Terra Terra, Ensemble Live Review

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Terra Terra, Ensemble Live Review

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Terra Terra is a New Orleans-based ensemble built around the guitar virtuosity of Alex D’Onofrio. Terra Terra has released one full-length album, self-titled Terra Terra, scored the full-length film She Was Famous, and performed across the southern and north eastern United States. Terra Terra also acts as the house band for the concert series “New Orleans Guitar Night” which features some of the most renowned virtuosos of Louisiana. Terra Terra is releasing a six-song live video album titled Ensemble Live. The album is also available for download and on all streaming services. Enjoy!

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Positives:

Terra Terra is a tasty gumbo of genre-bending creatives. Ensemble Live exhibits the uninhibited creativity of each player driven by their fearless guitar leader Alex D’Onofrio.

Bottom Line:

Ensemble Live is a showcase for D’Onofrio’s playing, which encompasses a variety of eclectic styles, this is carried over to the music of Terra Terra. Their gritty envelope pushing style might be electric, but its pinned tightly by the chemistry of the group and the outstanding Zappa-esque writing of D’Onofrio. The idea of an album releasing as a video is a groundbreaking task, as music continues to evolve in its delivery methods, it is nice to see a great group of musicians cutting their ideas in another creative medium. The ensemble is a well-oiled machine, each play of and with each other in a manner that is exciting and stimulating. The six tunes cover a wide range of feels and styles, but the guitar playing is always interesting. If instrumental rock is your thing or if jazz fusion is your thing, either way, kudos for the fearless music contained on Ensemble Live. That’s the short of it!

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