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

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

-based music composer and experimental musician 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 South by Southwest film festival and received positive critical attention. He created

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s 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 Dolorean is an American rock band based in Portland, Oregon. Their current line-up is Al James, guitar/vocals, Jay Clarke, organ/piano, Ben Nugent, drums/percussion/vocals, James Adair, bass, and Jon Neufeld, guitar. They have released four stu ...

, Holy Sons, Grails, and others. Clarke landed a record deal with

Knitting Factory Records Knitting Factory Records is an independent American music label that is notable for promoting a variety of artists, including the music of deceased Nigerian political activist Fela Kuti. The label promotes a variety of music artists including A ...

, 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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