On behalf of nature

"Though Monk's incredible technical range is going, the softer stuff is still enthrallingly playful and ritualistic. Sometimes it feels weird being a bystander to her music: this kind of elemental rite should involve us all".

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"This magical disc is both rite and protest, inspired by poet and environmental activist Gary Snyder who calls for the artist to stand as "spokesperson for non-human entities ... to speak on behalf of nature". Monk's response is a meditation on our fragile ecosystem, though avoiding the polemical through her characteristic sense of wonder and play ... The recording is crisp and all performances strong".