Improvika (2004)

About this title: Sir Richard Bishop's guitar work harks back to an earlier time, when acoustic guitar virtuosos like Leo Kottke and Robbie Basho reigned supreme. Back then, players rarely sang, but used all of their energies to create original music that would never be confused (as is the case in the early 2000s) with new age music. This skill and seriousness is reflected even on the title of Bishop's Improvika, and deepened by the odd titles -- "Gnostic Gem" and "Skull of Sidon" -- of individual compositions. But unlike a number of late-'60s and early-'70s guitar icons, Bishop's seriousness of purpose never ... read more

Tracks:

1. Provenance Unknown
2. Gnostic Gem
3. Rudra's Feast
4. Cryptonymus
5. Jaisalmer
6. Mystic Minor 23
7. Tripurasundari
8. Rose Secretions
9. Skull of Sidon

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.