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Aug 22, 2013Hero Brother is a beautiful collection of experimental instrumental songs.
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Aug 19, 2013Hero Brother stands very much alone as an artistic statement, calmly ravishing and emotionally centered.
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MagnetAug 16, 2013Her playing, while technically impressive, may not have quite Stetson's jaw-dropping virtuosity, but her pieces have a highly comparable mesmeric, minimalist intensity. [No. 101, p.58]
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UncutAug 16, 2013[An] intense and atmospheric instrumental debut. [Sep 2013, p.92]
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Aug 16, 2013There's no question Hero Brother is a tremendously accomplished series of recordings that hold together as a whole, but one also gets the sense of being at the beginning of a journey that could get better as the years go by.
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Aug 16, 2013Overall though, this is a special album, and a real accomplishment. To make a record largely of solo violin music with songs played as impeccably as this, but have the performance itself not be the focus, is remarkable.
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Under The RadarAug 28, 2013It's not exciting, but intimate and beautiful. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.98]
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Aug 19, 2013Hero Brother is a carefully conceived yet relaxed presentation of a fairly startling series of works that reveal the versatility and considerable creative depth of a composer/soloist who has been hiding in plain sight all along.
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Aug 19, 2013Hero Brother takes a few listens to fully understand, but the effort is rewarding and captivating.