Review (from amazon)
We all had a great time listening to your CD, Stick Man . . . I hear elements of Elephant Talk taken to an even greater intensity. Actually, I liked every song because they fit together to somehow define a new approach to instrumental composition, from fresh sounding effects to seemingly novel recording routines. For Stick enthusiasts, this will definitely be a new game in town - new harmonic progressions, rhythms, sonics and attitude. Of course The Stick dominates the album and is multifaceted in all registers and through all manner of effects. You gave the instrument a real workout and I know it will be of great interest to Stick players, even to the point of influencing some of their future recording efforts. --Emmett Chapman-Inventor of Chapman Stick
Product Description
2007 release from King Crimson bassist and studio maverick Tony Levin. Stick Man , his fifth solo outing, is a breakthrough in numerous ways. It features the Chapman Stick (in addition to his basses) in ways it hasn't been heard before. With 17 tracks, 58 minutes of music, it's a prodigeous release - three tracks have Tony's vocals, the rest are unique sounding Progressive instrumentals. Most of the drumming on the CD is by King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, and Crimson fans will hear some tracks here that are reminiscent of the group. ''Stick Man is a step in a new direction for me. Or perhaps in an old direction, because, from what listeners are telling me, it's come out quite Crimson-like. That could be because of the great participation by Pat Mastelotto on drums and percussion - also I was aiming at more raw, playing-oriented tracks. Backing off from the composition based writing I'd done recently, I've tried to feature not only both sides of the Stick, but some unusual bass techniques and sounds. There are a lot of tracks, (17) and it's mostly instrumental (especially if you consider my shouting not to be a song!)
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