Title Totem Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors Type: CD Label: Raven Code: 4015749820532 Release date: - Alex Blake (vocals, bass guitar), Serpentine (vocals), Kevin Ansell (electric guitar), Gene Heimlich (harmonica), T.C. James, Michael Mandel (synthesizer), Martinez, Jose (snare drum, cymbals, hi-hat, wood block), Sammy Figueroa (congas), Manuel Martinez (cowbells, wood block, bells), Otto Richter (cowbells, wood block), Gordon Ryan (djembe, log drum), Robert Ansell (shaker, tom tom, triangle) Totem, with its focus on trance-dance, broke new ground by bringing drumming out of the ethnic bins and into new age. "Zone VI" begins the album with a hypnotic balance of bass toms played by Robert Ansell, the fancy drumwork by Gordy Ryan, clicks of woodblocks, and a synthesizer drone. The title cut is a serpentine experience which breathes through its undulating bass beats; layers of Middle Eastern rhythms give the dancer many intoxicating paths for movement. Throughout, the rhythms speak stately and zenlike to tumbling and swirling enticing movement The album ends with the melodically hip "Eliana" and (lest you forget you can dance with a partner) the cha-cha flavored "La Cancion de Manuel," both propelled by the funky bass of Alex Blake. Titles   1. Zone Vi 2. Totem 3. Red Wind 4. Eternal Dance 5. Ritual 6. Eliana 7. La Cancion De Manuel