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Brian Settles/Central Union - Secret Handshake (2011)

There's something odd I noticed about this record from the opening moments: there's a piano on it. Why is that so bizarre you ask? I don't think there's ever been a piano before on an Engine Studios recording. Then again, there hasn't been a Brian Settles record before either. Last June, both of these firsts made ...
Vision Festival: Days 2-3, June 6-7, 2011
by John Sharpe
Day 1 | Days 2-3 | Day 4 | Days 5-6 | Day 7 Vision FestivalAbrons Arts CenterNew York, NYJune 6-7, 2011 Having two stage areas allowed the Vision Festival organizers to minimize changeover times by programming consecutive performances alternately, between the main hall and the downstairs theater. Breathless ...
Vision Festival 16 Monday Night Vocals and Much More

Monday night at this years Vision Festival is like a miniature of the festival overall. We have a panel event, a special vocal project, and participation from gifted people of many cultures. And there will be a panel to lead off. Most Vision Festivals include an ad hoc vocal ensemble and this year is no exception. ...
Lost & Found

By Tom Abbs
Label: Engine Studios
Released: 2009
Track listing: Lost; Static; Torn; Suspect; Lock; Tidal; Parse; Consolation; Bars; Box: Cross; Pin Top; Pedestrian; Strung; Tightrope; Missing; Found; Reflection.
Tom Abbs and Frequency Response: Lost + Found

by Lyn Horton
Rarely does a recording's clarity of purpose come through in one listening, but bassist Tom Abbs and Frequency Response's Lost + Found fits the bill. The significance of this record originates in the brevity of each of bassist Abbs' eighteen pieces--lasting, on average, only slightly over three minutes, with the longest being six and the shortest ...