The Abstractions
post-rock, free jazz, electroacoustic improv, & noise (and related projects)
The Abstractions, named by musician/poet/author C.J. Reaven Borosque, was formed by Bay Area musicians reedist Rent Romus and guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante. Taking elements from a cross section of genres, The Abstractions rip apart and redefine sonic surreal textures and ideas offering a sonic pallet of disturbance. Drawing from an improvisational body of knowledge, the unspoken words transformed to music, history, and social insight make up this unclassifiable experimental music. Featuring musicians Ernesto Diaz-Infante, acoustic guitar/vocals/4-track; Rent Romus, reeds/electronics; Dina Emerson, vocals; Matt Davignon, turntable/sampler; Bob Marsh, vibes/cello/voice; Phillip Everett, drums/percussion; Lance Grabmiller, laptop/processing; C.J. Reaven Borosque, noise predals; Marjorie Sturm, flute/lyrics; Marina Lazzara, elec. guitar; Sandor Finta, vocals (Los Angeles); Alwyn Quebido, elec. guitar; Jesse Quattro, vocals; and Scott Looney, percussion.
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THE ABSTRACTIONS: Ars Vivende
2003 release, this San Francisco collective continues to explore music in all its forms. post-rock, jazz, electroacoustic improv, & noise. "Ars Vivende takes their art much further than before." --François Couture, All Music Guide
Recommended if you like Brutal Truth, Jackson Pollock, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Jackie-O Motherfucker, No-Neck Blues Band.CD price: $8.97 / MP3 price: $8.97
THE ABSTRACTIONS: Novo Navigatio
2004 CD release of West Coast subtle, psychedelia-improv to experimental songs. sinking commentary on the disillusioned atmosphere of George W. Bush's America. "Sounds like Leonard Cohen deconstructed to some really nice abstract noise." --Vital Weekly
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MOE! STAIANO'S MOE!KESTRA!: Two Forms of Multitudes: Conducted Improvisations
A leader in monster ensembles & percussionist for Sleepy Time Guerrilla Museum, Moe. Staiano is a unique bay area percussionist/composer who on this CD leads a mass amount of stellar SF Bay Area musicians playing in huge clusters in a dissonant array...
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MUCK: roc
Despite claims otherwise, Muck is Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Matt Davignon & Marjorie Sturm. "The strangest, most disconcerting take on any kind of so-called post-rock I have heard to this day." Francois Couture, All Music Guide
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VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: Dissenting Soundscapes and Songs of G.W.'s America
STOP THE WAR. Created out of the anxiety & disillusionment of GW's reelection on 11/04. This CD of 26 artists transcends music genres & ideologies w/ the common purpose of dissent towards the Bush regime. END THE WAR IN IRAQ. Limited edition almost gone.
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