a r t i s t : Civil War
t i t l e : Brutality Of Fact
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Longbox Recordings
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2006
t r a c k s : 06
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 46,9 MB
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longbox recordings cat #lbt037
Civil War:
Amy Cimini (viola)
Adam Sonderberg (percussion)
Katherine Young (bassoon)
the circle remains unbroken. we started and now conclude the
year with a recording from this chicago-based viola,
percussion and bassoon trio. if you picked up the EP (lbt031)
and enjoyed it, i can assure you, the ardent supporter of all
that is refined, that the good (read: resonant, caustic and
focused) times roll on. disc housed in a black digipak with
images by nick butcher so sinister that when he claims to have
chunks of guys like francis bacon in his stool, you'd better
believe it. edition of 200.
Paris Transatlantic review:
It says this was recorded by a certain Nathan Moomaw of
Bigfoot Sound, Sharon, Wisconsin, but if that sounds too good
to be true you just wait till you hear the music. After last
year's debut EP on Longbox, Civil War - Amy Cimini (viola)
Adam Sonderberg (percussion) and Katherine Young (bassoon) -
are back. Well, in fact they never went away: this
six-movement work (Prelude + Parts I-V) was also recorded in
the same abandoned grain silo that's as much part of Civil
War's unique sound as the musicians' contributions (imagine a
blind date between Eddie Prevost and Giacinto Scelsi). There's
also apparently enough material in the can for a third
instalment next year, which is something to look forward to.
Whereas a lot of American improv is delightfully
multidirectional - not a criticism, that, either: without a
"long tradition" of improvised music, festivals like No Idea
and High Zero are more dangerous and often more exciting
affairs than, say, London's Freedom of the City - Sonderberg
has always peered over the fence at the immaculately mown
lawns of contemporary classical music. And if the music and
the title weren't serious enough, there's Nick Butcher's
"sinister" cover art. But don't be put off. Like Bigfoot, this
is well worth hunting down.
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01-prelude [03:10]
02-brutality of fact - part 1 [06:55]
03-brutality of fact - part 2 [10:07]
04-brutality of fact - part 3 [02:25]
05-brutality of fact - part 4 [02:29]
06-brutality of fact - part 5 [07:16]
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32:22 min