Marnix Busstra – Dances with silence (VINYL)

Marnix Busstra uses this instrument for many years now, but always as an ‘instrument on the side’, next to his main instrument the jazz-guitar. The way he uses this instrument is not in the classical way it’s used in Greek or Irish music. He tunes it in a way it more or less sounds like an oriental instrument and he plays it in his very ‘own’ way.

The whole album has a specific sound and ambience, there is a lot of ‘silence’ in it. But it’s not the usual ‘new age meditation’ kind of silence, but silence with a lot of melody and expression.

The repertoire is a combination of his own compositions and some classics like ‘Norwegian wood’, ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’ and ‘She’s always a woman’. 

This album is released by Rhapsody Analogue Recordings, a label specialized in high end recordings; https://www.rhapsodyanalogrecordings.com/

Marnix Busstra - 8-string bouzouki

1	Dance with silence: minor	M. Busstra	2.52
2	Somewhere over the rainbow	H. Arlen	3.30
3	Little boy on the hill	M. Busstra	4.05
4	Along the dirt road	M. Busstra	3.11
5	The chord	M. Busstra	2.06
6	Fields of gold	Sting	3.52
7	Dance with silence: major	M. Busstra	3.32
8	Peaceful daydream	M. Busstra	3.05
9	The mighty hunter	M. Busstra	3.45
10	Norwegian wood	J. Lennon/P. McCartney	3.04
11	She’s always a woman	B. Joel	3.17
12	Dance with silence: lydian	M. Busstra	3.06
		total playing time:	43:50