Ash Black Bufflo, sometimes spelled ''Buffalo'', is the professional name of

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-based music

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ian Jay Clarke. He composes music for feature-length films, short films, documentaries, and dance and theater projects. He is notable for scoring the music for the documentary '' Marwencol'' which won the Jury Prize at the

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film festival and received positive critical attention. He created soundscapes for theatrical productions such as ''My Mind Is Like an Open Meadow'', which received positive reviews in ''Willamette Week''. He performs and records with numerous Portland-area bands including Dolorean, Holy Sons, Grails, and others. Clarke landed a record deal with Knitting Factory Records, and there are plans to release his debut CD entitled ''Andasol'' using the name Ash Black Bufflo in 2011. A review in ''MVRemix Urban'' described the album ''Andasol'' as being: Clarke explained his use of ''tone clusters'' in a theatrical production as a way to heighten dramatic suspense:

Discography

* ''Andasol'', Knitting Factory Records, released May 2011

References

External links

Official website

Ash Black Bufflo on Knitting Factory Records website
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