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Ascensionism

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Richard Bone writes really awesome music. This album is one of the best in the really hip and popular genere of smooth jazz. As a devotee of ultra cool music, I have often found myself amazed while listening to our local equivalent of smooth jazz radio how many times I hear really conceptually limited music by famous artists who get repeated air play of their "corporate" stuff.

There is nothing conceptually limited in Richard Bone's music. As you listen to this album you will hear a creative genius who is his own man, tantalize your musical taste buds with a fusion of jazz wrapped around fresh, melodic, outrageous grooves, kissed with some knock out spiritual vibes, plus occasional ambient sounds sprinkled throughout to tease you with a sweet reminder of the natural world outside.

Waters of Assiyah, Ariel Dane & the Seraphim Swing, Ascensionism and The Continuing Adventures of Jet Swani are guaranteed to get your body, mind and spirit movin' to the grooves. The entire CD is simply terrific.

Richard Bone writes great music. That said, this CD is wonderful to listen to. I doubt if the sample of the first cut at Amazon is long enough to take you into the jazzy, elegant theme that follows the intro. The second cut is more up tempo, but it will give you a better idea of the complexity of the music and Mr. Bone's use of keyboards and percusion. The rest of the cuts follow along from the first two, and all of them are interesting, and have enough of a musical theme to them to keep them form being strictly more of that synth stuff. Richard Bone also does a completely different type of music which is deeply ambient and spacey, and can be found on Etherdome. In either case, the music is great!