Mokyo Octet
Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars
© 2008 Paul N. Doroshevich (634479850202)
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Music that makes you dream of talking trees and sardines playing chess. Genre-bending ethnic fusion, oud, guitar, and electronics.
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This a unique blend of modern digital sounds combined with the ancient voice of the oud.
Paul N. Dorosh - oud, guitar, electronics
Paul is a composer/oudist/guitarist from the northeastern state of Connecticut in the United States (close to New York). In 2004, after graduating with a Master's in music composition from the University of Massachusetts, Paul traveled to Japan to work as an English teacher and musician. Paul primarily performs and composes for his group “Mokyo Octet” which appears frequently in the Tokyo area. Since the release of this CD, the group has expanded to a 4-piece ensemble. The group now includes Indian tabla, violin, and flute.
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Congratulations on GrIndie Award
author: RadioIndy.com“Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars” is the superb instrumental world fusion debut from the Mokyo Octet. Now a four-piece, all of the instrumentations and compositions on this particular album can be attributed to composer/oudist/guitarist Paul N. Dorosh. With “Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars,” Dorosh has crafted seven excellent and uniquely organic tracks that combine traditional Middle Eastern oud, which is a variation on a lute, with modern guitars and electronica beats. The resulting sound varies from track to track, some sounding like jazz fusion and others merely juxtaposing the traditional Middle Eastern sound with modern electronica. It all sounds excellent, and the recording quality really captures Dorosh’s careful musical layering. “Running, Sightless” is aptly titled since it features frantic and excellent oud work and displays Dorosh’s talent both as a composer and an oudist. “Crustacean” closes out the album nicely with a great jazz fusion track with acoustic guitar and Dorosh’s oud work resembling that of a jazz bass line. “Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars” is an exceptional debut from Mokyo Quartet that leaves you eager to hear what the now-expanded group will put out next. Fans of Middle Eastern music and world fusion should certainly look into this album.
Superb Instrumental World Fusion CD
author: Chris & the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team“Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars” is the superb instrumental world fusion debut from the Mokyo Octet. Now a four-piece, all of the instrumentations and compositions on this particular album can be attributed to composer/oudist/guitarist Paul N. Dorosh. With “Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars,” Dorosh has crafted seven excellent and uniquely organic tracks that combine traditional Middle Eastern oud, which is a variation on a lute, with modern guitars and electronica beats. The resulting sound varies from track to track, some sounding like jazz fusion and others merely juxtaposing the traditional Middle Eastern sound with modern electronica. It all sounds excellent, and the recording quality really captures Dorosh’s careful musical layering. “Running, Sightless” is aptly titled since it features frantic and excellent oud work and displays Dorosh’s talent both as a composer and an oudist. “Crustacean” closes out the album nicely with a great jazz fusion track with acoustic guitar and Dorosh’s oud work resembling that of a jazz bass line. “Filamentary Dreams Of The Cedars” is an exceptional debut from Mokyo Quartet that leaves you eager to hear what the now-expanded group will put out next. Fans of Middle Eastern music and world fusion should certainly look into this album.
Anxiously awaiting CD 2
author: JebbyThis impressive debut CD straddles the genres of modern jazz, electronica, and Far Eastern ethnic music. Despite the unlikely instrumentation (including the so-called Iraqi lute paired with electronics), Paul's music is very tightly conceived – the seven pieces on this CD all have an organic flow that can only come from an earnest and successful attempt to mesh ancient sounds with today’s music technology. The listener is drawn in with soulful beats and avante garde riffs that are skillfully interwoven with electronics. I particularly enjoyed the way the CD’s intensity ebbed and flowed, moving through several distinct phases - meshing cultures and instruments with an eloquent reverence.