Rivers and Bridges

Three astounding singular experimental acoustic guitar albums in three years by Berlin’s acoustic steel string guitar master Steffen Basho–Junghans have dramatically reinvented the possibilities of the acoustic guitar. But, as groundbreaking as these recent works are, Basho–Junghans certainly has not forgotten his roots. Rivers And Bridges marks a stylistic departure from his recent explorations and a return to those seminal steel string influences, celebrating the ecstatic beauty of folk music from the Americas and the East across six lush, shimmering compositions. Rivers And Bridges is a pastoral experience, rich in color and texture, that courses through various moods with a river allegory at its’ core. Impressionist six & twelve–string dramaturgy cascade forth, ebbing and flowing in steady waves across placid sound pools and frothing rapids. Rivers And Bridges touches upon American folk, Native American linearity, Middle Eastern resonance, East Indian raga and Western classical music with heartfelt ease – and often within the same tune. This is an instant classic acoustic guitar record, sounding familiar and yet imbued with subtleties unlike anything else you’ve heard before.