Jeff Gburek - "Vigilance Suite I & II" 2CD

(Ramble Records)Australian import, limited edition 2CD set in color gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Jeff Grubek.<a href="https://ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/vigilance-suite-i-ii">Vigilance Suite I & II by Jeff Gburek</a>Music played privately at home doesn't count as much as humanitarian aid, on the ground, where events are scattering lives -- but making these tracks was one of the ways I began to weather the storm, when one of my homelands went under military siege. It was over a century ago my ancestors on my mother's side left regions within and near Ukraine to come to the USA, perhaps as refugees of some similar conflict. Vigilance Suites were recorded on February 24, 25 and February 28 and March 1, 2022. I used a slightly drop-tuned acoustic guitar in open D tuning, zither, e-bow various preparations over the course of time to represent shifts of mood and transformations of mind. The colorful rag doll depicted on