The Gate - Destruction of Darkness
Moving fluidly between freely improvised music and composition, the sound of The Gate is dark, deep and full of events, twists and turns. Dan Peck (tuba, composition), Tom Blancarte (upright bass), and Brian Osborne (percussion), based in New York, fill the gap between hardcore free jazz and doom metal a la Sunn O ))). Ultra-low tuba and bass lines, combined with punishing percussion and layers of viscous noise, create a suffocating and unrelenting texture of doom.
This second release is a long-form composition in three secions, inspired by music of the doom metal genre as well as the music of Hungarian composer György Kurtág. The themes of death, transcendence through violence, and the supernatural are explored in this work, as through the prose stylings of Cormac McCarthy and H.P. Lovecraft.
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The Gate - Vomit Dreams
New York-based trio The Gate are Dan Peck (tuba, composition), Tom Blancarte (upright bass), and Brian Osborne (percussion). Moving fluidly between freely impro..(read more)
Label: Heat Retention
Artist: The Gate
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Dark Ambient, Death Metal, Improvisation, Tuba.

Volcano the Bear - Catonapotato
Their genius still impresses, even if the sound quality is not really perfect. Recordings of concerts in 2004 in Leicester, Sheffield & Paris by this fantas..(read more)
Label: Digitalis / digi014
Artist: Volcano the Bear
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Avant-Rock, Improvisation.

Laboratorio di Musica & Immagine - Colpi Secchi / Giro di Basso
Bologna’s most innovative jazz/avant-rock/improv collective collective formed at the Bologna University sit-in during student protests in 1990. Self manag..(read more)
Label: Erosha / ERH008
Artist: Laboratorio di Musica & Immagine
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Rock, Improvisation.
