Piero Scaruffi's review
of:
ASCENSIONISM
Richard
Bone
Ascensionism (Quirkworks, 2000)
concludes the trilogy of Electropica and Coxa
on a mystical note. It is a sequence of
half-whispered, soft and delicate melodic
themes, arranged with decadent and
aristocratic gusto (Waters Of Assiyah, Jhana)
and sometimes with brio (Walkin' With The
Dharma Bums). If occasionally Bone slips into
trivial synth-pop (Sister Samadhi), the
celestial atmosphere of Ariel Dane more than
make up for it. This is also his jazzier
album. In fact, one could claim that, with
these last two albums, Bone has moved from the
electronic camp to the jazz camp.
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