| ROB MAZUREK EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA featuring ROSCOE MITCHELL — MATTER ANTI-MATTER |
ROB MAZUREK EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA featuring ROSCOE MITCHELL — MATTER ANTI–MATTER
SIXTY–THREE MOONS OF JUPITER & ELECTRONIC WORKS ΘΞ> Electronic innovator, multi-instrumentalist and avant-garde force who worked in jazz, classical, and experimental. ΘΞ> Rob Mazurek formed the Exploding Star Orchestra in 2005, after being commissioned to put together a group representing avant-garde scenes in Chicago, and includes a changing cast of around 15 players from The Windy City.
Born: 1965, Jersey City, New Jersey / Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Album release: 2013
Record Label: RogueArt
Duration: 97:31
Tracks:
CD 1:
01 Lo and Volcanic (3:31)
02 Europa (7:18)
03 Ganymede and the Ice Parade (5:25)
04 Callisto the Bear (8:29)
05 Himalia a Metaphor for Joe Frazier (5:15)
06 Almathea is Red (8:14)
07 Elara Beneath the Underground (6:43)
08 Pasiphae Gives Birth to the Minotaur (4:24)
CD 2:
09 Cryogenics After the Land of Spirals (17:55)
10 Pondering the Hidden Light (3:24)
11 Stalking the Spectrum of Inevitable (17:04)
12 Last Breath on the Forgotten Planet (1:07)
13 Ascension Dream Phoenix (8:48)
CREDITS:
Ξ> Rob Mazurek: direction, cornet (CD 1), electronics (CD 2), compositions
Ξ> Roscoe Mitchell: alto & soprano saxophones
Ξ> Nicole Mitchell: flutes & voice
Ξ> Matana Roberts: alto saxophone
Ξ> Matt Bauder: tenor saxophone
Ξ> Steve Swell: trombone
Ξ> Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone & tubular bells
Ξ> Kevin Dumm: electronics
Ξ> Matthew Lux: bass guitar
Ξ> Mauricio Takara: cavaquino & percussions
Ξ> Guilherme Granado: samplers & marimba
Ξ> John Herndon: drums
Ξ> Mike Reed: drums
Ξ> Chad Taylor: drums
Ξ> Damom Locks: voice
Description:
Ξ> Matter or antimatter, everything is out of proportion with Rob Mazurek's music; it is larger than nature, it has no other choice but to be so, to tell the truth. Must everything really be colossal and euphoric? The answer is yes: everything must be colossal, and euphoric….
Ξ> …Wasn't the Exploding Star Orchestra created in 2005 in order to gather shattered pieces of a single celestial and musical body, Chicago, its satellites here present, the inhabitants of multi–layered formations successively assembled by Rob Mazurek, the inhabitants of the Chicago Underground, of Isotope 217, of Mandarin Movie, of Sound Is Quintet, of Starlicker, of the Pulsar Quartet, of the Skull Sessions? Ξ> To gather them again on May 8th and 9th 2009 at São Paulo's Vila Mariana, on the satellite and with the inhabitants of the São Paulo Underground, and with a distant inhabitant of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, a grandmaster of gravitational fields.
Ξ> Alexandre Pierrepont, excerpt from the liner notes
Ξ> All compositions by Rob Mazurek
Ξ> Exploding Star Orchestra (CD–1) recorded live on May 9th 2009 by Egidio Conde at SESC Vila Marina, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Additional recording by Greg Norman on January 11th 2011 in Chicago, USA
Ξ> Mixing (CD–1): Helder Velasquez Smith
Ξ> Mastering (CD–1 & 2): Jean–Pierre Bouquet, L’Autre Studio, Vaires–sur-Marne, France
Ξ> Lithographs: Rob Mazurek
Ξ> Liner notes: Alexandre Pierrepont
Ξ> Photographs: Paulo Borgia
Ξ> Cover design: Max Schoendorff
Ξ> Cover realisation: David Bourguignon
Ξ> Producer: Michel Dorbon
Ξ> the two litographs:
MATTER ANTI–MATTER 1 and MATTER ANTI–MATTER 2
have been done by Rob Mazurek on March 2013 (20 ex. on velin de Rives) at
URDLA, Villeurbanne, France
Ξ> Both lithographs are 3D; reproductions are included in the albums. When orderd on our website, 3D glasses will be send as well.
Fortaken: http://web.roguart.com/
Website: http://www.robmazurek.com/
♦Ξ> As a composer, Mazurek has written over 200 original compositions over the past 25 years, and has released 46 recordings on various labels including Aesthetics, Cuneiform, Delmark, Family Vineyard, Mego, Northern Spy, Submarine, Thrill Jockey and his own label Infinity Dogs. Beyond his ensemble efforts, Mazurek's solo endeavors reflect his interest in musique concrete and electronic sound manipulation, with releases on Aesthetics, Bottrop–Boy, Delmark, Mego and Moikai that document his cornet playing augmented by computer programming, electronic effects and keyboards.
