VOODOO DRUMMER DUO – Moondog’s Utsu

The new single by the Voodoo Drummer duo is their interpretation of Moondog’s composition “UTSU”. It’s a simple and beautiful melody that they let it breathe, nobody rushes to fill every gap. Cello and Balafon switch in a raw, improvised, and minimal way, not always following the formal traditions of Western music.

Without a snare drum, the drum set, when not keeping the 5/4 pulse, moves to unexpected sounds, balancing between tension and release, statement and storytelling! Echoes of the past… from the Far East to the future! Moondog’s music and drum pieces in odd time signatures have been a major influence for the duo. They already cover his “Elf Dance” on their debut album. “Suzuko plays the Utsu in 5–4 time.

Introducing the Utsu, a small, keyboard instrument in the 5-tone scale.” (from the 1953 album “On the streets of New York”) Mary Suzuko Whiteing was his second wife. Utsu in Japanese means mainly to hit, to beat.

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