Elliott Sharp Koll 8-string.

"There’s a saying in Portugal which tells us that there isn’t two things without a third one, and the confirmation seems universal: Elliott Sharp’s “Octal” project has a new volume, the third, with more material...

"With Plastovy Hrad, Elliott Sharp presents three diverse compositions, dynamic and sonically bracing, that reveal a few common elements. On the most immediate level it is clear that the bass clarinet serves a primary role in each, whether featured as a solo instrument with the orchestra in Plastovy Hrad, providing commentary and amplification in Turing Test, or functioning as the orchestra itself in Oumuamua.
Though very different in feel and affect, all three make use of compositional strategies...

"...and there are five! Here we are with a 5th volume of this on-going compilation covering «the parallel realities of contemporary guitarism». This latest collection of guitar pieces reflects once again the never-ending joy of hearing fabulous sonic visions with the guitar or its derivatives as the main subject. You may not already know every chosen guitarist, but you will now thanks to this series of recordings. Some don't need presentations thanks to their very visible contributions to various musical...

Elliott Sharp: Guitars / Melvin Gibbs: Bass / Lance Carter: Drums

"With the bassist Melvin Gibbs and the drummer Lance Carter, Elliott Sharp has formed a trio that cultivates the pleasure of playing, of sound, drive and expression. At the...

Spectropia is both a full-length feature film and an interactive media event set in a possible England in 2099, and in New York City in 1931 after the stock market crash. Directed by Toni Dove, it tells a story of time travel and supernatural...

Elliott Sharp is one of the downtowns most consistently original composers and a wildly versatile string player, whether it be on bass, electric guitar, or one of his wacky homemade hybrids. His music is rhythmic and intense, often drawing upon mathema...

Elliott Sharp is one of the most versatile composer/performers on the downtown scene -- a musician who has embraced free jazz, funk, blues, contemporary classical, rock, world music and distilled them all into his own unique amalgam. Suspension of Disb...

This is two extended works; the psychedelic transformations of Xtopia & the dark, jagged snapshots of Intifada, performed by the Soldier String Quartet joined by the composer on Buchia Thunder, fretless guitar & clarinet. [Tzadik]

Elliott Sharp: Guitar
Mary Halvorson: Guitar
Marc Ribot: Guitar
"Last summer in Elliott Sharp's recording studio in Manhattan, New York guitarist Sharp spent a day with guitar colleague Mary Halvorson and another with Marc Ribot, legendary guitarist of Tom Waits, The Lounge Lizards and Marianne Faithful. The result was a series of recordings that could only be created by friends. They represent the great art of guitar playing by three exceptional musicians looking for new sonic adventures in.

"Listening closely to the duo of Elliott Sharp and Scott Fields one can hear a compact history of modern composition and improvisation. Although the duo has a sound all its own, under the surface you can sense traces of “New Music,” minimalism, free jazz,

"Recorded live at the 2007 Donaueschingen Music Days, this CD captures the pairing of composers E# and Lang sharing an ensemble including vocalists Latasha Natasha Diggs and Mixmaster Todd, turntablist Philip Jeck, drummer Fredy Studer, reedman Hans...

Sharp + an ''orchestral'' Carbon line-up; 3 violins, viola, 3 cellos, bass, percussion, & Elliott's double neck guitar/bass. [Victo]

Improvisations on double neck guitar/bass, dobro, Hawaiian guitar, electronic percussion, electric & acoustic harps & tapes. [Victo]

Promo

“With String Theory, Adrian Shaw continues to re-imagine psychedelia, acid rock, and space rock in fresh ways. A knack for sonic diversity, a willingness to experiment, and a distinctive lyrical perspective assure that his work dodges the pitfalls of anachronism and escapes categorization as a merely fashionable exercise in retro style. String Theory shares themes with Shaw's previous records (addressing age, decline, drug damage, and nostalgia) and also exhibits his signature eclecticism ...

Great, early, electric jazz/jazz-rock album featuring a great cast and now available for a full third off its original price. Pretty essential for fans & followers of the genre!

"Originally a two-fer on vinyl and now on one CD, Shaw's debut as...

''The atmospheric Chamber Symphony #1 juxtaposes liveand sampled instrumental sonorities in a complex world of modern polyphony with turntable/sampler wizard David Shea playing along with members of the Ictus Ensemble. 'The Voice Suite' features the br...

Turntable/sample manipulator Shea works with Zeena Parkins, John Zorn, Mark Ribot & HidekiKato. [Tzadik]

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Possibly the best show I saw this year was by these guys. I went to the show because Aram plays on the Jason Adasiewicz CD that Cuneiform released and I wanted to see him play. These guys were a bit late because they got stuck in awful traffic and they...

Playable on any player, but will give really amazing sound when played on a SACD player.
This is a fine, 'concept' work based around the issue of climate change (Bill O'Reilly and Rush, this work wasn't composed with you in mind, so just move along...

“From 1964, Archie Shepp's first date as a leader featured -- as one would expect from the title -- four tunes by John Coltrane, his mentor, his major influence, and his bandleader. The fact that this album holds up better than almost any of Shepp's records nearly 40 years after the fact has plenty to do with the band he chose for this session, and everything to do with the arranging skills of trombonist Roswell Rudd. The band here is Shepp on tenor, John Tchicai on alto, Rudd on trombone, Trane's...

Yes, this is another one of those ‘out of copyright in Europe’ assortments, but this has the advantage of featuring 8 complete albums, some of which are quite hard to find on CD. You get:

1. The Archie Shepp-Bill Dixon Quartet
2. Rufus [Tchcai / Shepp]
3. New York Contemporary Five vol. 1
4. New York Contemporary Five vol. 2
5. Consequences [NY Contemporary 5]
6. Four For Trane
7. Fire Music
8. On This Night

All 8 of these are generally great, but the...

This is an interesting, unique take on 'minimal / systems' music by a composer I wasn't previously aware of. Good stuff!

"Multi-instrumentalist and composer David John Sheppard presents his first bona fide solo album, Vertical Land. The writer and orchestrator behind the acclaimed State River Widening, Ellis Island Sound, Snow Palms, and Leaf recording artists Phelan/Sheppard, Sheppard began the tracks percussively by inserting pencils into guitars to make false bridges, then hammering the...