Ivory Tower Blue
Roland
van Straaten is back – with more of the varied, innovative and moving
masterplay that has opened the door to a whole new world of musical sound.
In his second album, "IVORY TOWER BLUE”, van Straaten bends
the harmonica into new domains, taking the language of pop and shaping
it into a new orchestral landscape. The result is an intricate patchwork
of stunning new sound: clearly derived from European tradition, yet tilting
toward the mystic tones of the Orient.
Roland van Straaten’s harmonica sings like a muezzin unbound. It
has the sounds of exeptional sensuality and emotional expressions.
(Phonag 1991 - CH - P 81205)