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Boxhead Ensemble: Nocturnes

Read "Nocturnes" reviewed by Troy Collins


Formed to accompany the short-film documentary Dutch Harbor in 1996, the Boxhead Ensemble has since grown beyond its modest origins. In addition to its leader, guitarist Michael Krassner, the group has featured a diverse cast in various incarnations over the past decade: Ken Vandermark, Jeff Parker, Will Oldham, Edith Frost and members of Wilco and the Dirty Three have all appeared under the Boxhead roster.

The group's fourth proper studio album, Nocturnes, features a somewhat different lineup than ...

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Boxhead Ensemble: Quartets

Read "Quartets" reviewed by AAJ Staff


You can tell this book by the cover. The dull steel blue, the framed papery textures, the conservative font, each letter out of contrast and nearly illegible. From the very beginning, it's pretty damn obvious that you aren't likely to be able to discriminate the voices that make up the Boxhead Ensemble. Pay the price, reap the rewards.

I'm not going to pretend I can tell you who is doing what here, and I'm not going to pretend ...

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Boxhead Ensemble: Two Brothers

Read "Two Brothers" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Some musicians rely upon unremitting clarity to communicate their ideas. But ironically, a bit of murkiness can work quite well to accomplish the same end. The second Boxhead Ensemble release, Two Brothers, is murky in the extreme, yet it works just fine. The stated intention of the disc is a revisitation of mid-19th century American music, and Two Brothers certainly reflects an aspect of folk simplicity--at times bordering on the naive.

Lone string or reed melodies gently amble along winding ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Nocturnes

Atavistic Records
2006

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Quartets

Atavistic Records
2003

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Two Brothers

Atavistic Records
2001

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