Mark Weber | Okie Music Conrète | Zerx
“The reel-to-reel as honky tonk band.” — Mark Weber Continue reading
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“The reel-to-reel as honky tonk band.” — Mark Weber Continue reading
Torrential torrid and sweaty session of radical and uncompromising improvisation with: Piero Bittolo Bon, Simone Massaron, Glauco Benedetti, Tommaso Cappellato & special guest Peter Evans!!! Continue reading
“Sounds seems perfectly placed without strenuous effort. There is a clear sense of two musicians being very familiar and relaxed in each other’s presence.[…] the music glows.” — Chris Kennedy, Musicworks #104, Summer 09. Continue reading
Long time friends and college mates, Edoardo Marraffa and Tonino Miano meet again in New York after fifteen years. They had initially met in Bologna (Italy) in 1991, and collaborated until 1993. That year Mr. Miano moved to the US, and although the lines of communication were kept open, the duo never really got a chance to play together until June 2008, when Mr. Marraffa and his quartet were invited to perform at the Vision Festival in NYC. Continue reading
“A gaze into the timeless concept of journey and self discovery. An idyllic and haunting musical voyage where Loriot and Miano make use of all the tools at their disposal to read in between the lines of Homer’s creation. Lyrical moments give way to cascading dissonances and pounding obstinacy, maintaining a pulse that oscillates between a roaring rebelliousness and a sweet tempered longing for familiarity”. — iR
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Despite the diversity typical of each individual originator (composer/improviser) Cardinal seems to breathe the same air throughout, as if its four points were inherently aware of the fact that the fabric of the soundscape was constantly shifting, and were adjusting to it as to preserve an overall sense of balance. — Impressus Records Continue reading
“One great record if I do say so myself. Everything’s coming up roses. You got Ken Keppler on here, and Jeanie, and Mark Weaver’s nocturnal tuba, and Lisa Polisar’s clandestine flute, and Courtney Smith’s nautical harp, and Alicia Ultan’s eternal viola (we love you Alicia), and Stefan Dill’s auto transported flamenco guitar, AND AND AND ! Janet Feder (!) and her prepared & sautéed guitar.” — Mark weber (guitar & vocals & all songs & text & linocut) Continue reading
“These guys rewrote the Declaration of Independence. Homegrown and sky high. To me, jazz generally speaks of big cities. Here we have a breakthrough to the language of the high mountainous deserts & sagebrush of New Mexico. Music rating: organic.” — Mark Weber Continue reading
All tunes recorded in New Mexico, except #1. Mastered by Quincy. All compositions ©2000 by the artists (unless otherwise noted). fRont cOver by Mark Weber. Back cover by Ben L. … Continue reading
“The piece de resistance of the album is the splendid “Zakil Amak’El (Light That Lasts)” with Dikeman, a beautifully crafted nine and a half minutes, after which the duos with drums and bass come as something of light relief.” — Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic, Fall 2003. Continue reading