The old truism about an artist’s first album embodying his entire life’s musical quest up to that point certainly holds for this first effort from åpne sinn (Geoff Small). Espiritista
The music of Chris Russell and Disturbed Earth (Dean Richards) on this Relaxed Machinery release (RM0008) fully lives up to any expectations created by such a compelling and dramatic title.
Longform pieces and albums abound, but this is only the second album that I’ve heard of featuring more than one longform piece. This by itself is merely eyebrow-raising; the real
Chris Russell is fond of working in his home studio during the long winter months. For Frozen, his third full-length CD (on Relaxed Machinery), he heeded the call of inspiration
Glancing over the notes I made while listening to this album for the second time, I felt disoriented. The materials used by Bob Ohrum on his third full-length release are
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