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The Book Of Flame : Michael Manring
© Alchemy Records 1998
While working on this album I found myself thinking about some pretty heavy stuff. In addition to the sorrow and soul searching I felt over the death of my close friend, Michael Hedges, which occurred while I was in the midst of conceptualizing the album, I became fascinated with the kinds of things people believe in, both sacred and profane. I was also interested in the effect those beliefs have on the world around us. I remembered the image of fire as the classic metaphor for life—we burn brightly for a limited time with beliefs and ideas, and in the process we are consumed.
Meanwhile, we leave a story behind us, like a book, of experiences, emotions, successes, failures, dramas, etc. I hoped that this title would reflect these ideas, as well as pay homage to the Jorge Luis Borges collection of short stories, The Book of Sand, which has had a big influence on me. I hoped that The Book of Flame might be a kind of a collection of audio short stories that somehow tied together all of the thoughts and experiences I was having.
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Manring rocks out on this one. The compositions stay tight.
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Michael Manring : Soliloquy
Solo Bass
Hailed by many as the world's leading solo bassist, Michael has been pushing back the boundaries of what's possible with just a bass guitar for two decades, winning thousands of fans and wowing countless audiences the world over with his stunning compositions and mind-blowing technical mastery of the instrument. Soliloquy is his latest Solo release.
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Fusion
'What We Do', the trio's third album, is a collection of contemporary jazz standards done their way. Taking compositions by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, among others, MMS breaks the songs down and builds them back up, drawing on their insanely deep well of talent, as well as the sonic treatments of noted guitarist/texturalist David Torn, who mixed the album. The first pressing comes with a bonus live CD (documenting the band's first gig together) while supplies last.