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.

Christoph Rütimann and Fredy Studer - Cactuscrackling
Oddly enough, this spiky vegetation provides the basis for a surprisingly versatile ready-made sound source. This series of 25 collectively improvised sonic sni..(read more)
Label: For 4 Ears / CD 411
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Electro-Acoustic, Improvisation.

Vandermark 5 - Beat Reader
Vandermark on baritone sax and clarinets, Tim Daisy on drums, Kent Kessler on bass, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello and electronics, and Dave Rempis on alto and teno..(read more)
Label: Atavistic / ALP184
Artist: Vandermark 5
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Free Jazz, Improvisation.
