Collaborators
Ilya Monosov
David Hurley
Zuri Waters
Manny Vega
Angelo Gastelum
Brandon Relf
Mira Cook
Irwin Swirnoff
Little Howlin Wolf
Jody Diamond
Duane Pitre
James Ilgenfritz
Peter Barry
Naomi
Charles Curtis
Nathan Hubbard
Brian Ellis
Influences
Sephardic/Hasidic/Klezmer
Coltrane/Ayler/Sanders
King Tubby/Lee Perry/K.Hudson
Pran Nath/LaMonte Young
African Psych/Tropicalia
Ligeti/Feldman/Kagel
Ellington/Monk/Taylor
Daphne Oram/Delia Derbyshire
Russolo/C.Ives/Varese
Brian Wilson/Phil Spector
Velvet Underground/CAN
Kool Herc/Bambaata/GFlash
The Stooges/Rallizes/Suicide
Sounds Like
Record Label
Eclipse, Holy Mountain, Last Visible Dog, Gematria
Preston Swirnoff- MAARIV CD (Last Visible Dog Records)
Maariv is a collection of electroacoustic solo works composed and produced by San Diego-based musician Preston Swirnoff. This collection was recorded at his studio, The Habitat, in 2004-2005. Swirnoff also collaborates with Ilya Monosov in primal rock unit The Shining Path and as Monosov Swirnoff, as well as producing heavy analog dub music as Habitat Sound System.
Taking 20th century minimalism, ritual drone music, and early electronic and tape experiments as launching points, Swirnoff uses a variety of instruments (piano, tone generators, organs, guitar, tape machines) to create absorbing sound worlds that thrive on repetition, melody, noise, and a sense of the otherworldly.
Swirnoff has cited Gyorgy Ligeti, La Monte Young, the SF Tape Music Center of the 60's, the haunting solo work of Angus MacLise, and old Jewish liturgical melodies as inspirations that inform the four pieces on Maariv. Each piece, though based on a simple premise and instrument setup, weaves a complex aural tapestry rich in both texture and emotion.
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Other Projects
Habitat Sound System
Heavy analog dub and dancehall produced by Prince Zohar with music by the Golden Hill Mystics.
The Shining Path
Noise/punk/artrock outfit with Ilya Monosov. Current and upcoming records out on Holy Mountain, Eclipse, T.B.T.D., Planaria, Trensmat and more.
Monosov Swirnoff
Eclectic collaboration with Ilya Monosov spanning the distance from free improv to dark folk to minimal electronics and back. 4 LP set on Eclipse and more upcoming.
SeeSaw Ensemble
San Diego-based free jazz/fire music group with intense live performances and an upcoming album on the great Porter Records label.
Hedonic Islands
New golden beats and rhymes with DJ I and special guests like Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Rye Rye, Addiquit, and more! 12" dropping on Gematria later in '08.
Dub Traffik Control
Dancefloor murder committed internationally with the dirtiest dubs and massive live soundsystem shows including El Poeta, Eddie Turbo, The Controllites, and Prince Zohar on the MIC with his Mystics crew. Appearing on stages from Mexico City to Brooklyn this summer!
Please help us promote Art Around Adams by reposting this wherever you can. Art Around Adams is a fundraiser to keep the Recreation Centers of San Diego open, alive, and well.
Eclectic Afro-Brazilian Percussion collides with Freeform Psych Jazz at the Kava Lounge Sunday Feb. 15th. Admission is FREE and drinks on special. Prince Zohar of Habitat Sound System spinning Tropicalia, Afrobeat, Folkloric selections and rare Dub! 9pm
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
Best Wishes, Lukas Ligeti
Preston Swirnoff- MAARIV CD (Last Visible Dog Records)
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