Drawn Inward

• Artist: Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
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• Release Date: 1999
• Total Time: 65:13
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Evan Parker has performed in so many contexts, but he seems to have hit a particular stride with his Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, a strange combination of saxophones, strings, and electronics. What makes this so exceedingly attractive is the continuous wonder that permeates throughout. Parker is no means the standout performer; his soprano and tenor sometimes meld, at others lead, but it is his remarkable companions, Philipp Wachsmann (on violin, viola, and electronics), Barry Guy (on acoustic bass), Paul Lytton (on percussion and electronics), plus three very different electronic sound manipulators, Lawrence Casserly, Walter Prati, and Marco Vecchi, who combine to produce some electrifying and starkly delightful music. Parker fans that have not heard this group before may be surprised at the results. Although the saxophonist embraces his now well-known advanced techniques, they are clearly subordinate to the project. At times there is a busy intensity to it all, at others a serene quality. Highly complex strokes for an increasingly intricate society, perhaps, where moods change and so do their contexts. Don't file under easy listening. ~ Steven Loewy, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Crooner [For Johnny Hartman]	Evan Parker, Philipp Wachsmann	Evan Parker	(9:13)
Serpent in Sky	Evan Parker	Evan Parker	(7:30)
Travel in the Homeland	Paul Lytton	Evan Parker	(7:58)
Spouting Bowl	Lawrence Casserley	Evan Parker	(2:56)
Collect Calls [Milano-Kingston]	Evan Parker, Walter Prati	Evan Parker	(10:38)
AKA Lotan	Evan Parker, Philipp Wachsmann	Evan Parker	(4:24)
Reanascreena	Barry Guy	Evan Parker	(5:43)
At Home in the Universe [For Stuart Kauffman]	Evan Parker	Evan Parker	(3:20)
Writing on Ice	Philipp Wachsmann	Evan Parker	(3:43)
Phloy in the Frame	Evan Parker, Paul Lytton	Evan Parker	(3:49)
Drawninward	Evan Parker	Evan Parker	(5:59)

Credits

Evan Parker (Khen), Birgit Binner (Cover Design), Steve Lowe (Engineer), Philipp Wachsmann (Electronics), Lawrence Casserley (Electronics), Barry Guy (Double Bass), Jan Jedlicka (Cover Photo), Paul Lytton (Percussion), Philipp Wachsmann (Violin), Walter Prati (Processing), Steve Lake (Producer), Paul Lytton (Electronics), Evan Parker (Sax (Soprano)), Lawrence Casserley (Processing), Evan Parker (Sax (Tenor)), Simon Emmerson (Liner Notes), Walter Prati (Electronics), Philipp Wachsmann (Viola), Philipp Wachsmann (Processing)