Daniel Panasenko plays
Chapman Stick
NS electric upright bass
Guitar
Percussion
Things with keyboards on them
Homemade instruments
Found objects
影響
Aphex Twin
Francis Bacon
Bjork
John Cage
Ornette Coleman
Einsturzende Neubauten
Film Scores
Peter Gabriel
Diamanda Galas
Glenn Gould
Indigenous Music
Mick Karn
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Kronos Quartet
Bill Laswell
Tony Levin
David Lynch
John McLaughlin
Joni Mitchell
Jaco Pastorius
Astor Piazzolla
Steve Reich
Cecil Taylor
Tom Waits
Daniel Panasenko is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his work
with sandbox trio, Peter James, and Genre Peak. He has also performed and/or recorded with Bub Orchestra, Casualty Park, Beth Custer, Chuck Ehlis, Ross Hammond, Harambee House, Christian Heilman, Percy Howard, Roman Leykam & Frank Mark, Tony Passarell, Stephen Sullivan, and Thwack.
Daniel grew up in Northern California where he began playing classical guitar at age 12. He has gone on to explore a wide variety of instruments and genres: guitar with jazz groups Thwack and Bub Orchestra, homemade instruments with sandbox trio, upright bass with singer/songwriter Peter James, and Chapman Stick with electro-trancers Genre Peak, and African-drums-meet-house-music group Harambee House .
Daniel currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he is dusting off and refining some of his old Stick music.
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Genre Peak Ends of the Earth
2006
Intense beats, basslines, synth textures, and distressed vocals.
Using electronic percussion, Chapman Stick, and guitar synthesizer, Genre Peak
bring avant electro-pop to a new level.
Peter James Footnotes to Fairytales
2006
"Lush, Cinematic Music" from British singer-songwriter Peter James featuring Daniel Panasenko
(electric upright bass, stick, harmonium), David Lofton (guitars), and Gino Robair (percussion).
Birke | Leykam | Panasenko Bewitched Revelations
2006
This follow-up to 2002's Act on Impulse features thirteen surreal soundscapes constructed of
synthetic guitars, electronics, bass, percussion, midi trumpet,
Chapman Stick, and more.
Daniel Panasenko The Composer
2005
Randomly composed piano pieces, free jazz improvisations, classical guitar, and everything in-between.
With Martin Birke and Christian Heilman (drums), Chuck Ehlis (bass, thwackoleum, lap steel), Tony Passarell (saxes), and Mark Wyman (accordion).
Daniel Panasenko / Mark Wyman
2005
This live recording of improvisations for classical guitar and accordion chronicles a
single afternoon of musical interaction between Daniel and longtime collaborator Mark Wyman.
Daniel Panasenko Fables of Fahtcha
2004
Panasenko's remastered 1992 recording explores the balance of avant-garde jazz composition and improvisation with Tony Passarell and Clark Goodloe (saxophones), Chuck Ehlis and Dennis
Hale (basses), and Gene Dotson (drum kit).
sandbox trio Urubamba
2004
The last studio recording picks up where Nocturnalis leaves off and finds the band
exploring territories only hinted at by their previous releases.
Birke | Leykam | Panasenko Act on Impulse
2002
An unpredictable blend of electronics, world music and
improvisation; soundscapes populated by organic rhythms,
guitar synthesizers and homemade instruments.
sandbox trio / Beth Custer Nocturnalis
1999
Music created for the night. In addition to the
group's unusual mix of percussion and homemade instruments, this unique
recording features clarinetist Beth Custer.
sandbox trio Idiophone / Orcus Drawl
1997
This "double" release traces the group's first live
sound experiments from 1992 - with electronic
percussion, tapes, guitar-synth and alto saxophone -
to 1993 when the band began to build and play its own
instruments.
sandbox trio Kurumba
1996
Ten songs with a touch of African
influence alternating with strange soundscapes.
Enhanced CD includes artwork
by Chuck Ehlis and sound clips of other
sandbox trio releases.
