Richard Crow
Photo © A. Kolkowski Recorded on October 21st 2010 in London. Our Father (Bum Cheese), 1964, 2010 The piece “Our Father” could and should be subtitled Bum Cheese, which are the two words that I inserted into the prayer on…
Rexine
Recorded 30th June, 2010. Paper Dolls Rexine are: cathy – bass emma – vocals + guitar graeme – drums shona – guitar Rexine are based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, U.K. The promoters of a recent gig described them as: “Three girls and…
Phill Niblock
Photo © Metod Blejec Recorded in London on 17th February 2011. Sethwork (extract) American minimalist composer Phill Niblock has been active in his multimedia endeavors since the mid-’60s. His shows usually incorporate film footage (generally are long takes of non-Western people…
Peter Evans
Photo © Caroline Forbes Recorded on 7th August, 2010 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. Piccolo Trumpet Solo Peter Evans is an American trumpet player based in New York, who specializes in improvisation and avant-garde music. Evans has been…
Michael Esposito & Aleks Kolkowski
Photo © Aleks Kolkowski Recorded on 21st March 2011, in London. Voices from a Spirit Trumpet Michael Esposito was born in Gary, Indiana in 1964. He is a descendant of Alfred Vail who invented the Morse Code and several early…
Lydia Kavina
Recorded on June 30th 2009 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K. Theremin Solo Lydia Kavina is currently one of the leading performing musicians on the theremin. Born in Moscow, Lydia began studying the theremin at the age of 9 under the direction…
Lore Lixenberg
Recorded in London on 3rd December 2010. Solo Voice Lore Lixenberg has performed widely in opera, concert repertoire and music-theatre, and works with many leading composers. She has performed internationally at many festivals including Salzburg, Lucerne, Donaueschingen, Aldeburgh, Witten, Edinburgh and…
Ko Ishikawa
Recorded on 8th August, 2010 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. Sho (Japanese bamboo mouth organ) Ko Ishikawa is a professional “Sho” player and has been a member of the Gagaku ensemble “Reigakusha” since 1987. Born in Tokyo, 1963,…
Katy Price
Photo © Aleks Kolkowski Recorded in London on 24th February 2011. Kippered (Edison) Herring One layer (in three parts) is loosely based on the Wikipedia entry for Charles Cros, incorporating two verses of his nonsense poem ‘Le Hareng Saur’. The other…
Jon Rose
Photo © Aleks Kolkowski Recorded in London on March 13th 2009. Violinspeak – Voice & Electronics Jon Rose writes: Like most languages, violinspeak takes some thoughtful time to learn. Initial exposure to violinspeak may give the casual voyeur the impression that they have stumbled…
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