Bes - Ancient Egyptian God of the Middle Class. He was worshipped for his powers pertaining to fertility, merriment, and music-making. What better God to worship?
The Disciple of Bes is a Middle Eastern music ensemble made up of Martin Safford-Cameron's improvisational work on the violin, and Jake Botticello's rhythms on various hand-drums, including the djembe (African) and the doumbek (Turkish/Arabian).
The original concept of the CD was to put together a full-length recording of various Middle Eastern music, geared mostly towards bellydance performance. The CD turned out to be a compilation of tracks that overflow with the improvisational connection that Martin and Jake seem to share.
"It's trippy," says Jeff Miers, in a review for The Buffalo News. "But more than that, it's highly evocative of some sort of dream state, where one loses all sense of time." "The Disciples weave an other-worldly web of Eastern intrigue that hints at various indigenous musics while managing to hold on to its own hybrid vision."
The CD was recorded by Marc Hunt and Ed Hallborg at Chameleon West Studios in Buffalo (www.chameleonwest.com). It was mixed and mastered by Marc Hunt.
Copies of the CD are available at:
Martin Safford-Cameron's The Gourmet Store in the Olympic Towers at 300 Pearl Street in Buffalo - 716.855.1970.
Heartbeat of the East World Expression Studio at 1685 Elmwood Ave., Room 301 (in the Pierce Arrow building) in Buffalo - 716.474.3801, which is the bellydance studio that Jake performs for.
Online at:
Angevin Treasures - www.angevintreasures.com.
Amphisbanea Music - www.amphismusic.com/bes/ (prices in Canadian Dollars).
or by emailing Jake at [email protected] or Martin at [email protected].
Martin Safford-Cameron's The Gourmet Store in the Olympic Towers at 300 Pearl Street in Buffalo - 716.855.1970.
Heartbeat of the East World Expression Studio at 1685 Elmwood Ave., Room 301 (in the Pierce Arrow building) in Buffalo - 716.474.3801, which is the bellydance studio that Jake performs for.
Online at:
Angevin Treasures - www.angevintreasures.com.
Amphisbanea Music - www.amphismusic.com/bes/ (prices in Canadian Dollars).
or by emailing Jake at [email protected] or Martin at [email protected].
The Disciple of Bes is also available
for performances at the above email contacts.
Disciple of Bes plays:
Voilin:
Doumbek : 8", Turkish import with a synthetic-poly head.
Djembe: 14", Remo - Les Mobley Edition with a Fiberskin Mondo Mo-Fa 3 synthetic head.
Voilin:
Doumbek : 8", Turkish import with a synthetic-poly head.
Djembe: 14", Remo - Les Mobley Edition with a Fiberskin Mondo Mo-Fa 3 synthetic head.
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The name Disciple of Bes, The title "Simplicity", music content, and images Copyright © 2004, Jake Botticello and Martin Safford-Cameron.
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