By: Henk te Veldhuis
Nick Thompson plays mainly Open Tunings on his album "Lend
me Your Ears".His style of playing is very percussive, intimate and
reminds one of Michael Hedges. He combines silent passages
with loud strumming. On "Song For Michael Hedges" Nick is
accompanied by a wonderful horn player in the atmosphere
of Chet Baker. "Two Taylor's Tussling" is a very intimate and
calming piece ."Spitbugs with Horns," endearing play of the
horn again. "Tumpkins" is where Nick plays percussive.
"Sycamore, an adorable intimate composition. Nick made
with "Lend me your Ears" a very profound altered tuning
cd, the horn player gives an extra dimension to this album.
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