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MUSIC REVIEW

An experiment in surround sound

By Adam Conner-Simons

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 06, 2011

The surround sound you hear at a concert is ultimately technological trickery - the woofers in the back of a venue, the speakers hanging from the rafters. Sunday’s performance by Animal Hospital Ensemble at the Massachusetts College of Art, meanwhile, was authentically immersive. The crowd of over 200 filed into the Pozen Center, grabbed seats in the middle, and soon found themselves engulfed in a circle of two drummers, six string players and 22 guitarists.

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