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Nathan Hubbard Skeleton Key Orchestra
debut recording now available |
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Skeleton Key Orchestra draws upon a wide cross section
of Southern California's improvised and creative music world. Nathan
Hubbard's compositions seamlessly blur the distinction between improvisation
and composition and highlight the strengths of the 35+ members of the
orchestra. In the tradition of jazz and large ensembles, Hubbard's music
is influenced by the free jazz ensembles of Ornette Coleman, Mike Mantler,
John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor and William Parker, the european
ensembles led by Barry Guy, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Tony Oxley,
Evan Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Peter Brotzmann and Pierre Favre as well
as the West Coast ensembles led by Vinny Golia, Glenn Spearmen, Jeff
Kaiser, Marco Eneidi, Scott Rosenberg, the NOW orchestra and the sorely
missed New Art Orchestra. The music traverses an array of territories,
from complex grooves to surreal electronic landscapes, free-wheeling
high-energy collective improvisation to meditative woodwind fugues,
improvised street marches to minimalistic repetition. |
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Performers: Woodwinds: Lee Elderton, Ellen Weller, Adnan Marquez, Jason Robinson, Ward Baxter, Gabriel Sundy, Jay Easton Brass: Isaac Tubb, Karl Soukup, Angela House, Eric Sbar, Steve Vertigan, Michael Dessen, Scott Kyle, Alex Panos, Derric Oliver Strings: Gascia Ouzounian, Adam Ainsworth, Louis Caverly, Al Scholl, Jon Garner, Jarrod Chilton, Justin Grinnell, Joscha Oetz, Scott Walton, Leah Meadows Keyboard instruments: Christopher Adler, Stephanie Robinson, Scott Walton Percussion: Harris Eisenstadt, Nathan Hubbard, Jon Szanto, James Burton, Curtis Glatter, Marcos Fernandes, Darren Evans Electronics: Damon Holzborn, Stephanie Robinson, Marcelo Radulovich, Marcos Fernandes, Nathan Hubbard, Ward Baxter, Jason Robinson Poetry: Shannon Perkins, Nathan Hubbard |
contents:
Disc 1: Disc 2: |
"Skeleton Key Orchestra is one of the most generous, consistently provoking and rewarding albums of 2004." -François Couture/All Music Guide |
"This is (actually) the first "big band
improv" album I've reviewed this year - but the levels of creativity
& talent displayed already make it the PICK of '04 for "best
improvised band"! Definitely MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." Rotcod
Zzaj - Improvijazzation Nation |
"A tour de force from this San Diego drum dynamo, whose
dazzling fusion of avant jazz, electronica, Afro-Cuban and more is showcased
on this two-CD set by a talent-rich group..." San Diego Union
Tribune |
"An ever-challenging and inventive series of
works" Aiding and Abbetting |
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Although the following recording were
not released under the NMH/SKO name, each features SKO tracks, splinter
groups and/or members of SKO |
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Trummerflora Collective : Rubble
2 is a compilation CD of tracks from members of the Trummerflora
Collective. The recording is bookended by SKO tracks, Track 1 (for RC)
and Track 2 (for AB). |
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Trummerflora Collective : Rubble 2 |
Nathan Hubbard Skeleton Key Orchestra: Track
1 (for RC)
Lisle Ellis/Marcos Fernandes: Parlance Gunthers Grass: Vulcanian Permanent Flow: Kalkelgen Curtis Glatter: Bala1 Damon Holzborn: E. Digest Ellen and Bob Weller: Excerpt from Suite of Dreams Ellen and Bob Weller: On/Off Trio Mahgreb: Field Day Erik Grizwold/Scott Walton/Nathan Hubbard: Susans Stretto Obscuricon: Vitrio Robert M: An offering of interconnectedness Nathan Hubbard Skeleton Key Orchestra: Track 2 (for AB)
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Nathan Hubbard Skeleton Key Orchestra: Track
1 (for RC) Nathan Hubbard Skeleton Key Orchestra: Track
2 (for AB) |
| Nathan Hubbard : (compositions 1998-2005) is a collection of Hubbards compositions featuring different lineups and instrumentation for each piece. Pieces for friends, ensembles and others, almost all involved with SKO. In fact, the piece Shards of Memory has the basic SKO lineup. More info and track listings here. |
| featuring - Christopher Adler - Ward Baxter - Greg Buhlert - Jarrod Chilton - Kelley Coker - Ty Constant - Jay Easton - Brian Eisenberg - Lee Elderton - Darren Evans - Marcos Fernandes - John Freeman - Jon Garner - Curtis Glatter - Justin Grinnell - Christopher Harrison - Damon Holzborn - Angela House - Nathan Hubbard - Brandon Jagow - Don Nichols - Gascia Ouzounian - Alex Panos - Leah Panos - Sam Rabourn - Orion Rapp - J.P. Reed - Jason Robinson - Stephanie Robinson - Al Scholl - Gabriel Sundy - Jon Szanto - Isaac Tubb - Steve Vertigan - Scott Walton - Ellen Weller - Molly Wilmot |
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Nathan Hubbard : (compositions 1998-2005) |
Disc I Disc II |
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Trummerflora Collective : Rubble
1 is a compilation CD of tracks from members of the Trummerflora
Collective. Several of the central ensembles that form SKO (Cosmologic,
Quibble, etc.) have tracks, as well as the Hubbard track sundials
II which features eight members of SKO. |
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"Which leaves one piece to mention - my favourite: I try not to play too many faves with comps but I was wonderstruck by Nathan Hubbard's Sundials II. Composed and using a group that doesn't include him it is centred on a simple piano solo, searching and delightful, that is joined by long textured notes from the others in the ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, bass, bassoon) that form interludes (the PR calls it a miniature piano concerto which is accurate). I was reminded of Gavin Bryars, but not in a derivative way, and found the piece beautiful I would love to hear Sundials I which this is a coda to." - Jeremy Keens, Ampersand etc. |
Trummerflora Collective : Rubble 1 |
Damon Holzborn: If we're all going to get it Perfektomat: Post-urban subfrequency mrlectronic: Amphibious Hans Fjellestad: FTP remix Nathan Hubbard: sundials II Restlight: A Quibble: Quell Robert M: On/Off Cosmologic: 17th and Capp Revisited Weller/Fernandes/Scholl: Triptych Titicacaman: 7 headless horse people Donkey: Soil Wormhole: (re)cycl(her) |
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sundials II - Stephanie Robinson-piano, Lee Elderton, Jason Robinson-flute, Ward Baxter-bass clarinet, Jay Easton-bassoon, Gascia Ouzounian-violin, Jarrod Chilton-cello, Scott Walton-bass Quibble - Damon Holzborn, Nathan Hubbard, Marcelo adulovich-electronics Cosmologic - Jason Robinson-tenor saxophone, Al Scholl-electric guitar, Scott Walton-acoustic bass, Nathan Hubbard-drumkit |
