"062099", the first CD release from Micro-East Collective, was recorded
live at The ArtsCenter West End Theatre in Carrboro, NC during a free performance for
Carrboro's Fete de la Musique festival, a one-day festival that features a couple hundred performers from all walks of music.
Two selections from the 90-minute concert - "Lament" and the three-part "Exploring the Metal Sphere" - were chosen for release.
The first selection, "Lament," is a group improvisation based on a traditional melody sung by a Czech survivor of Auschwitz as depicted in Tony Gatlif's amazing gypsy music film "Latcho Drom." The second composition, David Morris's "Exploring the Metal Sphere" is a three-part study in note, dynamic, and timbre selection by the individuals within Micro-East Collective.
Aaron Oliva, double bass
Carrie Shull, oboe
Chris Eubank, cello
Corey Sims, trumpet, alto horn, accordion
David Jordan, clarinet, toy piano, slide whistle, quarter-tone xylophone
David Morris, tuba
Greg Decker, baritone, tenor sax
Ian Davis, percussion
Jennifer Hancock, keys, vibes, percussion
Jeff Brown, tenor, alto, soprano sax
John Heitzenrater, bassoon*
Martha Bausch, flute, pennywhistle
Rick Lassiter, double bass
Rich Robeson, guitar, shakuhachi
Todd Barbee, guitar+
William McConaghy, trumpone, cornet, slide trumpet
* On track 1 only
+ On track 2 only
Compositions
1 Lament(7:56)
2 Exploring the Metal Sphere(35:10)
Landing and Engagement (4:54)
Data Collection and Processing(28:19)
Abandonment, Liftoff, and Escape(1:57)
Total Time = 43:10
Recorded with a Sony VP-88 into an Alesis XT ADAT in 16-bit/44kHz format.
Recorded by Brian Preseton(Chapel Hill, NC)
Mastered by Brent Lamberg at Kitchen Mastering (Carrboro, NC 27510)
All Rights Reserved by the Composers and Performers
Cover design by Ian Davis and Mark Weddington
Track 1 c1999 Micro-East Collective; track 2 c1998 David M. Morris
To contact Micro-East Collective for additional information, interviews, upcoming recordings, or performances in your space, please send e-mail to
iandavis@umbrellarecordings.com
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