Oregon took the exact opposite approach. Rooted in their classical training and their time together in the Paul Winter Consort, the quartet committed to a purely acoustic, improvisational framework. They blended: Classical chamber music structures American avant-garde jazz improvisation Traditional Indian classical rhythms and instrumentation Western folk melodies
What makes the album so sonically captivating is the extraordinary range of instruments the four members deploy. Ralph Towner provides classical guitar, piano, and even mellophone and harmonica; Glen Moore plays double bass, electric bass, flute, and violin; Paul McCandless is credited with oboe, English horn, reeds, and piano; and Collin Walcott, the group's secret weapon, plays sitar, tabla, mridangam, esraj, bells, percussion, and piano. This vast instrumental palette allows the group to shift from a sitar-and-tabla-driven raga to a chamber string quartet aesthetic in the space of a single track. Oregon Music of Another Present Era 1972 FLAC
"Music of Another Present Era" has influenced a range of genres, from ambient and new age to jazz fusion and world music. The album's eclectic sound has drawn comparisons to artists like Mike Oldfield, Gentle Giant, and Soft Machine. Oregon took the exact opposite approach
—utilizes an exotic array of instruments from oboe and 12-string guitar to sitar and tabla. Ralph Towner provides classical guitar, piano, and even
: Sitar, tabla, mridangam, piano, and assorted percussion. Paul McCandless : Oboe, English horn, and specialized reeds.
