The
newest Hit Thing CD release is really full of surprises. Co-producer
Mark Howard, who produced Lucinda Williams' recent "World Without
Tears", as well as recording legendary albums with Bob Dylan,
Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithful and Willie Nelson,
has joined forces with a powerful new duo crafting an instrumental
film for the mind. Percussive provocateur Toby Dammit (who has worked
with everyone from Ryan Adams to Iggy Pop and Bertrand Burgalat)
and a new master visionary pianist / organist named Luther Hawkins
have poured two century-turnings into one romantic musical potion.
Rumors are flying everywhere about the duo's elaborate backgrounds
and Mr. Hawkins' claims of a 159-year-old career.
The packaging for Karny Sutra is stately yet astoundingly bizarre.
The cover features a new painting by Los Angeles art stars The
Clayton Brothers that will leave you staring glassy-eyed for
days. A deluxe Digi-Pak reveals breathtaking ancient
William Mortensen lithographs and an elaborate 16-page scrapbook
created by collage art star Michael Criley expands the musical imagery
song by song.
Nine passionate instrumentals (and one twisted barbershop quartet
for good measure!) reveal a hearty debut of lovely waltzes of grandeur,
furious heel-stomping Mexican dances, melancholic ballads, frightening
escapades into ancient oriental exotica, and deeply psychological
psychedelia.
This is an album to cherish and live with in the greatest tradition
where design and music tangle with mystery and fantasy. Karny Sutra
pulls the listener into a world of romance and danger leaving one
enthralled with Luther & Toby's knowing hands as an only guide.
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The
newest Hit Thing CD release is really full of surprises. Co-producer
Mark Howard, who produced Lucinda Williams' recent "World Without
Tears", as well as recording legendary albums with Bob Dylan,
Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithful and Willie Nelson,
has joined forces with a powerful new duo crafting an instrumental
film for the mind. Percussive provocateur Toby Dammit (who has worked
with everyone from Ryan Adams to Iggy Pop and Bertrand Burgalat)
and a new master visionary pianist / organist named Luther Hawkins
have poured two century-turnings into one romantic musical potion.
Rumors are flying everywhere about the duo's elaborate backgrounds
and Mr. Hawkins' claims of a 159-year-old career.