Ben Monder will be recognized by a wider audience as the guitarist who plays David Bowie's much discussed swan song . This does not do justice to this New Yorker. He played as a sideman with countless celebrities, ranging from to and . In addition, Amorphae is his tenth album as a leader and he already found his own audience with Oceana in 2005. A selective audience that may not have been waiting
… for Bowie at all. Without too many added effects, Monder conjures up wonderful soundscapes from his instrument with his crystal arpeggios. These are filled in sparingly by coloring drums. This creates a kind of ambient free jazz. This abstract and almost fluid music has a European feel and therefore belongs in the catalog of the German label . (MR)more
