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Friday, January 2, 2015

Recording: Steve Kado with Ensemble

Artist: Steve Kado with Ensemble

Song: 2003 [excerpt]

Recorded at Array Space, December 2, 2014.

Steve Kado with Ensemble - 2003 [excerpt]

Being played in a more acoustically-refined setting (than at, say, a lakeside grandstand or rock hall stage) and with a more robust instrumentation (than, say, with a guitar army, keyboardklatch or, um, solo drum machine) pushed this composition a little further towards Terry Riley's "In C", which is one of its points of inspiration. But the music surrounding the thubthubthubthub of the drum machine was lovely on its own merits, and rather entrancing as the composition eased from cell to cell. [The ensemble, on this occasion, was: Steve Kado, vibes; Adam Litovitz, piano; Colin Fisher, banjo; Charlie Murray, bass; Ian Russell, guitar; Val Uher, guitar; Isla Craig, piano; Mani Mazinani, vibes]

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Recording: Steve Kado With...

Artist: Steve Kado With...

Song: 2003 (for electric guitars) [excerpt]

Recorded at The Great Hall, September 10, 2012.

Steve Kado With - 2003 [excerpt]

Full review to follow. Unlike the mixed ensemble I'd seen him present it with previously (or the all-keyboard version assembled for the recording), this presentation of Steve Kado's 2003 came tonight with eight guitars, one bass and two keybs — plus the always-present thumping drum-machine pulse under it all. This lineup makes sense, given the piece's genesis as a deployment of the minimalist methodology of Terry Riley's In C as applied to a single chord from a Wipers song.