E. Doctor Smith and Seth Elgart's "K2"Lisa Starbyline‚ Sep. 26‚ 2008Edgetone Artists, E. “Doc” Smith and Seth Elgart have been playing and composing music together for sometime. "K2" is their latest collaboration and it has quickly become a staple playlist in my office and in my car’s CD player. I love the title of this CD. While listening, it is easy to imagine soaring on the thermals above craggy peaks with breathtaking heights and plunging depths. The synth lines occasionally lend an edgy quality, providing an ethereal potency that is to be found in the extremes of such a peak as K2. Their influence from the 80’s Tangerine Dream, Peter Gabriel as well as others of the ambient genre is evident and while the ambient tracks soar – there is a pleasant groove with the percussive flavorings of the Zendrum ZX samples and bass elements that sets K2 apart. Edo Castro’s bass lines pulse, weave and enchant melding with the other instrumentation.. The bottom end serving to elevate the winding, stirring melodies of flute & sax by Neil Mezebish as well as Elgart’s synth work. Castro’s Ebow treatment on several tracks is haunting. Of Castro's contribution, Smith said, "One of the most prolific and talented musicians I have ever had the privilege to work with... A true star." |