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Inspired by a trip the couple made to the Greek islands, these instrumentals confirm Francesconi's virtuoso technique and fertile imagination, his waves of fingerpicked acoustic rippling with the calm logicality of Ralph Towner and the exotic grace of John Fahey on "Parallel Flights" and "Pontic", counterpointed by the drone textures of Peart's violin. By turns baroque, folksy and raga-esque, there's a soothing, meditative aspect to the music redolent of a Mediterranean sunset.
Download: Parallel Flights; Road to Palios; Pontic
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