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Recorded in 1999, Evelyn Glennie's improvised album Shadow Behind the Iron Sun was a collaborative effort between the virtuoso percussionist and her producer Michael H. Brauer. The fantastic movement titles were taken from chapters in Michael Crichton's novel Eaters of the Dead, which Brauer read and shared with Glennie as a way to organize her otherwise non-programmatic improvisations. Glennie is brilliant in her manipulation of traditional and nontraditional instruments -- note the ceramic bells, exhaust pipes, music boxes, toy rattles, etc. -- and her ominous and strange effects suggest a long journey to mysterious astral realms. While Glennie's work is astonishing in itself and seems sufficient on its own strength to retain interest, other material has been added to her solo performances; the piano part, bird sounds, wordless vocals, and additional percussion licks provided by David Motion, Oliver Walker, Philip Smith, and David Hobson work against Glennie's raw sound; distract from her wild, spontaneous activity; and make the album seem overproduced. If Glennie intended to carry the album solely on her extraordinary abilities and imagination, and only needed her producer's advice to shape the material, then Brauer has been unfaithful to her goals; his trite overlays clutter her music and make the album seem uncomfortably like a free-form art rock extravaganza. RCA's sound is exceptional.
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Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Oliver Walker, Performer - David Motion, Performer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Phillip Smith, Performer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Oliver Walker, Performer - David Motion, Performer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Michael Brauer, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - David Hobson, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - David Clarke, 2nd Engineer - David Motion, Performer - Michael Brauer, Composer - Michael Brauer, Producer - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - David Hobson, Performer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Jason Westbrook, 2nd Engineer - Evelyn Glennie, Composer - Evelyn Glennie, Performer
(P)1999/2000, BMG Music
Album review
Recorded in 1999, Evelyn Glennie's improvised album Shadow Behind the Iron Sun was a collaborative effort between the virtuoso percussionist and her producer Michael H. Brauer. The fantastic movement titles were taken from chapters in Michael Crichton's novel Eaters of the Dead, which Brauer read and shared with Glennie as a way to organize her otherwise non-programmatic improvisations. Glennie is brilliant in her manipulation of traditional and nontraditional instruments -- note the ceramic bells, exhaust pipes, music boxes, toy rattles, etc. -- and her ominous and strange effects suggest a long journey to mysterious astral realms. While Glennie's work is astonishing in itself and seems sufficient on its own strength to retain interest, other material has been added to her solo performances; the piano part, bird sounds, wordless vocals, and additional percussion licks provided by David Motion, Oliver Walker, Philip Smith, and David Hobson work against Glennie's raw sound; distract from her wild, spontaneous activity; and make the album seem overproduced. If Glennie intended to carry the album solely on her extraordinary abilities and imagination, and only needed her producer's advice to shape the material, then Brauer has been unfaithful to her goals; his trite overlays clutter her music and make the album seem uncomfortably like a free-form art rock extravaganza. RCA's sound is exceptional.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:02
- Main artists: Evelyn Glennie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Classical
(P) 1998 BMG Entertainment
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