Fay Victor Ensemble Greene Avenue Music (CD) Released November 2013; recorded January 30, 2013 at Potterville International Sound, Kingston, NY. Produced by Fay Victor. Personnel: Fay Victor (voice, compositions) Anders Nilsson (electric guitars, effects, voice) Ken Filiano (bass, effects, voice, spaceship megaphone) Track List: Big Bag (8:23) Crystal (5:30) I’m on a Mission/Paper Cup (15:03)
CACAW Skirl Records (CD) Released 2013; recorded by Aaron Nevezie at the Bunker Studio, Oct 14, 2012; mixed by Twintapes; mastered by John Vestman; produced by Landon Knoblock, Twintapes, and Jesse Stacken Personnel: Landon Knoblock (keyboards, compositions) Oscar Noriega (saxophone) Jeff Davis (drums) Track List: Double Dagger (9:05) Replicant Lover (6:17) Tabletop Glances before Dawn
Ingrid Laubrock-Tom Rainey Duo Relative Pitch (CD/DL) Released Jan 2014; recorded by Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording, May 22, 2013; mixed & mastered by Katherine Miller; photos by Ingrid Laubrock; art & design layout by Michael Sprigle; executive production by Kevin Reilly & Mike Panico Personnel: Ingrid Laubrock (tenor, alto & soprano saxophones) Tom Rainey
Matt Bauder and Day in Pictures Clean Feed (CD/DL) Released Feb 19, 2014; recorded Feb 5-6, 2013 at the Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY; recorded & mixed by John Davis; mastered by Luis Delgado; produced by Matt Bauder; executive production by Trem Azul; design & artwork by Travassos; photography by Michael Leviton Personnel: Matt Bauder (tenor
Premoticon Sulde (CD) Released March 7, 2014; recorded July 6, 2011 by Gabe Beam of Toledo Bellows at Robinwood Concert House; mastered by Jim Hemingway; artwork by Connie Wang Personnel: Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone) Will McEvoy (bass) Track List: I are you. You is me. This is us. These are we. Who are the you?
Natura Morta FMR Records (CD) Released 2014; recorded by Aaron Nevezie at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, March 30, 2012; mixed by Ryan Ferreira; mastered by Jon Rosenberg; artwork by Jacques Mandelbrojt. Personnel: Frantz Loriot (viola, objects) Sean Ali (bass, objects) Carlo Costa (drums, percussion) Track List: Sirens (7:10) Miasmata (11:47) The Burial of Memories (18:38) As
Ideal Bread – Beating the Teens (2014) Cuneiform Records (2 CDs/DL) Released May 13, 2014; recorded by Tyler Wood at Vibromonk Studios, Brooklyn, August 16-19, 2013; mixed by Tyler Wood at Vibromonk Studios, Dec 2013; mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound, New York, NY, Jan 7 & 9, 2014; produced by Josh Sinton &
The Prisoner Max Johnson No Business Records (CD) Released 2014; recorded by Tom Tedesco at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ, Dec 20, 2012; mixed by Eivind Opsvik at Greenwood Underground, Brooklyn; mastered by Tim Cramer at Cramersound, New York; original artwork by Russ Johnson; design by Oskaras Anosovas; produced by Max Johnson; executive production by Danas
SIMPLE Anna Webber This record is a fascinating window into the mind of a talented, young composer. Building off of her previous record, Percussive Mechanics (2013), Webber’s new band, the Simple Trio, strikes boldly into new territory. On the surface, this is a surprisingly unpretentious record in that it sets out to take rhythmic structures
Carlo Costa Quartet Neither Nor Records (CD) Sediment is an interesting new foray into free improvisation, based around concepts percussionist Carlo Costa outlines to his bandmates. This certainly is no easy task, for free improvisation is a very difficult thing to do well. Getting the right balance of voices in any given ensemble takes a
