Matthew Welch - composer, bagpipes, soprano saxophone, vocals (canntaireachd), conductor/// Blarvuster is the home of a few various ensembles dedicated performing Welch's music. Members include: Lisa Komara - mezzo-soprano / Leah Paul - flutes / Karen Waltuch - viola / Mary Halvorson - electric guitar / Matt Hough - electric guitar / Emily Manzo - piano / Jason Cady - synthesizers / Ian Riggs - electric bass / Tim Dahl - electric bass / Ches Smith - drums, percussion / Mike Pride - drums, percussion / Brian Chase - drums, percussion
Influences
Bagpipe music, Balinese Gamelan, Minimalism, The Smiths, South East Asian Pop
Labyrinthine and florid melodies streaming over alien funk counterpoint make the ecstatic music of Blarvuster, the latest brainchild of critically acclaimed bagpiper/composer Matthew Welch. Inspired equally by Celtic lines and South East Asian ensemble textures as well as avant-garde rock and minimalism, Blarvuster's line-up of some of the brightest young stars in the New York experimental scene ardently evoke a seamless hybrid of musical languages that issues forth its own fictional tradition.
"The Brooklyn-based composer leaps vast geographical distances, imagining statistically implausible musical melting pots that sound utterly natural...a composer possessed of both rich imagination and the skill to bring his fancies to life." - TimeOut NY
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
The Picture On The Left Represents How The "Normal" Mind Is Capable Of Filtering Out The Din Of A Crowded Room In Order To Focus On A Particular Person/Coversation. The Picture On The Right Is Meant To Be A Demonstration Of How The "Schizophrenic" Mind Is Incapable Of Discerning, In The Same Situation, One Particular Piece Of Information From Another...My Interpretation = Guy In Left Picture Is Contemplating Farting, & Having Decided It Won't Be That Loud, Goes Ahead. Right Picture = It Was Loud. Do I Blame It On Someone Else Or Just Drop My Drink & Run?
King of Coma Yugamihakase Lezet Heloise Girls Virus Aigo Aiki The Adjective Noun The Allessa Herr Schmitd Hat Krach Blood Moon NOISECONCRETE Beetlegeuse Beetlegeuse Beetlegeuse Omar Lavalle Gyakusetsu Soma F E E T taklamakan Fake Plastic Heads Jah Excretion The Dissonance Process Istituzioni Ambienti Naturalismo Bring Me the Head of Orion Vulgar Disease Trío Antimanierista & Ernesto Colsa The Hyakutataki Spit It Out To Live and Shave in L.A. Kotodama God Generator Horse Gives Birth To Fly The Crrrrr!!! Ogromno Utegnute
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"At last a follow up to Janette Mason's sparkling debut as leader. Alien Left Hand ....was well worth the wait…” Production **** Performance**** -- BBC Music Magazine
“…an album fizzing with fresh ideas and delights, an exhilarating musical journey .. with brilliantly original writing and inspired playing…” -- Helen Mayhew
"Every track from the rhythmic ‘NY Cab Ride’ and restless ‘4 Wheel Drive’ to the brooding ‘Mae’s Song’ has a terrific hook but it’s the way Mason switches tempo and moods that makes ALH great fun. " -- Diva Magazine
Hey Matt, thanks. Your music is great. I'm playing at Monkey Town in Brooklyn on Tuesday Dec. 9th, and I'll have a few more NY shows throughout Dec and Jan.
Thanks for the add! I’m honoured! If you have time you can listen the clips of my new album “Sucide Story” on the following link,: http://cdbaby. com/cd/vcaruso or on the link in my “myspace” page. Ciao Vincenzo!
Pogo in Togo hosts a party at the Cakeshop tonight! Love Like Deloreans joins the bill with some amazing bands including The Magick Report, Willy Weird, Omega Jarden, and a very special guest who's name starts with an A and ends with a K. hmmmm...
So come and get wet with LLD, because Tuesday night is the night to party hard!
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