Myths and Memories

Myths and Memories

Conrad Praetzel

1993

Traditional-modern, pan-ethnic dances and landscapes and ballads.

Myths and Memories, Praetzel's second album, is his first release on Paleo Music and was assembled during a period when Conrad returned to archaeological field work after a decade's absence. With the same painstaking care it takes to poke through the earth's strata for some rare artifact, Praetzel uses the tools of his recording studio to produce the characteristic layered texture of the album's 14 original compositions. With an open ear for every kind of music--from Copland to the Cocteau Twins--and a fascination for other places and times, this Northern California instrumentalist has created a musical realm of his own where East, West, present, and past intermingle. His technique is never gratuitous or trendy, but reflects the inner wonder that drives this very down-to-earth musician.