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- Sean McElroy
- Username: aTempo
- Location: Byfield, MA
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- "A Trip to the Dentist"
- Summary: A nitrous-oxide fueled 'trip.'
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Review of A Trip to the Dentist [Larry Massett]
Sean McElroy
Posted on October 26, 2003 at 11:53 AM
Wonderfully textural production with layers of sound evoking pure primal connection to the subject matter. The litany of buckles for the chicklets, the pendelous rhythms - has as hypnotic an effect on the listener as on the patient. We recall laughing at the start of the piece, then apprehension, now a narcotic effect comes over us we too are drifting... in and out of procedures... did we feel a certain sharpness arcing through our jaws? Somehow we're not reassured by the knowledge that our dentist has a background in arts & crafts. The triumphal finish has us re-evaluating our initial apprehension. Great stuff!