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UPCOMING 2011 RELEASES:
* In the works is a new solo guitar/electronics record. Busy recording and mixing… previews coming soon.
* QUOK (me- guitar, Tim Dahl- bass (Child Abuse), Weasel Walter- drums (The Flying Luttenbachers) will have a full-length cd release on ugEXPLODe in a few months
* I have a solo track on the forthcoming $100 Guitar Project compilation
* Available very soon- Estamos Ensemble- jimpani kustakwa ka jankwariteecherï . The Estamos Ensemble plays compositions by Vinny Golia, Nels Cline, William Parker, Joan Jeanrenaud, Thollem McDonas and more. Info here https://www.thollem.com/EstamosEnsemble.html
* The Dominique Leone Band will be recording and releasing a record later on this year
2010 RELEASES:
* SHADOW STORIES,
my solo guitar/electronics record, is out NOW on Resipiscent!! Mangled, sonic
reworkings of old melodies, plus a lot of layered, heavy original material.
I've worked really hard on this for a long time and am very happy it's out.
Please read more and take a listen if you can spare an ear
HERE.
* I have a track on an acoustic guitar compilation released by NYC label Tompkins
Square Records guitar compilation. My track is a neo-acoustic (amplified
hollowbody) solo western swing mental breakdown sort of thing that I am rather
proud of. Read more here
and buy at Amazon.
* Weasel Walter: Large Group Performances 2007-2009--
out now on ugEXPLODE.
It features Weasel's large ensemble writing, really interesting compositions.
The players include Henry Kaiser, William Winant, Devin Hoff, David Slusser,
Darren Johnston, Damon Smith, Liz Allbee and Tim Perkis.
* A duo recording I did with multi-instrumentalist/conductor J.A.
Deane is available online here. Produced
by Cookie Marenco. An amazingly recorded
forray into sound and pulse.
* Bay/Oslo
Mirror Trio-- Double trio of Norwegians and Americans- Jacob Felix
Heule and Kyrre Laastad- drums, Tony Dryer and Guro S. Moe- upright basses,
Havard Skaset and myself- guitars. Full-length record from our 2008 tour available
now. Tense, ominous improvised music with an attention to minute sonic detail.
* Vijay
Anderson's Hard-Boiled Wonderland is out on Polish label Not
Two. The record features a quintet of
Vijay (drums), Ben Goldberg (clarinets), Sheldon Brown (saxes), Smith Dobson
Jr. (vibes), and John Finkbeiner and myself on guitars. The improvised music
we make is unique I think in its melodicism and focused ensemble playing.
UPCOMING RELEASES:
PROJECTS PAST AND PRESENT
QUOK- (2008-present)
Ava Mendoza (guitar), Tim Dahl (bass), Weasel Walter (drums)
DOMINIQUE LEONE BAND- Dominique's proggy, noisy pop music realized in full rock band formation
JON RASKIN QUARTET- (2010-present) Jon Raskin (saxes, composition), John Shiurba (guitar), Ava Mendoza (guitar), Gino Robair (drums, electronics)
POREST live band-
Porest is Mark Gergis' project and features his middle eastern pop-influenced
songwriting and his special sense of theater
MUTE SOCIALITE- (founding
member, 2006-2009) Ava Mendoza (guitar), Moe! Staiano (drums, percussive guitar),
Alee Karim (bass), Shayna Dunkleman (drums), Liz Allbee (trumpet, keys, vox)
CRUDE FORMS- Ava Mendoza (guitar/electronics/voice)/Liz Allbee (trumpet/electronics/voice).
mangled songwriting and harsh sounds
BOLIVAR ZOAR- (founding member, 2005-2007) Ava Mendoza (guitars, voice),
Maryclare Brzytwa (guitar, voice, flute), Theresa Wong (cello, guitar, voice)
JACOB LINDSAY QUARTET- Jacob
Lindsay (clarinets), Ava Mendoza (guitar), Damon Smith (basses/laptop),
Weasel Walter (drums)
PINK CANOES- (2005-2007) Aram Shelton (laptop, reeds), Noah Phillips (guitar,
electronics), Zach Watkins (laptop, electronics, mythical creatures), Ava
Mendoza (guitar, electronics), Travis Johns (laptop, electronics, bass),
DOUBLESPEAK- J.A.
Deane (laptop, electronics), Ava Mendoza (guitar, electronics), Al
Faaet (drums)