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Mnemonists
Biota is an American experimental electronic music ensemble. Musical career Amid a fertile creative environment in Fort Collins, Colorado, in the late 1970s, Biota's first recording projects were produced under the name Mnemonist Orchestra (shortened soon after to Mnemonists). Founded by fellow scientists and community radio engineers Mark Derbyshire and William Sharp, the Mnemonists ensemble of artists, musicians, and college-town bohemians released five self-styled albums between 1980 and 1984 on the group's Dys label. '' Horde'' (1981, Dys), a seminal album of electronically processed music, garnered critical attention — including from the Recommended Records/RēR label, who rereleased the LP in 1984 — for its groundbreaking use of unconventional sound manipulation and musique concrète techniques. After the release of '' Gyromancy'' in 1984, the group split into two collaborative factions: a visual-arts collective, which retained the name Mnemonists, and the musical gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyromancy (album)
''Gyromancy'' is the fifth studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1984 by Dys Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Horde'' liner notes. ;Mnemonists * Amy Derbyshire – instruments * Mark Derbyshire – instruments, engineering * Karen Nakai – instruments * Mark Piersel – instruments * Steve Scholbe – instruments * William Sharp – instruments ;Production and additional personnel * Thomas Beckwith – photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ... * Richard Donaldson – mastering Release history References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyromancy 1984 albums Biota (band) albums Recommended Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horde (album)
''Horde'' is the third studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1981 by Dys Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Horde'' liner notes. ;Mnemonists * Mark Derbyshire – cello, crumhorn, sampler, tape, production, engineering * Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, clarinet, electric guitar, production * William Sharp – piano, tape, clarinet, spoken word, production * Sara Thompson – double bass, piano ;Additional musicians * Amy Derbyshire – viola and crumhorn (A4), recorder (A6) * Crystal Goldberg – bass guitar (B1) * Mark Heglund – bass guitar (A2) * Torger Hougen – spoken word, illustrations * Tom Katsimpalis – spoken word, illustrations * Ken Lark – drums (A2, B4) * Randy Yeates – spoken word, illustrations ;Production and additional personnel * James Dixon – cover art, illustrations An illustration is a decoration, interpretation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rackabones
''Rackabones'' is the sixth studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Biota, released in 1985 by Dys Records. The album marked the official beginning of Biota as an ensemble separate from the Mnemonists name. (The name Mnemonists has continued to be retained for the group's visual output.) Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Rackabones'' liner notes. ;Biota * Carol Heineman – instruments, production * Tom Katsimpalis – instruments, production, illustrations * Mark Piersel – instruments, production, mixing * Steve Scholbe – instruments, production, mixing * William Sharp – instruments, production, mixing * Randy Yeates – instruments, production ;Production and additional personnel * George Harms – photography * Carol Heineman – design * Tom Katsimpalis – illustrations * Bruce Leek – engineering Release history References External links ''Rackabones''at Discogs Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recommended Records
Recommended Records (RēR) is a British independent record label and distribution network founded by Chris Cutler with Nick Hobbs in March 1978. RēR features largely "Rock in Opposition" and related music, but it also distributes selected music released on other independent labels. In 1982 Cutler established November Books, the publishing wing of Recommended Records, and between 1985 and 1997, Recommended Records and November Books published ''RēR Quarterly'', a "quarterly" sound-magazine edited by Cutler. In 1989 Recommended Records became known as RēR Megacorp with a turnover of £180,000 in 1994. History When English avant-rock group Henry Cow toured Europe between 1975 and 1977 they encountered many bands in a similar situation to their own: they were forced to operate outside the music industry that refused to recognise their music. In 1978 these groups got together and formed Rock in Opposition (RIO). To provide a record label and distribution network for these ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellowing Room
''Bellowing Room'' is the seventh studio album by experimental electronic music ensemble Biota, released in 1987 by Recommended Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Bellowing Room'' liner notes. ;Biota * Tom Katsimpalis – instruments, illustrations, production, mixing * Mark Piersel – instruments, production, engineering, mixing * Steve Scholbe – instruments, production, mixing * William Sharp – instruments, production, engineering, mixing * Gordon H. Whitlow – instruments, production, mixing * Larry Wilson – instruments, production, mixing ;Production and additional personnel * Ti Birchrose – illustrations * Heidi Eversley – illustrations * Jean Michel Papillon – illustrations * Dana Sharp – illustrations * Mareye Yeates – illustrations Release history References External links ''Bellowing Room''at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Einstein
Forever Einstein is an avant-garde band formed in 1989, and described as a, "very smart trio,"(1992). ''Option magazine'', Issues 42-47, p.106. Sonic Options Network. The band's music is characterized by tightly arranged sections which and rapid mood changes within the same piece. The music is strictly instrumental and draws equally from jazz, rock, surf rock, American folk and other forms. One reviewer described the band's sound as "Mozart on crack." The band consists of original members John Roulat (drums and percussion) and Charles O'Meara, aka C.W. Vrtacek (guitars, keyboards). The band features bassist Kevin Gerety on acoustic and electric fretless basses and Warr Guitar. Past members include original bassist Marc Sichel and Jack Vees. The band was a featured act at the annual MIMI festival of progressive music in France (1991) and Prog Day in North Carolina (2003). They are known for tightly weaving a variety of styles such as folk, surf-rock, jazz, metal, country and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles O'Meara
