations within the grooves of “Cymbalom Solos<\/strong>“. Innumerable points of light, rendered audible in glowing, radiant sound. There are entire worlds too – undiscovered, yet familiar – both terrestrial and celestial. There are moments of quiet comfort and exultant discovery. And all of it conjured by one man with a handful of ancient and invented instruments, recorded mostly-live, with precious few overdubs.<\/p>\n

Michael Masley<\/strong> has been a fixture of Berkeley, California, since he arrived from Michigan in 1982. Even today, he remains a common sight, working as a street performer – catching the attention of passers-by as he summons otherworldly overtones from a coterie of arcane instruments. This is how he met fellow east-coast transplant and musical voyager, Barry Cleveland, in 1983. Cleveland was enraptured by the sound of Masley<\/strong>\u2019s wildly innovative bowhammer cymbalom. The cymbalom is an ancient instrument, similar to a zither or hammered-dulcimer – originating in Eastern Europe in 1874, but with primitive early examples dating back as early as 3500 BC. Yet Masley<\/strong>\u2019s approach to the instrument was wholly original. Masley<\/strong> replaced the two traditional cymbalom hammers, with bowhammers – an invention wherein he fitted each of his fingers with it\u2019s own combination hammer\/bow device, which allowed him to both strike the strings, and bow them like a violin. Outfitted with his bowhammers, Masley<\/strong> was able to wrest startlingly new sounds from a centuries-old instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1985, after performing together for a couple years, Cleveland produced Masley<\/strong>\u2019s first solo endeavour, “Cymbalom Solos<\/strong>“. With the help of Cleveland\u2019s timely production, Masley<\/strong>\u2019s technique reached its zenith. His complex and beautiful compositions combined elements of Eastern-European classical, new minimalism, and celtic\/folk music, yet the end result falls squarely within the world of new age kosmiche. Music of the spheres, conjured by earthbound strings. Masley<\/strong> estimates that he sold tens-of-thousands of cassette copies of “Cymbalom Solos<\/strong>” over his years of performing. And now, Morning Trip<\/strong> is distinctly proud to offer it on vinyl for the first time ever – an album of startling, imaginative beauty, by a brilliant American folk artist.<\/p>\n

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There are constellations within the grooves of “Cymbalom Solos<\/strong>“. Innumerable points of light, rendered audible in glowing, radiant sound. There are entire worlds too – undiscovered, yet familiar – both terrestrial and celestial. There are moments of quiet comfort and exultant discovery. And all of it conjured by one man with a handful of ancient and invented instruments, recorded mostly-live, with precious few overdubs.<\/p>\n

Michael Masley<\/strong> has been a fixture of Berkeley, California, since he arrived from Michigan in 1982. Even today, he remains a common sight, working as a street performer – catching the attention of passers-by as he summons otherworldly overtones from a coterie of arcane instruments.<\/p>\n

Morning Trip<\/strong> is distinctly proud to offer it on vinyl for the first time ever – an album of startling, imaginative beauty, by a brilliant American folk artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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