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.

Peggy Lee Band - Sounds From The Big House
Second release from the extraordinary ensemble. Lee’s compositions kick, simmer and sing, and confirm her as a major talent of what Muhal Richard Abrams calle..(read more)
Label: Spool
Artist: Peggy Lee Band
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Modern Jazz.

Michel Banabila - Precious Images – Datafiles 1999-2008
Subtitled ”Datafiles 1999-2008”, this double omnibus includes tracks selected from all his releases on Dutch label Steamin´ Soundworks beginning in 1999. H..(read more)
Label: Steamin' Soundworks / STEAM 2008-1
Artist: Michel Banabila
Medium: 2CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Dark Ambient, Electro-Acoustic, Electronic, Field Recordings, Soundscapes.
