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Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet
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heavy chamber music & resonant dementia



Oakland, California
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Member Since5/12/2005
Band Websitewww.edmundwelles.com
Band MembersCornelius Boots, Jonathan Russell, Aaron Novik, Jeff Anderle
InfluencesMelt-Banana---Tool---Laurie Anderson---John Cage---David Lynch---Ed Wood---the Borneo Horns---Jimmy Scott---Emperor---Fishbone---Miles Davis---Eric Dolphy---Pink Floyd---Eddie Harris---Wendy Carlos---Primus---Spinal Tap---Andy Kaufmann---Black Sabbath---Journey---Sepultura---Tom Waits---Praxis---Syd Barrett---Cream, Pearl Jam, Pearl Bailey, Bailey's Irish Cream---Steve Reich---Bethlehem---James Brown---Sly---Beethoven---The Pixies---Fats Waller---Ian Anderson, Ian Underwood & Uncle Meat, plus Don Van Vliet---Angelo Badalamenti---Bernard Herrman---Screamin Jay Hawkins---Kwai Chang Caine---Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel---Josquin de Prez---David Bowie---Mork & Mindy---Bruce Lee---Chaka Khan---Attila---Bill Shatner---Stevie Wonder---Shaolin Kung Fu---Rasputin---Rasputina---Quetzalcoatl---Yoshinobu Taniguchi & Michael Chikuzen Gould---Sanchez Brothers---RL Burnside & Junior Kimbrough---magnesium & Faun Tumnus
Sounds LikeBlack Sabbath, Howlin Wolf, Wendy Carlos, and Roger Waters on four bass clarinets (this means 5 octaves on a big reed) heavy riffs, precision, vibrational combinatoriality. The Law of Octaves will be satisfied.
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Oct 30 2009 8:00P
Old First Church San Francisco, California

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   About Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet
The world's only composing group of four bass clarinetists, Edmund Welles are purveyors of Heavy Chamber Music. Combining equal parts from jazz, classical, and rock, guided by the deep sonority and expressive range of the bass clarinet. Muzak for conspiracy theorists, songs of Lunacy & Purpose. Neo-gothic subterranean pseudo-new music and de-jazzed riff rock. This kind of "style" list can be challenging (i.e annoying) to read, I know, but the sound of this group is, as objectively as possible, very hard to describe using conventional terms and genres.

It's a lot of bass clarinet, it's heavy and driving, dense yet accessible.

The debut album, Agrippa's 3 Books, was released in August 2005. A3B was inspired by occult philosophy and heavy metal music; the sound production was done by sound alchemist Oz Fritz (Bill Laswell, Tom Waits, Primus) and the deluxe packaging was done by Theresa Wong (graphic designer, [s]avant cellist, amplified bicycle performer). The new album is out now and it has 12 originals on it, assisted in the audio by Myles Boisen and with the paintings on the covers by Chako Chan.
--> CDBABY LINK for EDMUND WELLES: Agrippa's 3 Books --> EDMUND WELLES: Agrippa's 3 Books
CD Baby says:"Never have you heard the clarinet take on so much attitude, so much angst, so much personality. Mixing in styles and approaches from contemporary classical writing to jazz to just good old rock 'n roll licks, Edmund Welles's album, "Agrippa's 3 Books," wins the award for capturing the most imagination and making the most out of one instrument family. Just listen."

-------> CDBABY LINK for EDMUND WELLES: Tooth & Claw---> EDMUND WELLES: Tooth & Claw

Get Edmund Welles notation (parts/sheet music) for Tooth & Claw,
------> CDBABY LINK for THE TOOTH & CLAW COMPANION---> EDMUND WELLES: The Tooth & Claw Companion

Old 2008 news: (Spring 2008) Signal to Noise feature article
July 2008 Opening Night Concert at the International Clarinet Convention 2008
Opening slot on short CA tour with SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM July 6-10, 2008

New 2009 news: ALL HALLOW'S REED, Big show on October 30, 2009 at Old First Church in SF

Lots of videos on the youtubes of us these days, varied various live shows.

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Mutant Bass

Mutant Bass



Nov 1 2009 3:45 PM

whut up!!! how's everything in here? hope all is well with life and music!

it's been a while!

hope your finding time to yourself! take it easy!

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Impulsive art

Impulsive art



Oct 15 2009 12:52 AM



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Oct 14 2009 9:38 AM

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The Hi-Nobles

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Oct 12 2009 5:55 PM

The Hi-Nobles debut album "Shake" out now!

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System Exclusive



Oct 4 2009 12:46 AM

hello :) hope all is well
Lena

Lena Song



Sep 29 2009 2:11 PM

whats sup, droping by to show some luv! <3<3

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Sep 19 2009 6:40 AM

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Timecode alpha

Timecode alpha



Sep 16 2009 1:23 AM

thanks 4 being my frind,hope you liked my music,peace and luv/Peter/TCA
Lena

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Sep 16 2009 1:09 AM

Loving the music! I really like the style. <3
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Sep 15 2009 9:13 PM




Thank you for adding.
Great music!!
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TRIELEN ENSEMBLE

TRIELEN ENSEMBLE



Sep 15 2009 6:45 PM

Thanks for the Add !!!

See you soon on our page for the extracts of our new CD...

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Aug 29 2009 4:28 PM

Thanks for the add :) Congratulation great music!! greets
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Aug 28 2009 1:27 AM

Just Came by to say HI! love the music
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Aug 13 2009 10:33 PM

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Aug 12 2009 10:38 PM

Thanks for the add & your friendship!
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Vanessa Mollins

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May 14 2009 10:36 PM

You are amazing... Keep it up.






Vent d'Ouest (Klezmer-Jazz-Fusion)

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May 12 2009 11:28 AM

Bonjour ,
Juste un petit message pour te dire que deux titres premix du Cd 4 titres sont en ligne.
Merci pour ton amitiés.
Patrick

Hello ,
two new song are on line now !
Thanks for your friendship.
Patrick
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May 1 2009 4:17 AM

Ah, you guys are so amazing. Bass clarinet will always be my favorite of all the instruments I play - I hope someday to be involved in a group similar to this.
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