| Bay Area Composers'circle / Bay Area Composers'circle |
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| Album: | Bay Area Composers'circle | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Bay Area Composers'circle | Added: | 08/2004 | |
| Label: | Bay Area Composers' Circl | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-11-01 | Pull Date: | 2005-01-03 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | 28 Nov | 21 Nov | 14 Nov | 7 Nov |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 24, 2004: | the Dog and Pony Show The Butterfly Disaster | 4. | Nov 05, 2004: | Baptism of Solitude The Butterfly Disaster | |
| 2. | Nov 17, 2004: | the Dog and Pony Show Bloom | 5. | Nov 03, 2004: | the Dog and Pony Show Finale From Sonata for Basso, The Butterfly Disaster | |
| 3. | Nov 10, 2004: | the Dog and Pony Show Oxidation, The Butterfly Disaster | 6. | Nov 03, 2004: | Dross Oxidation |
| Album Review |
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| Alex Reviewed 2004-09-29 | ||
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Artist: Bay Area Composers' Circle Album: Bay Area Composers' Circle Label: Self Release Compilation of pieces by local composers. Except for 19, all the tracks show a strong commitment to tonal, "approachable" composition. Unfortunately, some of the tracks are marred by clicks resulting from flaws in the CD (2, 6, 13, 18). If you like the track well enough, this can probably be ignored. I liked 1, 2, 4, 17, 19. 1) Weird, and cool. Winds and percussion. Sounds like a cross between a middle school band and a freak show. Recommended. 2) Sinuous low flute, vibraphone, oboe. More sedate. Recommended. 3) Modern semi-classical choral music. Think high school choir program. 4) Bassoon vs. piano. Who will win? Recommended. 5 and 6) Pretty cello and piano duets. Quite pleasant. 7) and 8) Soprano and piano. Similar to Ravel. Lyrics in English. 9-11) Out of tune choir makes these tracks difficult to enjoy. 12) Beat box, violin, with Indian classical and action movie soundtrack touches. 13) Tenor, piano and guitar. Spanish touches. 14) Brass quintet. Shades of "Fanfare for the Common Man." 15) Violin, choir. "Exquisite Jeremiah." 16) Virtuoso piano 17) Like the title says, pastoral. Chamber orchestra. Sounds like Copland and von Williams. Nice if you want something mellow. 18) Serialist noodling. Trumpet, percussion, clarinet. Abruptly switches to rock beat, sounds vaguely like Peter Gunn. Percussion freak out, then back to noodling. Gets jazzy. 19) Starts with sound sample from some random conversation. Then begins Riley-style tape manipulation on the name "George Antheil." Funny stuff. Alex D. | ||
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