Drawn Inward

Drawn Inward is an album by the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble recorded in December 1998 and released on ECM the following year.

Wachsmann and Guy are absolutely central to the multi-dimensional harmonic language, while Lytton's percussion is ever more subtly dramatic.

"[3] The AllMusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4 stars stating:Evan Parker has performed in so many contexts, but he seems to have hit a particular stride with his Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, a strange combination of saxophones, strings, and electronics.

What makes this so exceedingly attractive is the continuous wonder that permeates throughout... Parker fans that have not heard this group before may be surprised at the results.

[2]Writing for All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita commented: "On many occasions, the musicians invoke the sensation of performing on some sort of imaginary plane as the music stretches outward or conveys a truly expansive landscape that seems infinite or unending... here are no preordained ground rules as the exhaustive intercommunication, inexplicable themes and unique phraseology should supply enough data or stimulus to keep us pondering for a good 65 minutes or so.