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Present Sounds Artists
Christian Asplund
Christopher DeLaurenti
Jessica Lurie
Greg Campbell
Tom Baker
Greg Sinibaldi
Brainstun
Matthew Sperry
Goat
Doublends Vert
Tom Swafford
Annie Lewandowski
Adam Diller
Jarrad Powell
Ryan Hare
Eric Flesher
The Seattle Creative Orchestra
Roger Nelson
Dean Moore
Michael Partington
Dale Speicher
Tom Baker Quartet
Bret Battey
Jesse Canterbury
Brian Cobb
William O. Smith
François Houle
Production Partners
Scott Colburn
Reed Ruddy
Studio X
Soundhouse Studios
Seattle Disc Mastering
Real Time
Floyd Reitsma
Avast Studios
Litho Studios
H7 Studios
RFI Masterin
SAVE - Tom Baker Quartet (2009) PS0902
SAVE is the new record by the Tom Baker Quartet, and is the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut album Look What I Found. This new effort finds the quartet in a more groove-oriented space, with tunes by guitarist Baker and bassist Brian Cobb, and a new composition by drummer Greg Campbell. Joined by Jesse Canterbury on clarinet, the group winds its way through a dark and mellow vibe, and brings their unique sensibility to their improvisations as well as the timeless Bill Evans' tune Time Remembered.
Seven Winds - Baker/Moore (2009) PS0901
Seven Winds is the first CD by guitarist Tom Baker and percussionist Dean Moore. This Eno-esque duo record explores the territory between ambient, spatial music and avant-garde sound. Baker plays primarily a fretless electric guitar, while Moore concentrates his energies on resonant metals. The mixiture of Moore's gongs with Baker's electronics creates slow-moving textures that reveal themselves one layer at a time.
GOAT - Special Agent (2008) PS0802
Goat is a unique trio combining an exceptional sonic palette with an expansive sense of space and composition. Their music is accessible to a large variety of audiences as they combine seemingly disparate genres of music through an abstract filter, spitting them out into a stark blend, creating a distinctive soundtrack for the imaginations of everyone.
The Gospel of the Red-Hot Stars (2008) PS0801
This one-act chamber opera by composer Tom Baker garnered plenty of critical acclaim and enjoyed great box-office success when it premiered in Seattle in 2006. Featuring performances by Maria Mannisto, Paul Karaitis, and the Seattle Experimental Opera Ensemble. The story is of Mary Webster, a woman who survived being hung for witchcraft in Puritan New England, and the opera alternates between her haunting, ethereal musings and the ranting sermons of Cotton Mather. "…riveting…[with] harmonic twists that took us to unexpected places in astonishing ways." -Amy Rubin, New Music Box (American Music Center), May 2006
Collage/Décollage (2007) PS0703
A new CD of double, triple and quadruple clarinets by William O. “Bill” Smith and Jesse Canterbury. Featuring compositions by Smith, Tom Baker, François Houle, and a masterful rendition of Eric Dolphy’s “Something Sweet, Something Tender”, this disc promises to intrigue and challenge listeners of jazz, classical, and avant-garde music.
Stonehouse Songs (2007) PS0702
This new release by composer Jarrad Powell is a record that defies categorization. With vocals by Jessika Kenney and some of Seattle's best instrumental performers including Eyvind Kang, this is a must-listen.
Look What I Found (2007) PS0701
This long-awaited inaugural CD by the Tom Baker Quartet, Seattle's acclaimed avant-jazz group features Tom Baker on guitar and fretless guitar, Jesse Canterbury on clarinet, Greg Campbell on drums and percussion, and Brian Cobb on bass.
"Electrifying" - Earshot Jazz Magazine. Read the review here.
What Remains (2005) PS0501
A requiem/concerto for fretless guitar with a electronic soundscape by composer and guitarist Tom Baker. A haunting work made as a memorial to the great bassist and improviser Matthew Sperry.
"Tintinnabulating." - The Stranger
Electroacoustic music by Seattle composer Jarrad Powell. Arresting soundscapes, alluring turns of color, shimmering, shivering beauty. Electronic music that somehow draws us closer to nature.
Meditative music consisiting of slowly transforming tone colors, organically developing musical phrases and explorations in new and unexpected sounds. This music is ideal for quiet contemplation. This compelling improvising trio is Adam Diller on clarinet, Tom Swafford on violin and Annie Lewandowski on accordion.
Featuring eight oringinal compositions for solo bassoon and bassoon with electronics. This record displays the considerable talents of virtuoso bassoonist Ryan Hare, and the diverse works of several promising young composers, including Eric Flesher, Brett Battey, and Joshua Parmenter.
An eclectic CD by composer and fretless guitarist Tom Baker, featuring new compositions by Baker and Christian Asplund, with arrangements of the Bill Evans tune Peace Piece and the Mort Dixon tune Bye Bye Blackbird. Pieces for electric fretless guitar, classical fretless guitar, and one piece for 12-string fretless guitar with three cacti! A truly unique record!
Original pieces by the avant-jazz group Brainstun, featuring Christian Asplund on viola and piano, Matthew Sperry on bass, Greg Campbell on percussion, and Jessica Lurie on saxophone. This is a group that must be heard to be believed.
Present Sounds' inaugural release includes three new works for orchestra by Seattle composers Christian Asplund, Tom Baker and Christopher DeLaurenti The recording features guitarist Michael Partington, the Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet, and the Seattle Creative Orchestra, Roger Nelson, conductor. The three works brought together for this recording reflect the diverse nature of the Seattle new-music scene.