Metal Chaos Ensemble
Shape Memory
Wind player David Peck and percussionist Yuri Zbitnoff formed Metal Chaos Ensemble to explore chaotic rhythms on metallic instruments, employing an arsenal of percussion, electronic and wind instruments, becoming one of Evil Clown’s most prolific sub-units, here with Bob Moores on space trumpet & guitar, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Eric Zinman on percussion.
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Excerpt From Liner Notes by PEK
“… Along with MCE founders Yuri and PEK and an Ableton mix, this set features special guests Bob Moores on space trumpet and guitar, newcomer Eric Woods on analog synth, and Eric Zinman on percussion.…”
Shape Memory:
Metal Chaos Ensemble
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA – 15 February 2018
1) Shape Memory – 1:10:17
PEK – sopranino, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet & contraalto clarinet, tromboon, ableton mix*, metal, wood, hand chimes, log drum, accordian, sheng, alto flute, [d]ronin, slide whistle
Yuri Zbitnov – drums, metal, wood, [d]ronin, hand chimes, daxophone, balafon, log drums
Bob Moores – guitar, space trumpet, orchestral chimes
Eric Woods – analog synth, hand chimes
Eric Zinman – drums, Metal, Wood, Orchestral Chimes, [D]ronin, hand chimes, wind & crank sirens, balafon, log drums
Liner Notes by PEK
Metal Chaos Ensemble was formed in early 2015 by PEK and Yuri Zbitnov as a working project to explore chaotic rhythms on metallic instruments. I had started to amass the Evil Clown Arsenal of percussion, electronic and wind instruments and we needed a workshop to develop this universe of sounds for the Leap of Faith Orchestra. It was immediately obvious that Metal Chaos Ensemble had a sound to itself and over the last three years has been one of the most prolific Evil Clown bands. We have produced a bunch of albums covering a wide range of sonority sets, but always with the presence of Gongs, chimes, glockenspiel, Tibetan Bowls and many other metallic sounds and the horns of PEK.
Recently, I have been using the Ableton software to create electronic mixes which we use in several of the bands as an accompaniment track. In performance, I ride the fader from off to very present, but most of the time more to the background. Raw samples are taken from the Evil Clown Catalog and also specially recorded at Evil Clown Headquarters with instruments drawn from the Evil Clown arsenal. I then use Adobe Audition to process the samples and finally Ableton to assemble a timeline and create a mix.
Along with MCE founders Yuri and PEK and an Ableton mix, this set features special guests Bob Moores on space trumpet and guitar, newcomer Eric Woods on analog synth, and Eric Zinman on percussion.
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