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Nat_Roe on 06/26/2009 at 10:57AM

If you love high pitched screeches, this is a must listen (no, this headline is not a joke)

I first ran into Kyle Bruckmann's oboe shredding insanity while listening to the (recently uploaded on the FMA) comp of Chicago avant-gardists, Winter Construction.  Turns out Bruckmann's garnered quite the reputation for his improvisations. 

As of late, I've been really enjoying the free saxophone improvisations of Kang Tae Hwan, and Bruckmann's solos are definitely in that vein - tons of reaching through overtones (especially the highest reaches of the instrument) and exploring the extended faculties of the oboe.  I always used to kinda scoff at circular breathing because of the Kenny G connection, but listening to music like this makes me realize how crucial it can be to give proper space for an idea.  You can find Bruckmann's homepage here and listen to his other tracks on the FMA here.

Kyle Bruckmann - "IIA: Gaps and Fictions" (06:53)
Kyle Bruckmann - "IIA: Gaps and Fictions" (06:53)
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jason on 06/26/09 at 10:58AM
Nice! The Winter Construction comp is an interesting snapshot of experimental Chicago ca. 2001. It also features Metalux, Weasel Walter's Flying Luttenbachers, TV Pow, and Uncle Woody Sullender (aka WFMU DJ Woody) who released this on his Dead CEO label

Fans of high pitched screeches and more should definitely check out Kyle Bruckmann's "Wrack", his scrap-rock band Lozenge, and his work with Ernst Karel as "EKG". All of these are listed under the "Related" field from Kyle Bruckmann's FMA page...would you have seen them if I didn't mention this? Seriously, let us know
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woody on 06/26/09 at 11:32AM
Glad to see Kyle get his due as he is one of my favorite improvisers, scratch that - one of my favorite musicians. Definitely worth checking out all his other stuff on the FMA as well as his first solo cd, "Entymology".

On top of a being a polymath, he is also a super nice guy.
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