Michael Masley – Cymbalom Solos – LP

Morning Trip

There are constellations within the grooves of “Cymbalom Solos“. Innumerable points of light, rendered audible in glowing, radiant sound. There are entire worlds too – undiscovered, yet familiar – both terrestrial and celestial. There are moments of quiet comfort and exultant discovery. And all of it conjured by one man with a handful of ancient and invented instruments, recorded mostly-live, with precious few overdubs.

Michael Masley has been a fixture of Berkeley, California, since he arrived from Michigan in 1982. Even today, he remains a common sight, working as a street performer – catching the attention of passers-by as he summons otherworldly overtones from a coterie of arcane instruments.

Morning Trip is distinctly proud to offer it on vinyl for the first time ever – an album of startling, imaginative beauty, by a brilliant American folk artist.