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Trial of the Bow
12+ albums
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about
Formed in late 1993 by Renato Gallina (percussion/vocals) and Matthew Skarajew (stringed instruments), TRIAL OF THE BOW emerged from the city of Melbourne, Australia's heart and melting pot of all musical forms. While both members live and work in a metropolis, they strive to remove themselves and their listeners from this and transport them all to places exotic with their bared-down Eastern inspired music. Says Renato : "The human element is one of the most important factors to our sound. Things being strung, plucked and bowed." This is evident immediately in the band's music. Songs such as From The Mountains Of Tangier on TRIAL OF THE BOW's debut Ep Ornamentation reinforce this very primal notion. Renato and Matthew's music ranges from "violent sounds to the movements of solitude". These sound/landscapes are transversed in the duo's first full-length album Rite Of Passage (Released March 1997). Rite Of Passage not only incorporates the mystical sounds which graced their critically acclaimed Ornamentation Ep but also offers further variety of vast musical styles. Thirteenth century medieval music is the prime influence on the tracks The Court Of The Servant and the chant filled Alizee. The bansuri flute adds layers of texture to the songs Serpent (indeed giving it that reptilian feel) and the dreamy Meuzzin. For TRIAL OF THE BOW, music is on the same plane as life itself. Their aim in direction is to exist, explore and expand through almost hypnotic, droning passages. The
