Crumb - Ice MeltICE MELT, Crumb's second LP, begins with a chaotic scene and ends with a lullaby. "Lyrically," says frontwoman Lila Ramani, "my goal was to return back down to earth from a strange, floating place, and write about real substances and beings that live on this planet." The sounds, too, feel more grounded and of this earth, evoking moods of both isolation and deep connection. Recorded to 2 inch tape by analog masters Jonathan Rado and Michael Harris, ICE

defiant and exuberant melody

the Band and The Grateful Dead left off and distilling it into their own potent brew of bluegrass

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the KansasCity Chorale and Phoenix Chorale

but only a few months after this performance he developed a condition making the use of his right hand impossible

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Meyers' Texas Re-Cord label issued some thirty singles and seven albums between 1975 and 1980

Elements of the Spanish folk tradition bridge the divide between a tonal-modal center and the prevalence of free atonal chromaticism

arranger and clinician

Fuel For Your Soul

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