Monotony With Variations is entirely improvised with Simon Hakiel, then a psychology student and non-musician on piano frame. In this instance the juxtaposition of a 'normal' performance set against a high-speed recording of a previous performance was quite deliberate.
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from David Panton's One Music,
released December 1, 2012
David Panton - percussion
Simon Hakiel - piano frame
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