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String Planet
String Planet
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Without A Word
2. Hold Me In Your Heart
3. Edge of the Ice
4. Drum Prayer
5. Boomerang
6. All That I Want
7. Forgotten Messages
8. The Race
9. Romance
10. Dogland
11. Elephant Feathers
12. Little Melody
13. Gorilla Walk

CD Details

All Artists: String Planet
Title: String Planet
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tone Science Records
Original Release Date: 8/1/2004
Release Date: 8/1/2004
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 673237563824

Synopsis

Product Description

The first CD from Chapman Stick player Larry Tuttle and violist Novi Novog, collectively known as STRING PLANET. Produced by Johnny Lee Schell and featuring percussionists Tom Brighton and MB Gordy, as well as two vocals from Lauren Wood of Fallen fame. Larry and Novi toured and recorded together for fifteen years as part of FREEWAY PHILHARMONIC. STRING PLANET is their first Cd on their own.

CD Reviews

GREAT CD IF YOU LIKE MELODIC STRING INSTRUMENTS

Jake | 11/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the group String Planet's debut album (self-titled) which has an unusual sound because the primary instruments are viola (a big violin) and Chapman Stick (a guitar and bass combined as one instrument) backed by assorted hand drums. Plus two songs have vocals (special guest Lauren Wood should have been a star like Linda Ronstadt 20 years ago). It's a cross-genre sound combining new age, classical crossover, folk and world. The sound of strings is their thing. You may remember viola master Novi Novog and Stick player Larry Tuttle as members of the instrumental string-ensemble Freeway Philharmonic or the vocal group Soulskin. Novi also is a well-known session musician who has played with many big-name pop and rock acts. Novi and Larry grew up playing classical music initially and that heritage is obvious. One tune, "The Race," even features a classical string quartet. This is soft, melodic music with propelling world-music-sounding drums underneath and lots of viola improvisation over the top. Great interplay between the Stick and the viola."