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OccultHawk · 01-18-2016, 10:55 AM

I've decided to write this one up myself instead of just quoting from links...

Mark Wastell - Come Crimson Rays

Who is Mark Wastell?

On this recording he's playing the tam tam but primarily he's a cellist. He was born in 1968 so he never lived on the same planet with Saint Brother John William Coltrane and was two years old when Jimi overdosed. I'm not sure where he's from or where he lives now but he's heavily associated with the London free improvisation scene and a genre called new London silence, which, as the name implies, is a form minimalism. He has collaborated with Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe, all of whom are among my favorite musicians. I've actually been on a big Evan Parker kick lately.

What about this recording?

It's a limited edition of 300 CD's that has since sold out. It's still available on MP3 and obviously on Spotify. As mentioned above, it's solo tam tam. Wastell achieves a wonderfully ethereal effect with this gong like percussion instrument. Come Crimson Waves is the final part of a trilogy of tam tam recordings by this musician.

01-18-2016, 10:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I've decided to write this one up myself instead of just quoting from links... Mark Wastell - Come Crimson Rays Who is Mark Wastell? On this recording he's playing the tam tam but primarily he's a cellist. He was born in 1968 so he never lived on the same planet with Saint Brother John William Coltrane and was two years old when Jimi overdosed. I'm not sure where he's from or where he lives now but he's heavily associated with the London free improvisation scene and a genre called new London silence, which, as the name implies, is a form minimalism. He has collaborated with Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe, all of whom are among my favorite musicians. I've actually been on a big Evan Parker kick lately. What about this recording? It's a limited edition of 300 CD's that has since sold out. It's still available on MP3 and obviously on Spotify. As mentioned above, it's solo tam tam. Wastell achieves a wonderfully ethereal effect with this gong like percussion instrument. Come Crimson Waves is the final part of a trilogy of tam tam recordings by this musician.