Alex Cline's compositions and percussion work defy any strict notions of style, geographical region and form, though all come to play in his fluid conceptions. In his beautifully poetic liner notes for "Continuation" the drummer/percussionist/composer speaks of the simultaneities exisisting in each moment, from the center of which he dedicates his music to his mother and daughter, his progenitor and his continuation. Featuring Jeff Gauthier (violin), Scott Walton (bass), Peggy Lee (cello), and Myra Melford (piano/harmonium), "Continuation" is replete with subtle and breathtaking shifts in timbre, texture and mood that bespeak dance, meditation and the way in which polarites merge to form the infinite simplicity invoked in every moment of this stunning collection of music.

Track Listing (click linked titles for mp3)

1.	Nourishing Our Roots	[10:04]
2.	Clearing Our Streams	[7:34]
3.	Fade To Green	[4:54]
4.	Steadfast	[11:15]
5.	SubMerge	[18:25]
6.	On the Bones of the Homegoing Thunder	[18:38]
7.	Open Hands (Receive, Release)	[5:59]

Musicians
Alex Cline - drums and percussion
Peggy Lee - cello
Myra Melford - piano, harmonium
Scott Walton - bass
Jeff Gauthier - violin

Production Credits
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rich Breen
Recorded April 12 and 13, 2008, at Glenwood Place, Burbank CA
Mixed and mastered at Dogmatic Studios, Burbank, CA
Paintings: “Walking the Path” and “Lotus on the Edge”
by Karen Hamilton (www.karen-hamilton.com)
Photography: Anne Fishbein (musicians), David Nelson (Vietnamese tea hut)
Design: Alex Cline
Layout: Alex Cline & Gareth Jiffeau
Poem reprinted from Scattered Memories (2006) by Tha^`y Giác Thanh
with permission of Parallax Press, Berkeley, California (www.parallax.org)
Executive producer: Jeff Gauthier
Produced by Alex Cline

Alex Cline endorses Paiste cymbals and gongs, Attack drum heads,
and Vic Firth inviting implements.