Henceforth Records was formed to add to the world of sound by producing improvisational, electronic, experimental, and contemporary classical music to a wider audience: to help keep the music going. We may even add other genres as we find music we love. Most of the music that appeals to us is very hard to classify.
Our fifth CD will be released February, 2008. This is a remarkable CD composed by Lisle Ellis. The title is “Sucker Punch Requiem: An homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat.” The musicians performing are Lisle Ellis, bass , electronics and sound design; Pamela Z, vocals; George Lewis, trombone; Oliver Lake, saxophones; Mike Wofford, piano; Holly Hofmann, flute; and Susie Ibarra, percussion.
The fourth CD, ‘Minamo” with improvising duo Carla Kihlsted and pianist, Satoko Fujii was released in October to rave reviews, notebly by Ben Ratliff in the New York Times.
Gustavo Aguilar's "unsettled on an old sense of place." was our third release. The Wire’s Julian Cowley thought it fabulous, as do many other reviewers. Aguilar is a brilliant percussionist and composer who has put together an ensemble of musicians to perform his music. The first CD was "Sound on Survival" with Lisle Ellis, bass; Marco Eneidi, saxophone; and Peter Valsamis, percussion. These recordings were made when the trio was on a US tour during 2004.. (More extensive information is available at www.soundonsurvival.com). This trio, to me, is intense and exciting, with their technical chops matched by their exuberant passion.
The second CD was "Baggerboot" with Gunda Gottschalk, violin/viola; Ute Volker, accordion, both from Wuppertal, Germany (home of many of our favorites: Peter Brotzmann, Pina Bausch, and the late Peter Kowald); and Peter Jacqumyn, bass from Belgium. We heard their trio play at the Antwerp Festival in 2004 and realized that we wanted to hear them again and again. www.gunda-gottschalk.de, www.peterjacquemyn.com. Henceforth Records will also produce music by soloists and groups whose vision and musicality adds to creativity. We are searching worldwide for musicians whose creative intensity needs to be heard, as I said, again and again.
All CD’s are available through our web site: www.henceforthrecords.com or CDBaby.com. as well as many other digital sites and some retail stores. Enjoy.
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THANX A LOT FOR SHOWING INTEREST IN OUR MUSIC.
THE JOXFIELD PROJEX SPHERES & SPACES RECENT EVOLUTION: ORANGE: NEW TRACK ‘TFD-J3 (AMBIENT NOT SO AMBIENT)’ GREEN: THE GOOD OL’ AMBIENT STUFF BLUE: NEW TRACK ‘AS CLOSE AS YOU ARE’ GREY: NEW TRACK ‘LEAVING HOME WITH LUMBAGO’
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THE JOXFIELD BOYS
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