Album Reviews

midwestnorthsoutheast (2011)

Sons of Daughters Sulde (CD) Released Feb 2011; recorded live at Audio for the Arts in Madison, WI, Dec 4, 2010; recorded, mixed, and mastered by Steve Gotcher at Audio for the Arts Personnel: Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone, voice) Aaron Darrell (bass, voice) Devin Drobka (drums) Track List: Vera Flap Flap Soar Dreaming East Is

Premoticon I (2010)

Premoticon I Premoticon Sulde (CD) Released 2010; recorded June 21, 2010 at Watherston Studios; mastered by Steve Gotcher at Audio for the Arts; artwork by Connie Wang Personnel: Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone, voice) Will McEvoy (bass) Track List: He and Kate Were (6:08) I Thought It Was a Stack of (5:51) Please Don’t Ever (5:08)

Stumpfest (2010)

Stumpfest Patrick Breiner as Vartan Mamigonian Sulde (CD) Recorded by Luke Polipnick in Patrick’s bathroom in Madison, WI, July 5, 2010; originally released as a fundraiser for Stumpfest 2010, an acoustic improvised music festival presented by Surrounded By Reality on September 17, 2010 Personnel: Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone, voice) Track List: Dance Music (for Tony

Vartan Mamigonian (2008)

Vartan Mamigonian Sulde (CD/DL) Recorded by Volker Goetze at Saint Joan of Arc Church in Queens, NY, Jan 29, 2008; mixed by Volker Goetze; mastered by Wil Farr at Lonely Rockstar Productions; artwork by Connie Wang; photography by Kathleen McLane Personnel: Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone) Track List: Evaulate Your Personal Thirst (1:45) Vartan as Sinner

Robinwood (2013)

Robinwood Patrick Breiner as Vartan Mamigonian Sulde (CD/DL) Recorded live at Robinwood Concert House, Toledo, OH, by Gabe Beam, 27 Oct 2013; mastered by Steve Gotcher at Audio for the Arts, Madison, WI, 31 Oct 2013. Track List: Motion Sickness (15:40) Pills / Side Effects / Remedy / Pills (5:47) Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone, clarinet,

Album Review: Motions (2013) by Braveheart

Motions Braveheart Self-released (CD/DL) Recorded in Banff, Alberta, and White Rock, B.C., Canada, March-May 2013; mastered by Reuben Ghose at Mojito Mastering; photographs by Ted Crosby. Personnel: Ted Crosby (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet) James Meger (bass) Omar Amlani (drums) Track List: Motions How Do You Feel? Divided – United Thick Stars Firing into a Continent

Album Review: Robinwood (2013) by Patrick Breiner as Vartan Mamigonian

Robinwood Patrick Breiner as Vartan Mamigonian Sulde (CD/DL) Recorded live at Robinwood Concert House, Toledo, OH, by Gabe Beam, 27 Oct 2013; mastered by Steve Gotcher at Audio for the Arts, Madison, WI, 31 Oct 2013. Track List: Motion Sickness (15:40) Pills / Side Effects / Remedy / Pills (5:47) Patrick Breiner (tenor saxophone, clarinet,

Album Review: Heart of the Sun (2013) – William Hooker

William Hooker Engine Records (CD) Recorded at Roulette, Brooklyn, Feb 20, 2013; mixed and mastered by Steven Walcott; letterpress design by Anjali Grant Personnel: William Hooker (drums) David Soldier (violin, banjo, guitar) Roy Campbell (trumpet, pocket trumpet, flute) Track List: Reflector of the Truth Bike Lane Snowflakes Seat of Green Slippers For Leroy…1 Rainwater For

Album Review: Absinthe & Vermouth by the Fay Victor Ensemble

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)

Moist Areas (2012)

Hag Eh? Records Released 2012; recorded and mixed by Brad Henkel in Brooklyn, 2011; mastered by Jeff Kaiser; cover art by Ian Pyper Personnel: Brad Henkel (trumpet) Sean Ali (bass) David Grollman (snare drum) Track List: D Wakes Up Next Red Wings to Hell Sleep Moist Again Piss Prophet Spit Moist Areas External Reviews: Avant