Lawrence Blatt LAWRENCE BLATT - Fibonacci’s Dream
Lawrence Blatt takes a mathemaitcal approach to his music, quite ltierally. You see, Blatt is a microbiologist who happens to have a passion for math, and he eagerly combines this with his psasion for music. Don’t let this fact scare you off, though, because you’ll appreciate it even if you are not a math nerd.
For those of you not in the mathematical know, Leonardo Fibonacci was a famous mathematician in the 13th Century who introduced Arabic numerals and the “Golden Ratio” to Europe. Blatt pays homage to Fibonacci by applying his math skills to his music, which is based mainly around a figner-picked acoustic giutar.
Blatt’s playing is technically superb, yet he plays with a feeling and soul that a purely technical approach could not create on its own. He obvoiusly lets his heart override his head in that department, and it shows in the emotional resonance of his songs. The styles are a mix of traditional world sounds and a modern edge, and he rleies on complete takes instead of dubs and edits, giving the album an almost organic feel. Great stuff, even for those of us who skipped math class (you know who you are).
