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Title:  She traded her leg Artist:  Jeffrey Butzer Label:  Lona Records Format:  CD Price:  € 12.00   Mp3 samples: none

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Behind the largely self-taught American musician/composer, JEFFREY B†TZERÕS command of an impressive array of instruments (piano, glockenspiel, guitar, drums, xylophone, bass, banjo, autoharp, ocarina, melodica, accordion, harmonicaÉand the list goes on) lies an even greater penchant for experimentation and a deep appreciation of a wide range of musical styles. Seeming at first like a jolly dose of gypsy or circus music, his debut album with Lona Records, She Traded Her Leg quickly strikes a chord with its particular brand of percussive lo-fi minimalism tinged with cinematic overtones. And while such ÔbaroqueÕ leanings may seem, to the uninitiated, as the unfocused wanderings of a musician with his finger in too many pies, it is only necessary to hear the play of melodic lines in tracks like Wooden Giraffe and Broken Blunderbuss to appreciate the uniqueness of BŸtzerÕs musical voice. In the second half of the album (named One Hundred and Sixty Three Black Bubbles), things gradually start to take a more introspective turn, with the insertion of gamelan inspired rhythmic elements, violin and autoharp noises; culminating in the longest track of the album Her Body is a Swamp. From the circus to the heart of darknessÑBŸtzerÕs genre-defying album is hard to beat for its playfulness and sophistication.

FOR FANS OF YANN TIERSEN, PASCAL COMELADE, KLIMPEREI

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