Here’s a creative mix of woodwinds, percussion and vast ideas melded together by percussionist Alan Purves and horn player Mark Lotz, as they create songs and sounds from a wide variety of countries, taking you to journeys inspired by National Geographic.
The range of music goes from tribal flutes and hand percussion on “Back Scratcher” to woodwind grunts on “Food Foragers” and wood blocks during “Belly Buttons.” You get a sense of these guys are kids playing with toys in a closet as they pull out something to form a chase scene on the galloping “Petal of a Rose” and take you to the tropics during “Endurance.” Lots of subtones, shrieks and howls, and that’s just from the rhythm team! Playful mirth with some music.