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Reviews
BBC
Proms
'...4-MALITY perform
with a flamboyant theatricality...as much performance art as it
is music.'
The Guardian, September 2001
Art
Gallery of Western Australia
'as soothing as Valium... drum sufaces are relentlessly attacked
by the seemingly tireless quartet....superbly virtuosic!
The Western Australian Times, November 2005
Music
Network Tour, Dublin
'... Think
of Liszt putting pianists through their paces in his operatic paraphrases
or fantasias and you'll be on the right track. The 4-MALITY players
take the theatricality of percussion performance as a gift to be
seized on, and their show runs with a slick, well-oiled purr behind
the blur of mallets and the finely co-ordinated drills.'
Irish
Times, (Michael Dervan) November 2003
Mad,
Fast, Physical
'The Concert Hall was packed and the audiences gave a standing
ovation. The audiences were taken a back by the groups unique stage
presentation.'
International
Ajans Press, Turkey, May 2002
Stroud
Fringe Festival
'...4-MALITY are truly masters of percussion and
their technical skill is really very impressive. They managed to
coax some pretty improbable sounds out of their instruments and
their timing was impeccable. It crossed my mind that 4-MALITY were
not really a band but secret ambassadors for the marimba...There
were moments of brilliance, yes they have really got something.'
Stroud Fringe Festival, September
2002
"...good
percussion quartets are a rarit,. 4-Mality is one of those rare
gems...For
something outside your normal musical diet, take a bite out of 4-Mality
- you’ll be glad you did.'
Edinburgh Evening News *****, July 2001
Evelyn
Glennie watch your back: this Manchester-based quartet of young
percussionists have picked up your baton and are running with it
in exhilarating style.
Metro
****, July
2001
Exhilarating
Performance
'...the group exudes a deep-rooted camaraderie and immaculate
but unobtrusive coordination...'
'For
breathtaking ensemble skills, visual display and sheer bravado,
Jan Bradley's stunning In-Line was appropriately reserved for the
finale of this exhilarating, liberating presentation.'
Birmingham Post, January 2001
Critics
Choice
'Boundary-Leaping Percussionists'
Time
Out Magazine, November 2000
Rhythm
Sticks 2000
'...their music making was simply outstanding, young artists
grooving at their considerable best...'
'Part
of this quartet's success lies in their own enjoyment in making
music not just for themselves but for others... Their rapport and
banter with the audience were key elements of the evening. I urge
everyone to hear them.'
Music on the Web(UK), July 2000
Marimba
maestros
'The performers demonstrated musical mastery as they played solo,
as a duo and, most impressively, as a quartet... It was amazing
and the audience loved it, sheer showmanship.'
Newbury Weekly News, Newbury Spring Festival May
2000
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