Browse by Artist: KANG, EYVIND

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	Visible Breath
Label:	IDEOLOGIC ORGAN (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	SOMA 004LP

"Eyvind Kang's tremendous efforts on Sunn O)))'s Monoliths & Dimensions album helped elevate the group's presence to a new level creatively and aesthetically. We were fortunate and perhaps even destined to have this crossing. During this period Kang also premiered the pair of pieces presented on side A of this album, 'Visible Breath' and 'Monodology.' I was fortunate to witness an ensemble concert of these compositions titled 'Grass' in Seattle which featured many of the same amazing musicians we'd been working with on the O))) record, notably the most respected elders Julien Priester and Stuart Dempster. Their presence was such an honor and also an unpredictable inspiration due to their incredibly rich lives producing new and experimental music. The 'Grass' recording done at the time lay dormant for many years. It's my pleasure to present these incredible compositions to the world through this humble effort. Side B is a new piece recorded in summer 2011 with pedal steel and cello, a beautiful excursion of harmonics, ghost tones, and integral interpretation titled 'Thick Tarragon.' Delicate, enjoyable and translucent as white fields of grass." --Stephen O'Malley, October 2011; Ideologic Organ curation and art direction by Stephen O'Malley. Stewart Dempster (trombone); Julian Priester (trombone); Cuong Vu (trumpet); Taina Karr (oboe); Timb Harris (violin); Eyvind Kang (viola); Jessika Kenney (voice); Miguel Frasconi (glass); Cristina Valdez (piano); Steve Moore (electric piano); Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar); Janel Leppin (modified cello). Mastered & vinyl cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin, October 2011.

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	7 NADEs
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7013

Debut album by Kang (one previous 7" on RGI), who plays violin, keyboard, voice, piano, tape manipulations, bass, erhu, harp, tuba, microphone and noise, along with a large accompanying cast. Kang is well known for his associations with the Sun City Girls and has also played with Zorn, Joe McPhee, Wayne Horvitz, etc. "One of the quirkiest and most indescribable of sound sculptures from a new generation of experimentalists. A composition that will bring new revelations with each listening. Kang is one sick puppy." --Zorn

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	Theatre of Mineral NADEs
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7032

"NADE: (Sanskrit): Channels of the subtle body/also: sound/also: nothingness. Eyvind Kang has one of the strangest musical minds on the scene today, and this second installment of his 'NADEs' series is, as one would expect, something completely different. Medieval crumhorns, ecstatic arrangements, lilting melodies, unusual concepts and, of course, Eyvind's virtuosic violin stylings. This epic work, a year and a half in the making, is Kang's personal take on 'East' and 'West'. Theatre of Mineral NADEs is Kang's Sgt. Pepper's. Destined to become one of the most important records of the year."

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	The Story of Iceland
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7059

"From the twisted world of pop, rock, classical and world music, to acts of revolution and riots in the streets violinist, composer, conceptualist, raconteur and world traveller Eyvind Kang takes us on an exciting new trip to Iceland. An avid fan of underground esoterica and a generous collaborator with the likes of Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori and many others, Kang is at his best in the studio, creating incredibly complex sound sculptures filled with meticulous detail, power and vision. His most recent CD, three years in the making features a rare appearance of Indian violinist Kala Ramnath, a bizarre cult anthem ('10:10') and a beautiful piece scored for gamelan."

Artist:	KANG, EYVIND
Title:	The Yelm Sessions
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 8042

"Another important piece of the elusive and hermetic Eyvind Kang puzzle. This newest studio project from one of the most consistently interesting young composer/performers working today is instantly Kang's most adventurous, varied and ambitious recordings to date. Featuring many of his most illustrious musical associates as well as several orchestral ensembles from around the world, this new CD brings Kang's exuberant gift for orchestration and lyricism together with a keen sense of the miraculous. Kang's star is rightfully on the rise."

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