Artist
WEB SITE:
http://matthew-welch.com/?page_id=5
LOCATION:Brooklyn
MEMBERS:
- Matthew Welch - composer, bagpipes, soprano saxophone and vocals
- Leah Paul - flutes
- Karen Waltuch - viola
- Mary Halvorson - electric guitar
- Ian Riggs - electric bass
- Ches Smith - drums, percussion
Labyrinthine and florid melodies streaming over alien funk counterpoint
make the ecstatic music of Blarvuster, the latest brainchild of
critically acclaimed bagpiper/composer Matthew Welch. Inspired equally
by Celtic lines and South East Asian ensemble textures as well as
avant-garde rock and minimalism, Blarvuster’s line-up of some of the
brightest young
stars in the New York experimental scene ardently evoke a
seamless hybrid of musical languages that issues forth its own
fictional tradition.
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