♦Ξ> Mazurek has also been awarded a number of commissions. In 2010, he received the Commissioning Music/USA grant from Meet the Composer for a multi–media work developed in collaboration with video artist/choreographer Marianne Kim. In 2011, he was commissioned to compose "Violent Orchid Suite" by the Jazz & Wine Festival in Cormons, Italy and "Transgressions Suite" by the Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival in Sardinia, Italy. In 2013, he was commissioned to compose the "Galactic Parables" suite by the Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival in Sardinia, Italy.
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| ROB MAZUREK EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA featuring ROSCOE MITCHELL — MATTER ANTI–MATTER |
SIXTY–THREE MOONS OF JUPITER & ELECTRONIC WORKS ΘΞ> Electronic innovator, multi-instrumentalist and avant-garde force who worked in jazz, classical, and experimental. ΘΞ> Rob Mazurek formed the Exploding Star Orchestra in 2005, after being commissioned to put together a group representing avant-garde scenes in Chicago, and includes a changing cast of around 15 players from The Windy City.
Born: 1965, Jersey City, New Jersey / Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Album release: 2013
Record Label: RogueArt
Duration: 97:31
Tracks:
CD 1:
01 Lo and Volcanic (3:31)
02 Europa (7:18)
03 Ganymede and the Ice Parade (5:25)
04 Callisto the Bear (8:29)
05 Himalia a Metaphor for Joe Frazier (5:15)
06 Almathea is Red (8:14)
07 Elara Beneath the Underground (6:43)
08 Pasiphae Gives Birth to the Minotaur (4:24)
CD 2:
09 Cryogenics After the Land of Spirals (17:55)
10 Pondering the Hidden Light (3:24)
11 Stalking the Spectrum of Inevitable (17:04)
12 Last Breath on the Forgotten Planet (1:07)
13 Ascension Dream Phoenix (8:48)
CREDITS:
Ξ> Rob Mazurek: direction, cornet (CD 1), electronics (CD 2), compositions
Ξ> Roscoe Mitchell: alto & soprano saxophones
Ξ> Nicole Mitchell: flutes & voice
Ξ> Matana Roberts: alto saxophone
Ξ> Matt Bauder: tenor saxophone
Ξ> Steve Swell: trombone
Ξ> Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone & tubular bells
Ξ> Kevin Dumm: electronics
Ξ> Matthew Lux: bass guitar
Ξ> Mauricio Takara: cavaquino & percussions
Ξ> Guilherme Granado: samplers & marimba
Ξ> John Herndon: drums
Ξ> Mike Reed: drums
Ξ> Chad Taylor: drums
Ξ> Damom Locks: voice
Description:
Ξ> Matter or antimatter, everything is out of proportion with Rob Mazurek's music; it is larger than nature, it has no other choice but to be so, to tell the truth. Must everything really be colossal and euphoric? The answer is yes: everything must be colossal, and euphoric….
Ξ> …Wasn't the Exploding Star Orchestra created in 2005 in order to gather shattered pieces of a single celestial and musical body, Chicago, its satellites here present, the inhabitants of multi–layered formations successively assembled by Rob Mazurek, the inhabitants of the Chicago Underground, of Isotope 217, of Mandarin Movie, of Sound Is Quintet, of Starlicker, of the Pulsar Quartet, of the Skull Sessions? Ξ> To gather them again on May 8th and 9th 2009 at São Paulo's Vila Mariana, on the satellite and with the inhabitants of the São Paulo Underground, and with a distant inhabitant of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, a grandmaster of gravitational fields.
Ξ> Alexandre Pierrepont, excerpt from the liner notes
Ξ> All compositions by Rob Mazurek
Ξ> Exploding Star Orchestra (CD–1) recorded live on May 9th 2009 by Egidio Conde at SESC Vila Marina, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Additional recording by Greg Norman on January 11th 2011 in Chicago, USA
Ξ> Mixing (CD–1): Helder Velasquez Smith
Ξ> Mastering (CD–1 & 2): Jean–Pierre Bouquet, L’Autre Studio, Vaires–sur-Marne, France
Ξ> Lithographs: Rob Mazurek
Ξ> Liner notes: Alexandre Pierrepont
Ξ> Photographs: Paulo Borgia
Ξ> Cover design: Max Schoendorff
Ξ> Cover realisation: David Bourguignon
Ξ> Producer: Michel Dorbon
Ξ> the two litographs:
MATTER ANTI–MATTER 1 and MATTER ANTI–MATTER 2
have been done by Rob Mazurek on March 2013 (20 ex. on velin de Rives) at
URDLA, Villeurbanne, France
Ξ> Both lithographs are 3D; reproductions are included in the albums. When orderd on our website, 3D glasses will be send as well.
Fortaken: http://web.roguart.com/
Website: http://www.robmazurek.com/
♦Ξ> Mazurek has also been awarded a number of commissions. In 2010, he received the Commissioning Music/USA grant from Meet the Composer for a multi–media work developed in collaboration with video artist/choreographer Marianne Kim. In 2011, he was commissioned to compose "Violent Orchid Suite" by the Jazz & Wine Festival in Cormons, Italy and "Transgressions Suite" by the Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival in Sardinia, Italy. In 2013, he was commissioned to compose the "Galactic Parables" suite by the Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival in Sardinia, Italy.
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