Wow, just Wow
The City Skies event was just phenomenal.
There was so much talent and diversity it was amazing. Of particular note were the performances by some of the Different Skies alumni.
Tony Geber/Cypress Rosewood - As always a very spiritual and grounding performance of Indian flutes interspersed with guitar and synths for an other-worldy performance, perfect for a Friday night chill out.
Paul Vnuk Jr. - Man what can I say about Paul, he is a walking talking metronome. His unwavering sense of timing in the use of hand percussion and loops, along with expert use of analog synths, and vocalizations can really get your internal rhythm going, and make your feet bounce.
Emerald Adrift - Aka David K “DK” Herpich - Hidden brilliance. That sums up David’s performance. He did three separate and distinct pieces, The first of which was an interpretive piece I believe based on Pripyat, an abandoned town outside of Chernobyl. His second piece was dedicated to electronic music Professor Karlheinz Stockhausen, arguably one of the fathers of electronic music. His third piece however is one to take particular note of, it started off with subtle arpeggios, then he hit us square in the chest with a wall of sound so complex, yet with crystal clear detail it was astonishing.
The entire festival was just fantastic, and I must take a moment and thank a couple of people.
Thank you and Happy Birthday to Jim Combs, City Skies organizer and birthday boy.
Thank you to all the performers who attended. The performances were all outstanding.
And thirdly, a HUGE Thank you to our new traveling host on StillStream.com Mike Metlay, who despite technical difficulties brought the listeners of StillStream.com an awesome and diverse musical event.
Ok….. now it’s time for the day job