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Big Beautiful Dark And Scary / Bang On A Can All Stars
Cantaloupe Music

Big Beautiful Dark And Scary / Bang On A Can All Stars

$21.99

Details

Composer
WOLFE, J. LANG GORDON ZIPOR
Artist
Bang On A Can All-Stars, Bathgate, Black, Chow, Cossin, Stewart, Ziporyn
Format
CD
Label
Cantaloupe Music
Released
Feb 28, 2012
Catalog #
CA21074
UPC
713746307424

About

The Bang on a Can All-Stars have recorded their first studio album in five years; the first to include the All-Stars' current line-up: Ashley Bathgate, cello; Robert Black, bass; Vicky Chow, piano; David Cossin, percussion; Mark Stewart, electric guitar; and Evan Ziporyn, clarinets.

With Big Beautiful Dark and Scary, the Bang on a Can All-Stars show off their blazing speed, polyrhythmic virtuosity and all-world versatility in a return to the core Bang on a Can sound - an uncategorizable supermix of classical and electric instruments that is part classical ensemble, part rock band, and part jazz sextet. The album is the first in a decade that features the All-Stars exclusively, rather than as part of a collaborative project. Each of the pieces on the double-CD calls upon a different kind of virtuosity, demonstrating the range of musical abilities and experiences arguably unique to this ensemble. Recorded in New York City, all of the music on Big Beautiful Dark and Scary (including the arrangements of the works by Conlon Nancarrow) were written for and premiered by the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Big Beautiful Dark and Scary 08:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Big Beautiful Dark and Scary
    Duration
    08:59
    Composer
    Julia Wolfe
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  3. 2 sunray 10:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    sunray
    Duration
    10:15
    Composer
    David Lang
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  4. 3 For Madeline 07:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    For Madeline
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Michael Gordon
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  5. 4 No. 1. Angkat 03:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Angkat
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Evan Ziporyn
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  6. 5 No. 2. Ocean 04:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Ocean
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Evan Ziporyn
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  7. 6 No. 3. Meditasi, Head 06:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Meditasi, Head
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Evan Ziporyn
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 Instructional Video 01:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Instructional Video
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    David Longstreth
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  10. 2 Matt Damon 04:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Matt Damon
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    David Longstreth
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  11. 3 Breakfast at J&M 01:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Breakfast at J&M
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    David Longstreth
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  12. 4 Study No. 2a 04:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Study No. 2a
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Conlon Nancarrow
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  13. 5 Study No. 3a 04:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Study No. 3a
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Conlon Nancarrow
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  14. 6 Study No. 3c 03:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Study No. 3c
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Conlon Nancarrow
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  15. 7 Study No. 11 03:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Study No. 11
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Conlon Nancarrow
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  16. 8 I. Wind 04:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Wind
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Louis Andriessen
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  17. 9 II. Couple 04:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Couple
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Louis Andriessen
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  18. 10 III. In the distance 01:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. In the distance
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Louis Andriessen
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  19. 11 IV. Light 02:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Light
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Louis Andriessen
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars
  20. 12 Ridgeway 12:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Ridgeway
    Duration
    12:55
    Composer
    Kate Moore
    Ensemble
    Bang on a Can All-Stars