Electro-Acoustic Band
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Machine Paul Dresher's new CD includes ten years of innovative, industrial strength "chamber music with a clang." Released on the prestigious New Albion label, the CD celebrates Dresher's unique musical language and vision. |
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| Kole Kat Krush Compositions by longtime Ensemble colleague Jay Cloidt performed by the Paul Dresher Ensemble, Kronos Quartet and Basso Bongo. Called “the Spike Jones of the Bay Area new music scene,” Cloidt’s music sparkles with “Skill, wit, perversity and adroitness....” – Carl Stone “Life is good...And People Are Basically Decent,” commissioned and performed by the Ensemble, was hailed as “... bright, energetic ... spooky and exhilarating.” –The Washington Post. |
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| Ravenshead (1998) Composer Steve Mackey and Librettist’s Rinde Eckert’s one man tour-de-force opera commissioned by the Paul Dresher Ensemble and performed by Rinde Eckert and the Ensemble’s Electro-Acoustic Band. Premiered in Nov. 1998, it was ranked the Best New Opera of 1998 by USA Today, it is based on the a true story of Donald Crowhurst, a man who in 1968 attempted to be the first to sail solo & non-stop around in the world. Rinde’s writing and performance are nothing short of astonishing. Recorded on digital video at the premiere. |
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Two CDsPrice: $16.00 " Best New Opera of 1998" USA TODAY |
