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Nicky Skopelitis, Raoul Bjorkenheim
Revelator
Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Sacrament
2. Epiphany
3. Fresh Meat and Roses
4. Right as Rain

CD Details

All Artists: Nicky Skopelitis, Raoul Bjorkenheim
Title: Revelator
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Innerhythmic
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 9/18/2001
Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, New Wave & Post-Punk, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 804699100924

Synopsis

Album Description

Revelator might be identified as a "guitar-based" recording, but the range of sound explored here by Skopelitis and Bjorkenheim is so unrestricted, inventive and all-encompassing as to make the term almost archaic. Darkly hypnotic drones, African guitar styles, controlled feedback and harmonics, Indian sitar sounds and countless other strange-beautiful sources coalesce in an atmosphere that is by turns majestic and mystical, celebratory and brooding. Although they both claim the guitar as their instrument of choice, Nicky Skopelitis and Raoul Bjorkenheim probably couldn't come from more radically different backgrounds. But one essential trait they do share is an inexhaustible thirst for new directions and new sensibilities in music, and with Revelator - a collaboration that, true to its title, attempts to reveal the unexpected as it also explores a slightly spiritual edge - the guitar becomes a vehicle for two distinct voices. From there, the quest for a third voice begins: Where creative forces meet to offer up a glimpse of one possible musical future.

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CD Reviews

Didn't know quite to expect from this one....

D. Stewart | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 03/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"...but once I popped it in the player I realized that I was going to take a ambient journey. I've recently become a Bill Laswell fan through a buddy who had a cd (funkcronomicon) and a few listens of that cd I was hooked! Revelator is the type of cd you have playing and the music paints a picture of the world you've never been. Good mood music and will definately set things off! many instruments involved in this piece which includes: Electric, Acoustic, Balama, Bowed Guitars. Along with tablas, water drum, log drum and other percussion. Nicky, Raoul, Bill Laswell and bill Buchen hit a home run on this one! BUY IT NOW!"

Revelations of bliss

yajdubuddah | cheboygan,michigan usa | 07/11/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is another outstanding nicky skopelitis release. Featuring Bill Laswell on sound desighn and not credited, dub bass on the last song right as rain, Bill Buchen on tablas water drums, talking drums exc, no actual drum set or electronic set. Nicky, guitar, coral elecric sitar, and its spelled baglama not (balama), Bowed guitar, and raoul bjorkheim on pretty much the acominment to nicky. This is a bit different for a nicky skopelitis release, instead of the usual jah wobble/ bill laswell dub eastern fushion style it features that of him and raoul in a more full sound scape format, still very eastern, jam style. The songs are very ambient but are fully filled with bill buchen drums very structured thought not disseray ambience. If your not familiar with raoul and would like to hear him ive tried to find a solo release by him but no luck, he is featured on the paul schutze phantom city releaseds shiva recoil live unlive, site anubis, new maps of hell, awesome stuff laswell is also on all three, if youve ever heard projekcts king crimsons side project very similar. Ive also only heard of bill buchen from laswells releases he is spread throught. And if you dont know who laswell is then their is no hope for you."