I have picked up a number of the Water Lily label CD's and SACD's since my pal Jeff Ferguson first played the Ry Cooder/U.M. Bhatt's "A Meeting By The River" also on Water Lily Records which I adored.
On "Music For The Motherless Child" guitarist Martin Simpson teams up with Wu Man to produce an album that deserves your full attention. This is a wild combination with the picture perfect acoustic guitar of Martin Simpson juxtaposed with the ancient 4 stringed Chinese Lute played by Wu Man .
Once again like all the Water Lily recordings every little bit of attention sonically to detail is present .....everything from the customer built microphones to the mastering process...even the placement of musician and instruments has been carefully arranged into what they refer to as "The classic Blumlein arrangement". This album was recorded in a vacant old church which adds to the ambient sonics.
The first song "One More Day" is a breathtaking was to open the album up. The album is not loud or rushed in any way and is a very meditative album.
Huge album and one that I recommend to all lovers of music.........who arent rushed and will take the time to appreciate something other than their regular haunts !
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