The six cuts on Bones offer the dancer an entire album to move through Roth's 5Rhythm Wave. The first piece, "The Calling," serves as a warm-up to trance and movement. Pieces representing Roth's 5Rhythms identify with animals. The flowing rhythm is represented by the sinuous "Dolphin." "Raven" squawks through the funky angular cha cha of the staccato rhythm. Chaos progresses in 6/8 time in "Snake," a tough-attitude rattler progressing in a sidewinding style. Dainty hooves pick through the forest in the lyrical "Deer," while a mystical solitude embodies the midnight skies of "Wolf," the essence of stillness and completion. Key musicians include Gordy Ryan, Robert Ansell, and Sanga of the Valley on percussion, and Matt Balitsaris on guitar synthesizer. You don't have to know about Roth's 5Rhythm Wave to enjoy the music, but for more information, read her book Maps to Ecstasy: The Teachings of an Urban Shaman from Nataraj Publishing. ~ Carol Wright, All Music Guide
Gordon Ryan (Whistle (Human)), Robert Ansell (Shaker), Lolita (Flute), Robert Ansell (Drums), Raven (Vocals), K.V. Woodman (Ensoniq EPS), Knut Bohn (Engineer), Gabrielle Roth (Musical Director), Michael Mandel (Prophet 5), Louis Bauzo (Guiro), Johnny Cunningham (Fiddle), Louis Bauzo (Bells), Gordon Ryan (Jimbae), K.V. Woodman (Overdubs), Matt Balitsaris (Synthesizer), Gordon Ryan (Cowbell), Scott Ansell (Mixing), Gordon Ryan (Asheiko), Sanga of the Valley (Conga), Sanga of the Valley (Cowbell), Gordon Ryan (Balafon), Michael Mandel (Korg M1), Gordon Ryan (Guiro), Robert Ansell (Tone Blocks), Gordon Ryan (Jun-Jun), Sanga of the Valley (Berimbau), Robert Ansell (Toms), Matt Balitsaris (Guitar (Synthesizer)), Sanga of the Valley (Jimbae), Gordon Ryan (Rattle), Greg Wittrock (Cover Art), Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors (Performer), Gordon Ryan (Dun-dun), Sanga of the Valley (Bongos), Robert Ansell (Wood Block), Robert Ansell (Cover Photo), Madeleine Yayodele Nelson (Shekere), Scott Ansell (Engineer), Robert Ansell (Photography), K.V. Woodman (Synthesizer), Robert Ansell (Tom-Tom), Gordon Ryan (Whistle (Instrument)), Michael Mandel (?), John Loose (Riqq), Sanga of the Valley (Percussion), Greg Wittrock (Design), Sanga of the Valley (Bells), Michael Mandel (Vocals), Robbie Norris (Engineer), Robert Ansell (Producer), Robert Ansell (Overdubs), Louis Bauzo (Cowbell), Molly Glazer (Cello), Robert Ansell (Conga), Gabrielle Roth (Producer)
