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The Paris-based acoustic jazz duo consists of the Hungarian guitarist, Csaba Palotai, who has long been living and working in France, and his good British friend Steve Argüelles, a drummer and percussionist who also works as a producer and is at home in many genres. Three original compositions excepted, Csaba and Steve have fashioned the supporting pillars of their treehouse (Cabane Perchée) from the pieces of Mikrokosmos by Béla Bartók. Their transcriptions and arrangements are strongly infulenced by desert blues and the music of Moondog, immersed in soft and warm groovy tones. This is the music-making den they invite us into, replete with panorama and all mod cons, yet still with a romantic and handcrafted feel.

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Except for a spoken lecture on rhythms on 'Fair Ground', this 15 song collection by acoustic guitarist Csaba Palotai and 'prepared' acoustic guitarist/percussionist Steve Arguelles could make for a gorgeous tapestry of strings. The two gents mix their compositions with that of Bela Bartok, making for a mix of Eastern Europe and other parts of the world. There's an Andalusian joy on the folksy 'Phosphere' and a Middle Eastern lilt on ' A Melody Tonic'. There's even a mix of hip hop and Indian Bollywood on 'Parallel Motion' and 'Hommage', with a gong bringing in the mood to 'Oriental'. The strings tap and dance on the pretty 'Tin Tents' and get funkyh on 'Bulgarian Rhythm 1' and the pretty 'Bulgarian Rhythm 2'. A true joy.

     —George Harris, jazzweekly.com (USA)

Paris is where Argüelles first encountered Hungarian guitarist Csaba Palotaï, a resident of the city since the mid-90s. All but three pieces are adaptations of Bartók's Mikrokosmos, and improvisations of American original Moondog...

     —Fred Grand, jazzjournal.co.uk