Alan Morse Davies-Night Falls Fast IV (2010)
Alan Morse Davies-Night Falls Fast (2005)
“Night Falls Fast was composed for the contemporary dance work of the same name by John Utans. The original performance was with the Milwaukee Ballet at the Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, U.S.A. in February 2005.
Sections of the work were also used for the stage play “Through Wyeth’s Window” by the Aperture Tectonics Theatre Company at the Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, U.S.A. in 2006.
In 2009 the earlier parts were remastered and a new 6th part added. The 1st, 2nd and 6th parts were then used in a new interpretation of the dance piece by John Utans for HKAPA dancers at the Monaco Dance Forum on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April 2010 in Monte Carlo”
Night Falls Fast (archive.org)
Simeon- Diex/Marcello Dirks (2009)
“Originally a pure piano-piece, this is breaking in Garritan’s Personal Orchestra on Kontakt 4 with a tribute-work-in-progress to one of my favorite Dutch composers; Simeon ten Holt.”
marcello dirks website (via synopsis decay @soundcloud)
Simeon by Diex
Frank Riddick: Nea Praxis
performed by: Cartesian Reunion Memorial Orchestra (1979-1992)
this groundbreaking group featured compositions by Michael Bayer, Chuck Estes, Douglas Hein, William Houston, Steve Moshier, Frank Riddick, and Lloyd Rodgers. at various times, the orchestra featured musicians Jannine Livingston, harpsichord; John Glenn, bass; Lloyd Rodgers, clarinet and keyboard; Douglas Hein, acoustic guitar; Diana Halpern, violin; Joeseph Goodman, violin; and Michael Baer, violincello
curated by: paul bailey
William Houston: …fulfillment (1982)
from an email by William Houston:
“As I recall, I was listening to a lot of Bruckner at the time. The piece was also influenced by a Michael Bayer piece which I can’t recall the name of at the moment. Maybe Lloyd (Rodgers) remembers. Anyway, the piece was originally called “I Can’t Get no Fulfillment” which words we would occasionally sing in concert (I think). It’s been a long time…”
Michael Bayer: Law and Order (1983)
Michael Bayer: Law and Order (1983)
law and order is based on a 1983 event in which artists sprayed political slogans over advertisements in the new york city subway and was originally performed ad-nausea by the cartesian reunion memorial orchestra (1982-1988)
Steve Moshier: Shadow Boy (1981)
Steve Moshier: Shadow Boy (1981)
“the cartesian reunion memorial orchestra (crmo) was formed in 1979 by 8 composer/performers to spread joy and happiness to the musical world. the ensemble, the major autonomous collective in los angeles, performed over 100 concerts from 1979-1992 throughout so. cal. collaborating with major dance companies, theatre groups and performance artists. this historic compilation of studio recordings captures the power and essence of the seminal ensemble and the energy that was in LA in the 80′s”
Tom Swafford: Expectorant (2009)
Tom Swafford: Expectorant (2009)
performed by String Power, November 15, 2009, Douglass Street Music Collective, Brooklyn
violins:Anna Brathwaite, Mark Chung, Liz Hanley, Tom Swafford, Helen Yee, Jeff Young
violas:Megan Berson, Leanne Darling, Nicole Federici
cellos:Loren Dempster, Brian Sanders
bass:Peter Maness
Douglas Hein: Orlando He Dead (1985)
from renewable music (June 2005)
“Sometimes the internet is a wonderful place. Composer Paul Bailey has just put up an mp3 of Doug Hein’s Orlando he dead, one of my favorite pieces from the repertoire of the legendary Cartesian Memorial Reunion Orchestra (a semi-situationist, semi-electric chamber ensemble in the grand style of LA in the 80′s). Hein’s piece is one of the few vocal works in the Cartesian ‘s repertoire, with the only lyric I know of that meaningfully includes both Orlando di Lasso and Mama Cass. It’s also one of the very few genuinely funny works of recent modern music. But more importantly, it’s an example of exquisite counterpoint and near-counterpoint and fake renaissancery.”
Cartesian Reunion Memorial Orchestra (1979-1992)
this groundbreaking group featured compositions by Michael Bayer, Chuck Estes, Douglas Hein, William Houston, Steve Moshier, Frank Riddick, and Lloyd Rodgers. at various times, the orchestra featured musicians Jannine Livingston, harpsichord; John Glenn, bass; Lloyd Rodgers, clarinet and keyboard; Douglas Hein, acoustic guitar; Diana Halpern, violin; Joeseph Goodman, violin; and Michael Baer, violincello
JC Combs: The De Evolution of Adam and Eve (2009)
JC Combs the De Evolution of Adam and Eve
From the EP “Bats in the Beflry. (2009)
from the composer:
“Oh the humanity! What is not to love about our species?”
The De Evolution of Adam and Eve by JC Combs
jccombs.com (Amaranth Arthouse Music)
Trent Reznor: Ghosts 1.1 (2008)
“This music arrived unexpectedly as the result of an experiment. The rules were as follows: 10 weeks, no clear agenda, no overthinking, everything driven by impulse. Whatever happens during that time gets released as… something.
The team: Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder and myself with some help from Alessandro Cortini, Adrian Belew and Brian Viglione. Rob Sheridan collaborated with Artist in Residence (A+R) to create the accompanying visual and physical aesthetic.
We began improvising and let the music decide the direction. Eyes were closed, hands played instruments and it began. Within a matter of days it became clear we were on to something, and a lot of material began appearing. What we thought could be a five song EP became much more. I invited some friends over to join in and we all enjoyed the process of collaborating on this.
The end result is a wildly varied body of music that we’re able to present to the world in ways the confines of a major record label would never have allowed – from a 100% DRM-free, high-quality download, to the most luxurious physical package we’ve ever created.
More volumes of Ghosts are likely to appear in the future.”
- Trent Reznor, March 2, 2008
NIN Ghosts: I-IV
Henali: To Live (with Maria Navrotskaya)
To Live (with Maria Navrotskaya) by heinali
Henali: To Live (with Maria Navrotskaya)
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