Accordion Tribe专辑介绍：by Dave LynchThe inside-cover photo montage of the members of Accordion Tribe shows three of the accordionists, Bratko Bibic, Lars Hollmer, and Otto Lechner, with facial expressions suggesting a trio of Scandinavian metal badasses, while Guy Klucevsek's expression reflects the countenance of a kindly, warm, and loving granddad who just might let his grandson's Scandinavian metal band practice in his basement. Tribeswoman Maria Kalaniemi projects straightforward confidence and self-assurance, as if she knows her accordion playing could share the studio or stage with anyone -- even a Scandinavian metal band -- and emerge triumphant. Of course, Accordion Tribe are about as far from metal as one can get, but there's no harm in projecting a bit of heavy attitude, even with tongue in cheek, when there is so much heavy talent in the house. And this tribe is an accordionist supergroup indeed, although the sharing of warmth and beauty is on the agenda rather than the type of pretension that the word "supergroup" usually entails. As with Accordion Tribe's previous two CDs, all five members of the group contributed material to Lunghorn Twist, recorded at Hollmer's Chickenhouse studio in November 2005. And like the Tribe's second CD, 2003's Sea of Reeds, the studio sessions give Lunghorn Twist a stronger sense of cohesiveness than the band's 1998 nonetheless fine debut disc, which had been recorded live on tour in a variety of locations. Accordion Tribe are both traditionalists and progressives, and see no contradictions between the two. Still, on Lunghorn Twist some emerge as more traditional than others -- with the three heaviest-looking dudes in the photo drawing most strongly from the rhythms, harmonies, and melodies the listener is likely to equate with European folk accordion music, although a multi-sectioned composition such as Bibic's "Encore Deux W" is likely to segue into a brief jazzlike interlude after beginning closer to polka or circus territory. ... Read More...