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Holy Spring is the second solo album by Australian percussionist, drummer and composer Laurence Pike - an "article of faith", expressing the sense that "the ritual of performance can transcend the confines of style, structure and concept to connect with something universal." The name of the album is beautifully ambiguous, evoking a wellspring, but also rebirth, and more besides. It sounds constantly, effervescently fresh, just as it should when it's creation was a series of surprises to it's own creator. The listener, just like the musician, are privy to what Pike describes as "the music simply playing itself.

Improvisation has played a role throughout Pike's long and diverse career in music. Whether as part of

PVT, Triosk or Szun Waves, or collaborating with Liars, legendary jazz pianist Mike Nock, DD Dumbo or

the mighty Bill Callahan, he has long been a responsive musician for whom sensitive listening leads to

spontaneous invention.

A1. Mystic Circles

A2. Daughter Of Mars

A3. Dance Of The Earth

A4. Transire

B1. Drum Chant

B2. Holy Spring

B3. The Shock Of Hope

B4. Taught By Spirits

B5. Rites