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Reception

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soundtrack, but Galasso is not as predictable as Glass, freely roaming around various world cultures for inspiration, varying his bowing techniques to suit the mood... It's hard to predict how these mostly slight compositions will stand up to repeated listening, but they are beautifully recorded in the best ECM fashion."Ginell, R. S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Michael Galasso'' # "Spheric" – 4:44 # "Caravanserai Day" – 1:48 # "Never More" – 0:44 # "The Other" – 6:10 # "Gothic Beach" – 3:15 # "Quarantine" – 2:47 # "Crossing Colors" – 3:30 # "Chaconne" – 3:18 # "Boreal" – 2:04 # "High Lines" – 1:50 # "Caravanserai Night" – 1:16 # "Swan Pond" – 2:24 # "Iranian Dream" – 2:16 # "Fog and After" – 6:09 # "Somnambulist" – 2:56 # "Gorge Green" – 5:28

Personnel

– violin *

– guitar *

– double bass *

– percussion

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Michael Galasso albums ECM Records albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher