Dong Xi / Out Of The Blue
Album: Out Of The Blue   Collection:World
Artist:Dong Xi   Added:Jul 2019
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-07-30 Pull Date: 2019-10-01 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Sep 29 Sep 22 Sep 15 Sep 8 Sep 1 Aug 18 Aug 11 Aug 4
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 15, 2021: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from Sep 17, 2019)
Rolling Walnuts
4. Sep 17, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Rolling Walnuts
2. Sep 24, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Rolling Walnuts
5. Sep 10, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Silk Wave
3. Sep 21, 2019: Music Casserole
Rolling Walnuts
6. Sep 06, 2019: Butter and Jams
Boiling Water

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-24
Reviewed: 2019-07-24
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: A world music duo focusing on presenting a new experience in collaboration. Even though they are both essentially percussionists, their genres are initially worlds apart. This unique and stimulating intersection between Chao Tian, playing the yongqin, a Chinese dulcimer, and Tom Teasley on all things percussive, was a wonderful match.
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Boiling Water (5:23) – percussion starts> uptempo duet> slows to stop
***2/ Silk Wave (5:09) – drone drum starts> midtempo duet builds to uptempo> quick fade> pause> fade
*3/ Oriental Alley (2:26) – percussion starts> midtempo duet swings uptempo> builds in volume & intensity> quick stop
**4/ Sunrise in Sichuan (2:53) – donggin starts strong> uptempo duet with shifting percussion> slow fade
5/ The Harvest (3:41) – percussion starts> uptempo duet> quick fade on percussion
*6/ Chang ‘An (3:45) – malleted cymbals start> midtempo duet> crescendo & fade
**7/ Jungle Train (4:32) – percussion starts> uptempo duet>
8/ Full Of Questions (5:47) – percussion startsmidtempo hesitating duet> slow fade & a cymbal
***9/ Cuju (3:28) – percussion starts> midtempo hesitating duet> swings to fast tempo> slows to fade
10/ Haggling Peddler (4:54) – percussion starts fast> fast tempo duet> fade
**11/ Rolling Walnuts (3:22) – percussion solo starts> midtempo duet> swings uptempo> percussion solo to fade
12/ Kong Zhu (5:46) – percussion starts> uptempo duet> slows to fade

Track Listing
1. Boiling Water   7. Jungle Train
2. Silk Wave   8. Full Of Questions
3. Oriental Alley   9. Cuju
4. Sunrise In Sichuan   10. Haggling Peddler
5. The Harvest   11. Rolling Walnuts
6. Chang ' On   12. King Zhu