Charles O'Meara (March 13, 1953 – October 20, 2018) better known as C.W. Vrtacek, was an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was a founding member of Forever Einstein and group member with Biota. Career Vrtacek took up guitar at the age of 11, and played in the band Dancing Lessons before starting Forever Einstein with Dancing Lessons drummer John Roulat. Vrtacek claimed to be influenced by anything from rock, folk, jazz, blues, ska, punk, avant garde, classical, to Irish music. He also cited unorthodox things such as church hymns, cartoon music, and the sounds made by pinball machines as being inspirational. His solo music drew equally from the dissonances of Stockhausen and Varese as well as the melodies of French impressionists such as Erik Satie and Maurice Ravel, and also used tape loops. In 2013, Vrtacek, along with Nick Didkovsky of Doctor Nerve, conceived and released the " $100 Guitar Project", a recorded project based upon the "journey" of a guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hail (band)
Hail are an American indie/punk band with an avant-garde twist consisting of Susanne Lewis (vocals, guitar, main composer and lyricist) and Bob Drake (bass). The band has also had guest appearances from Mike Johnson, Dave Kerman, Chris Cutler and Bill Gilonis. Ear - Volume 14 - Page 52 1989 BOB DRAKE, Mike Johnson, and Susanne Lewis have recorded in any of their various bands, which include Cage of Reason, Corpses as Bed- mates, and Hail. Discography Albums include ''Gypsy Cat & Gypsy Bird'' (1988), ''Turn of the Screw'' (1990) and ''Kirk'' (1992). In 2006, Lewis and Drake released a new Hail album, ''Hello Debris'', on Recommended Records. Lewis also collaborated with Azalia Snail Azalia Snail is an American avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician. She is a multi-instrumentalist active in neo-psychedelia, psychedelic folk and indie rock, played a prominent role in the 1990s lo-fi music scene, and was dubbed the "Que ... for the Hail/Snail album ''How to Live with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Map
''Invisible Map'' is the twelfth studio album by experimental music ensemble Biota, released on June 5, 2001 by ReR Megacorp. Reception AllMusic.com states, "With its wide range covering delicate post-folkish pop songs to ambient soundscapes, ''Invisible Map'' may be the collective's most accomplished and accessible release to date. All music styles (folk, jazz, blues, rock, musique concrète, free improv, etc.) coalesce to be filtered through the dreamer's ears — background vocals are slightly treated, soloing instruments are heard from a distance, rhythm tracks are deliberately just a bit out of sync. This way, the simple tunes never really come into focus, giving the whole album an aura of mystery." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Invisible Map'' liner notes. ;Biota * James Gardner – Rhodes piano, flugelhorn, trumpet, flute, Irish tin whistle, percussion * Geneviève Heistek – lead vocals, backing vocals, violin * Tom Katsimpalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Cow
Henry Cow were an English experimental rock group, founded at the University of Cambridge in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler, bassist John Greaves, and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper were important long-term members alongside Frith and Hodgkinson. An inherent anti-commercial attitude kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. Critic Myles Boisen writes, " heir soundwas so mercurial and daring that they had few imitators, even though they inspired many on both sides of the Atlantic with a blend of spontaneity, intricate structures, philosophy, and humor that has endured and transcended the ' progressive' tag." While it was generally thought that Henry Cow took their name from 20th-century American composer Henry Cowell, this has been repeatedly denied by band members. According to Hodgkinson, the name "He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Object Holder
''Object Holder'' is the eleventh studio album by the experimental music ensemble Biota, released in 1995 by ReR Megacorp. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Object Holder'' liner notes. ;Biota * James Gardner – piano, flugelhorn, nae แน (hextuple reed instrument) * Tom Katsimpalis – guitar, clavioline, pump organ * Susanne Lewis – lead vocals, backing vocals * Steve Scholbe – bass clarinet, alto saxophone, clarinet, guitar, zither, rubab, Hawaiian tremoloa, hurdy-gurdy * William Sharp – hurdy-gurdy, tape, engineering * C.W. Vrtacek – piano * Gordon H. Whitlow – Rhodes piano, Estepump organ accordion, xylophone, guitar, mandolin, whistle * Larry Wilson – drums, bongos, congas, Madal, Tar, percussion ;Additional musicians * Chris Cutler – electronics and percussion (4, 14, 20, 23) * Andy Kredt – guitar (12, 19, 23) * Randy Yeates – keyboards (2, 13, 18), mbira (1) ;Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Never (album)
''Almost Never'' is the tenth studio album by experimental music ensemble Biota, released in 1992 by ReR Megacorp. The album focuses compositionally upon three electroacoustic suites for winds, strings, and processed acoustic/ethnic/antique instrumentation ("Burn Daylight" – "Circling These" – "Old Reason Road"). Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Almost Never'' liner notes. ;Biota * James Gardner – Rhodes piano, tape, flugelhorn * Tom Katsimpalis – guitar, bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, Rhodes piano, pump organ, percussion, cover art, design * Steve Scholbe – bass clarinet, alto saxophone, guitar, banjo, ukulele, zither, recorder, harmonica, percussion * William Sharp – hurdy-gurdy, tape, engineering * Gordon H. Whitlow – harp, Rhodes piano, Estepump organ concert (low) whistle * Larry Wilson – drums ;Additional musicians * Randy Yeates – mbira and steel drums (13) ;Production and additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
