MR.MUTT : News 004/005
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Two New Releases
Now is Available on MR.MUTT
NATHAN MICHEL | TREBLY
TV POW | LIVE AT THE NERVOUS CENTER
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:: NATHAN MICHEL | TREBLY ::
artist: NATHAN MICHEL
title: TREBLY
series: Mr.Mutt CDR Live Series
cat.no. MLive04
format: CDR
release date: November 2003
edition: Lim.ed. 200 copies
duration: 42:10
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1. Subtonic - NEW YORK CITY (5:14)
2. Tonic - NEW YORK CITY (10:35)
3. Subtonic - NEW YORK CITY (6:34)
4. Friendship House - PHILADELPHIA (5:26)
5. Subtonic - NEW YORK CITY (2:33)
6. Terrace Club - PRINCETON (11:34)
All tracks performed live at some point in 2002 and 2003
with a computer.
Thanks to Emiliano and Rossano and to Kevin Blechdom,
Kid606, Lucky Dragons and DAT Politics for inviting me to
play with them.
Sound Excerpt to:
http://www.tu-m.com/mrmutt/mlive04.htm
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LINER NOTES
The six pieces on Trebly were performed live in 2002 and
2003 using MAX/MSP software. To avoid boring the audience
with noodling improvisations, I pre-composed each piece in
small modular sections. My job once on stage was to combine
these sections in a way that made musical sense. With the
exception of the final track from Terrace Club, which
develops one idea, this modular approach creates music with
many contrasting sections. For me, the interest is in the
balance between these sections.
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NATHAN MICHEL BIOGRAPHY
Nathan Michel makes music in both the classical and rock
traditions. His debut album of melodic, lo-fi electronic
music entitled "abc def" was released in 2002 on Tigerbeat6
records, and he performs live with computer, keyboards,
voice, and other instruments.
Currently a Ph.D. composition fellow at Princeton
University, Nathan has also studied with Elliott Schwartz at
Bowdoin College, with Louis Andriessen in Amsterdam, and at
Yale University with Ezra Laderman and Martin Bresnick.
Recognition for his work has come from Yale, Bowdoin, ASCAP,
and the American Academy of Arts and Letters from whom he
received a 2002 Charles Ives Scholarship.
His interests range from the concision and rhythmic vitality
of Stravinsky to the poetic ramblings of Captain Beefheart,
and some things in between.
"Dear Bicycle", Nathan's second record for Tigerbeat6 was
released in July 2003, and a recording of his live
performances entitled "Trebly" will be out November 2003 on
the Italian label Mr.Mutt.
http://nathanmichel.com/
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:: TV POW | LIVE AT THE NERVOUS CENTER ::
artist: TV POW
title: LIVE AT THE
NERVOUS CENTER
series: Mr.Mutt CDR Live Series
cat.no. MLive05
format: CDR
release date: November 2003
edition: Lim.ed. 200 copies
duration: 47:21
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.Improvisation 01
.Improvisation 02
.Improvisation 03
.Improvisation 04
.Improvisation 05
Recorded August 1, 1999 at The Nervous Center - Chicago
TV Pow is:
Todd Carter: Sampler, Turntables, Tapes, etc
Brent Gutzeit: 20 String Steel Bass, etc
Michael Hartman: Percussion, etc
Sound Excerpt to:
http://www.tu-m.com/mrmutt/mlive05.htm
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LINER NOTES
The Nervous Center, now closed, was a comfortable coffee
shop and invaluable meeting place for Chicago's improvising
and avant-garde musicians. On several occasions TV Pow
performed in thier basement, often to very small or non
existent audiences which created a great environment for
recording. This CDR documents one of those performances.
Many thanks to Richard and Ken Syska, proprietors of The
Nervous Center, for all of their hard work and dedication to
Chicago music, without whom this recording would not exist.
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TV POW BIOGRAPHY
TV Pow is a trio of composers and free improvisers first
organized in Tokyo 1995 by Michael Hartman and Brent
Gutzeit, and later joined by Todd Carter in the move to
Chicago in 1996.
They employ samplers, percussion, invented instruments,
synthesizers, turntables, tape manipulation, computers and
multi-speaker surround-sound systems in a constantly
evolving soundscape of sparkling electronics, ambient
drones, minimalist techno, and cinematic field recordings.
Creating through live performance something both new and
recombinant, TV Pow has toured throughout Japan, Europe,
and the United States
http://www.tvpow.net
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http://www.tu-m.com/mrmutt/mlive01.htm
SOGAR | EEL AND COFFEE | MR.MUTT
http://www.tu-m.com/mrmutt/mlive02.htm
MINAMO | SHRINE/NEST | MR.MUTT
http://www.tu-m.com/mrmutt/mlive03.htm
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