Carla Kihlstedt

YANG: Rejoice!

Read "Rejoice!" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 7, 2024

YANG, the post-rock outfit led by French guitarist Frédéric L'Épée continues to expand their sonic landscape with Rejoice. L'Épée, a seasoned figure in the progressive rock realm and former member of avant-garde bands Shylock and Philharmonie, infuses YANG's sound with his signature precision and emotional weight. Since their inception in the mid-2000s, YANG has crafted a distinct blend of post-rock, progressive rock, and classical elements, creating sweeping instrumental compositions that are as intricate as they are evocative. Known for their ...

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Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant avec folie à quatre: Séances

by Vic Albani
February 20, 2023

Nel peculiare universo del “jazz obliquo" contemporaneo il bassista Trevor Dunn, ben conosciuto a chi approda spesso sulle spiagge del signor John Zorn, esiste da sempre un ben conosciuto e mai ben definito mondo di ricerca complessa e collegata ai mille meandri della mente umana. Racconta dunque Dunn che nella Francia del XVIII secolo esisteva una setta di cristiani, considerata eretica dai compagni servi di Dio, chiamata i Convulsionari di Saint-Médard. Dopo la morte di un amato diacono, ...

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Trevor Dunn: Séances

Read "Séances" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
October 29, 2022

Holy bank shot Batman! Is Seances, (bassist Trevor Dunn's dissertation on the how humans tend to forget and repeat, ever a radical and electrifying take on things. Anything and everything goes the distance for Dunn and the combined mad genius of his Trio-Covulsant cronies, wickedly cool guitarist Mary Halvorson and the chaotic meter of drummer Ches Smith. It has been eighteen turbulent years since this threesome last convened for the opaquely conversant Sister Phantom Owl Fish (Ipecac, 2004) ...

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Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant avec Folie À Quatre: Séances

by Mark Corroto
September 27, 2022

If you thought the Hang Mike Pence and Three Percenters crowd are just a phenomenon of the 21st century, let me introduce you to the Convulsionnaires of Saint-Médard, an 18th century Christian sect with the hysterical practices of coprophagia (yes, eating feces), spontaneous milk-vomiting and levitation. After the established religious authorities cracked down on the Convulsionnaires, many were sent to mental asylums, but others continued with less public séances or 'sessions.' Composer and bassist Trevor Dunn unearths this ...

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Carla Kihlstedt: 2 Foot Yard

Read "2 Foot Yard" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
March 1, 2003

Carla Kihlstedt, the violinist for the Tin Hat Trio, steps out to create her first solo project on Two Foot Yard. Ms. Kihlstedt seems equally comfortable in classical, jazz, pop, and the avant-classical/jazz/pop arenas. The ultimate compliment paid is to call her the female equivalent of Tom Waits.

Like Waits she is a master in the vignette, painting 20 short scenes or sketches for listeners. As with her work in Tin Hat Trio, the music choice is eclectic, ...