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Old 01-23-2016, 04:57 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
Dosh performs fairly dense arrangements as a one man band, and having seen him before I can attest that he's pretty amazing live. Of course it depends if you enjoy low-key, jazzy, instrumental music or not but his performance floored me. A lot of the appeal is seeing the way he constructs the pieces of music bit by bit, layer upon layer, right in front on you, until it takes the shape of beautiful, dense compositions.

Here's one example (start at 1:30 if you want to skip his banter and cut right to the music):

That was pretty interesting. It reminded me of a John Cage piece in a strange way...not so much in sound or style but in terms of approach and the vibe I was getting while listening and watching him.
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