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 improvised music and composition, their sound is dark, deep and full of events, twists and turns. Tuba and bass combine to erode conventional notions of melody and harmony, marching to the rhythm of decaying ship hulls falling against each other, metal scraping against metal. Incomprehensible languages combine with layers of viscous noise to create a suffocating and unrelenting texture of doom.
Vomit Dreams, their third release, bridging the gap between free jazz and dark ambient music, is a collection of 5 gore-infested improvisations, influenced by Stephen King and Australian metal band Portal.
‘The range of textures each player produces is impressive enough, but the invention and skill they bring to the task of combining their individual instrumental voices is breathtaking. They are great at allowing their scrapings and scuttlings to coalesce magically into growling riffs and
malevolent low-register thunder, bridging the hitherto unspanned void between Don Cherry’s Mu and early Swans.’ (The Wire)
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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, compos..(read more)
Label: Carrier
Artist: The Gate
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Death Metal, Drone, Improvisation, Tuba.

Misha Feigin & Lukas Simonis - The Squat
The Squat brings together two guitarists and seasoned improvisers across the punk-hippie generational divide. Lukas Simonis has his musical and cultural roots i..(read more)
Label: Z6 Records / 00073487
Artist: Misha Feigin & Lukas Simonis
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Guitar, Improvisation, Poetry.

Barry Guy - Portrait
Great overviews of the impressive British bassist Barry Guy, presenting tracks from the major organizations he’s been part of and the artists he’s c..(read more)
Label: Intakt / 123
Artist: Barry Guy
Medium: CD + Book
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Composers, Improvisation, Jazz.
