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.