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Back in 1999 and before he was well-known, Lockett toured with Bruford as 'Network of Sparks' and they produced an inventive, culture-busting album called 'One'. The group was a percussion quintet covering many of the disciplines from around the world, in which the Ghanaian and North Indian Dhol traditions rubbed shoulders with progressive jazz and electronics. The music on 'One' is an authoritative guide to the glorious colours available from more sophisticated rhythmic cultures than our own western one, and several of its ideas were carried on into the recent 'World Drummers Ensemble' Summerfold dual-disc with percussionists Bruford, Chad Wackerman, Luis Conte, and Doudou N'Diaye Rose.
Our jaded Western drumset rhythms would probably have fossilised some years back if it hadn't been for the healthy infusion of the rhythms and colours of India, Cuba, Latin-America, and Africa, and it seems that visiting with and borrowing from these and other cultures, while approaching their rhythmic depth with proper respect, is what is going to continue to give our popular music vibrancy. Lockett's Network of Sparks is expertly placed to guide us through the riches of other nations' rhythmic heritages.
Track Listings
1. Conundrum
2. Travel Light
3. Self Portrait
4. Voices Apart
5. Complex Transactions
6. Groove Oddity
7. Lumina
8. Irreversible Blue
9. Prism
10. Full On II
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Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks - One
'One' has been out of print for several years, and Summerfold Records is delighted to bring it back to its rightful prominence as one of the earliest and best percussion quintet albums, joining The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam and The World Percussio
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