In the relative calm of the final few weeks before a novel strain of Coronavirus came to the United States, Bhutanese guitarist Tashi Dorji and Vietnamese-American percussionist Thom Nguyen traveled to Milwaukee as part of a short tour. Together they are MANAS, the name of which seems to be a reference to the Buddhist concept of the mind, specifically the thinking mind.
Dorji's last appearance on this blog -- a fiery 2017 set at Acme Records with Tyler Damon -- was also a guitar and drums duo. This presents an interesting chance to compare the duos.
Buy their most recent album here.
Recording information:
MANAS2020-01-08
Milwaukee, WI
Acme Records
Tashi Dorji: guitar
Thom Nguyen: drums
Setlist:
01 First (4:45)
02 Second (23:12)
03 Third (12:11)
Total time = 40:08
Recorded with permission by Richard Hayes for this blog
Microphones: Beyerdynamic MC930 in ORTF
Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6 at 24/96
Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct
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