Rutman, Robert - 1939
SKU
POGUS21017
Rutman is an expatriot MA. composer & sculptor who performs on his steel cellos, bow chimes, etc (essentially huge steel structures played with bows. This reissues a very good late 80's album + a bonus track. "Rutman (b. 1930) has been building and performing on his homemade metallic instruments for many years. This recording features his buzz chime, steel cello, and bow chime, along with tabla, Tibetan horn, and Rutman's vocal chants. Rutman caresses the metal, drawing out eerie drones and overtones that buzz and trumpet. The music in turn can be as fragile as glass or reach the depths of resonance, as if one has just come upon singing whales at sea."