Leap of Faith (2015 to Present)
Imaginary Mass
Excerpt from PEK Liner Notes
“… On Imaginary Mass, we are joined by Rob Flax. Rob is a violin player recommended by someone from the LOFO who travels a lot and keeps a pretty full book. This session was planned months in advance, but was well worth the wait. Rob plays a host of other instruments, so he fit right into the broad palate aesthetic employed by Leap of Faith…”
Imaginary Mass:
Leap of Faith
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA – 13 September 2018
1) Imaginary Mass – 1:10:43
PEK – clarinet & contraalto clarinet, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, tarota, Engilsh horn, guanzi, contrabassoon, sheng, melodica, brontosaurus bell, tank bells, log drums, aquasonic, metal, wood, orchestral chimes, [d]ronin, daxophone, crank siren
Glynis Lomon – cello, aquasonic, voice
Rob Flax – violin, electronics, ipad apps, drums, daiko, log drums, balafon, metal, wood, crank siren
Yuri Zbitnov – drums, brontosaurus bell, tank bells, log drums, balafon, daiko, aquasonic, metal, wood, orchestral chimes, daxophone, [d]ronin
Liner Notes by PEK
Leap of Faith is the core trio of the Leap of Faith Orchestra (LOFO) comprised of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion. The ensemble is based in Boston and dates back to the early 90s. We utilize a huge arsenal of additional Evil Clowninstruments to improvise long works featuring transformations across highly varied sonorities. The ensemble has always been highly modular and our many recordings feature the core trio in dozens of configurations with a huge list of guests.
On Imaginary Mass, we are joined by Rob Flax. Rob is a violin player recommended by someone from the LOFO who travels a lot and keeps a pretty full book. This session was planned months in advance, but was well worth the wait. Rob plays a host of other instruments, so he fit right into the broad palate aesthetic employed by Leap of Faith. He had an ipad and his violin, but also played drums and a bunch of the other percussion instruments. When each of the players in one of our improvisations each use many different instruments, a steady flow through various textures results.
PEK, 16 September 2018
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