(Chamber Jazz / Adult Alternative / Crossover Jazz) Michael Manring - The Book of Flame - 1998, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The Book of Flame brings together the thorny mathematics of Michael Manring's tuning theories
with his wide-ranging artistic vision, the unalloyed metal aggression of Thonk with the
melodic and textural sensibilities of Drastic Measures, the icy austerity of electronica
and the sensuality of Afro-Asian modes and rhythms. The resulting construction could collapse
under its own weight if not for Michael's maturing compositional sense and his always-lurking
sense of humor.

Manring is a master of innovation and way crazy funk fun on the bass. He slaps his Zon bass silly,
samples, loops, E-Bows, processes, and ultra-sustains his songs into a universe all his own.
On Manring's The Book of Flame, all the stops are pulled out and a real beast is unleashed.
His live, unedited, no overdub pieces are still a standard as well as his warped 'n' manipulated
creations. Manring is funkified, burpin' bass joy with that telltale horn sound lead. He
shifts from a tar pit stomp lethargy to a toe-tappin' alley cat strut in a heartbeat. He
can be heard doing guitarish leads that flow right into a Stanley Clarke groove. "Dromedary"
is high octane enough in spots to peel paint or melt the annuli off your woofers. The live
studio piece "No Wontons for Elvis" has a Michael Hedges Live on the Double Planet feel, as if
Hedges were playing through Manring. Finally, the pandemonium calms down on "The Book of Living
and Dying" (in memoriam for Michael Hedges, 1953-1997) and outros into memories and silence.
~ John Patterson, All Music Guide

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