VDSO Limited Edition (less density, just as variable)
Nice concert at the Zeitgeist in Cambridge, Inman Sq. on Wed. evening with a smaller version of the “Variable Density Sound Orchestra.” Did I say I’m the featured artist this month on the website? http://zeitgeist-outpost.org/
The gig was to celebrate our drummer Miki getting her artist visa and being allowed to come back from Japan to play “free music” in an variable free society with three letters – you know the one! And I say “variable” with a small “v” because I guess it depends if you consider “free jazz” a form of terrorism or an invaluable expression of art that contributes to positive human growth.
That’s what we were doing, contributing to positive growth, even tho the band was less dense by 4 members (the new recording features a 9-piece with Roy Campbell and Steve Swell added on trombone) there was Eric Hofbauer and myself on guitars, John Voigt on bass and Kelly Roberge on tenor… and Miki Matsuki on drums.
Eric and I always seem to experience those musical moments where you hear sounds but can’t tell from what instrument they are coming from – it all bleds in together to form a universal sound and so we keep playing but the voices are one… and many at the same time. I often experience a transcendent mode where I see my fingers moving, the violin bow moving back and forth, the pick wailing, the slide slipping back and forth – only the sound isn’t that which I “see” but that which I hear.
Cool… small venue, large universe. WE filled the space accordingly.
garrison
Perfect!