Performer Notes

Personnel: Gabrielle Roth; Barbara Anel-Morris, Lili Anel, Lauren Kinham, Peter Eldridge, Carter Burwell, Delores Holmes, Mindy Jostyn, Serpentine, Monty, Jai Uttal (vocals); Allison Cornell (vocals, violin, viola, synthesizer); Cyro Baptista (vocals, percussion); Devin Emke, Lenny Kaye (guitar); Marc Schulman (guitar, bouzouki); Kevin Ansell (guilute); Bob Een (cello); Steve Gorn (bamboo flute); Amir Gwirtzman (nay, arghul, zornafon); Cornelius Bumpus (soprano saxophone); Raphael (synthesizer); Epizo Bangoura (balafon); Arthur Hull (kalimba, tom-tom, bell); Yossi Fine, T.M. Stevens (bass); David Rosenberg, Alan Childs, Omar Hakim (drums); Robert Ansell (drums, pony drum, tom-toms, tone box, wood blocks); Rocky Bryant (tom-toms, hi-hat, stick); Stephen Scales (tom-toms, congas, block, bell); Ray Spiegel (tabla); Gordy Ryan (log drum, gong, bell, jun-jun); Sanga Of The Valley (congas, bongos, jimbae, shekere, percussion); Cafe De Silva (congas, percussion); Madeline Yayodele Nelson (shekere); DJ Chill Freez (DJ).
Producers: Gabrielle Roth, Robert Ansell (tracks 1-4, 6-8); Gabrielle Roth, Robert Ansell, Gene Heimlich (track 5).
All songs written by Gabrielle Roth except "Psalm" (Allison Cornell) and "Ram" (Jai Uttal).
Compact disc TONGUES has eight songs from Gabrielle Roth and her band, The Mirrors. This Aquarius-issued release is a world/new age album from an artistic, eclectic thinker.
Most of Roth's albums contain some vocals, but they seldom pull in front of the percussive textures. Tongues brings the voice and melodic lines to the footlights. "Psalm" sets the voices as a gospel choir, with the soprano sax (Cornelius Bumpus) crying as soloist. "Suma" has a saucy, virile South American bounce (one of Roth's most lyrical pieces); featured is Cyro Baptista on vocals and percussion. "Silver Desert Cafe" is a colorful piece, slightly intoxicated, with the flavor of an Egyptian "cantina." On "Chatter," Robert Ansell plays the tone box while a variety of sharp-toned percussion instruments compete in spitfire rapidity; the vocals here are harmonic drones (Carter Burwell) and asides from turntable master DJ Chill Freez. Like some Cuban space rock opera, the title cut funks and grooves with a real stand made by the women. "Rest Your Tears Here" has a heavy Louisiana blues feeling; Monty leads the hypnotic song/poem, while the women's voices follow like echoes down empty city streets. "Ram" is composed by Jai Uttal, is an Indian-flavored chant honoring the ancient god; Allison Cornell's violin and viola are dynamic, yet mournful. The suspenseful "Stillpoint" features the zenlike bamboo flute of Steve Gorn. Music director Gabrielle Roth (listen for her as the Spirit on "Ram") sets a new direction with this colorful album, with many gems by the contributing artists. ~ Carol Wright

Professional Reviews

Alternative Press (10/95, p.65) - "For those listeners who think trance is merely a cousin of ambient dance music, this ensemble showcases trance music's true meaning through diverse instrumental and vocal tracks mixing Third World and modern Western instrumentation..."

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