Album Notes

As is true for every album, "The Medicine Show" finds multi-instrumentalist, Martin Ball, reaching into new musical territory and exploring it thoroughly and creatively. On "Mind Bender," "Absolute Orchestral Groove," "The Infinite Mind" and "Ephemeral Beat," electronica/dance sounds dominate, largely inspired by Martin's time at Burning Man. For "The Dance" and "Desert Winds," symphonic sounds blend into classical and Middle Eastern pieces. The longest piece on the album, "Infinite Symmetry" finds Martin expressing his skills as a throatsinger and flutist, with jaw harp and harmonica thrown in for good measure. Fans of The Cure are sure to love the dreamy "Mystic Dreaming" and the album is rounded off with the unusual "Space Lounge" and the world fusion/reggae dub mix of "Heart of the Universe Dub."