Gene Carl Band
The Gene Carl Band has been around since 1997. The music combines jazzy and rock harmonies with structures from the classical modern music i.e. Andriessen, Stravinsky, Stockhausen. His long association with the sound poetry movement in the '70s and '80s, as well as co-editor of the magazine E, is shown by his taste in non-narritive texts. All pieces are written with sections to be improvsied. In his cantata "Pink Chinese Restaurants" (poem by Marshall Reese) there are 4 songs with 5 differents improvisations. The group has one CD out: Below Paradise. Gene Carl is most well known for Gray Matter, on 3 CD's, and with the groups Hoketus, Byte (tour with Fred Frith) and Canto Ostinato. The Band premiered in BIM June 2007 in its new format: Ken Gould, singer, Bo Koek, percussion/synth, Wiek Hijmans, electric guitar, Jeffrey Bruinsma, violin and Gene Carl, piano/synth which produces a transparent chamber music style as well as a full, tight "wall of sound". The cantata "Pink Chinese Restaurants" and "Slierten" are their best known works.
Lineup
- Bo Koek
- percussion, synthesizer
- Gene Carl
- piano, synthesizer
- Jeffrey Bruinsma
- violin
- Ken Gould
- vocals
- Wiek Hijmans
- electric guitar
Discography
- Title:
- Gray Matter
- Medium:
- CD
- Released:
- 2000
- Label:
- X-OR
- Distributor:
- North American
- Description:
- Gene Carl's solo CD (piano, synth, electronic music) with title composition, a rap with 12 instruments and megaphone, and including Pink Suite for solo piano.
- Title:
- Below Paradise
- Medium:
- CD
- Released:
- 1998
- Label:
- Kaztor Records
- Distributor:
- Scapino Rotterdam
- Description:
- Gene Carl Band plays rock, jazz and modern pieces combined in this one suite. Old band with 8 players.
- Title:
- QUOTL
- Medium:
- CD
- Released:
- 1996
- Label:
- Hat Art
- Distributor:
- Hat Art
- Description:
- Maarten Altena Ensemble with Roscoe Boulevard by Gene Carl. Many players were in Gene's other groups.
- Title:
- BYTE
- Medium:
- CD
- Released:
- 1992
- Label:
- Bod Records
- Distributor:
- BVHaast
- Description:
- An electro-acoustic group with Gene Carl including Slierten and Panorama City Suite.
- Title:
- Balans
- Medium:
- 2-LP's
- Released:
- 1985
- Label:
- Donemus
- Distributor:
- Donemus
- Description:
- Hoketus with orignal recording of Gray Matter. Gene raps through a megaphone with 2 groups of 5 players (left and right sides of brain) and Fender piano.
- Title:
- E3
- Medium:
- MC
- Released:
- 1979
- Label:
- Epod
- Distributor:
- Epod magazine
- Description:
- Sound Poetry anthology. 3rd publication of E magazine (editors Marshall Reese/Gene Carl. Gene's "Music and Words By" for electronic tape is included.
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