Evil Clown Performances
2021
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2021 was a very eventful year for Evil Clown. I spent January to May on another 9 PEK Solo albums 8 of which were either PEK Solo – A Quartet of PEKs, or PEK Solo – AN Orchestra of PEKs. One of these was a second massive 3 CD composition – PEK Solo – An Orchestra of PEKs – Semantic Notions. When it was clear that the pandemic was winding down and it was safe to resume playing with others I compiled the third massive Evil Clown 25 CD box set PEK Solo – Fundamental Units – Complete Solo Works Jan 2020 to May 2021.
The first set of the year with other players was a trio (Vacuum Energy) with percussionist Michael Knoblach and sax wiz Michael Caglianone and was the debut session for Expanse, the band name assigned to my project with Mike K. Our next set brought in the other players from Michael’s band the JMDE Quartet (Scope). One of these players was the excellent Chinese musician Jimmy Zhao.
Albey and Jane moved back to NYC from New Orleans but were frequently in the Boston area and Albey resumed regular performance in a bunch of settings included Axioms featuring Jane’s poetry. The first new set was called Hypotheses.
Metal Chaos Ensemble resumed in the fixed rock-leaning sextet edition with Steve Niemitz taking over the drum chair from the retired Yuri. The first new set was called Tinier Even than Science. Steve lives in western Mass about an hour and a half drive away, so MCE sets are less frequent due to the difficulty of scheduling them and Steve’s travel.
I formed a new MCE Spin-off ensemble called Simulacrum around the trio of me, Eric Woods and Bob Moores. The intent of this unit is to increase the electronics and loose the drum set from the MCE configuration. The first set was called Hyperreality.
Over the years since 2015 I had accumulated so much equipment that setting up for a session was a major exercise every time since the studio room was between my housemate Raffi’s space and the kitchen and theater room in the back of the house which meant that much of the gear needed to be stored away after every set. We started planning a major renovation of the house which would improve the situation for both me and Raffi. This project would take place in Fall 2022 and the first bit of 2023.
PEK – 1/9/2024
2021 Performances
(In Reverse Chronological Order)
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PEK, Melanie Howell-Brooks, Jared Holiday,
David Welans, Dennis Livingston, Vance Provey,
PEK, Glynis Lomon, Ellwood Epps,
Nate McBride, Eric Rosenthal, Joel Simches
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Jane Spokenword, PEK, Glynis Lomon,
Albey onBass, Steve Niemitz, Joel Simches
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Mike Gruen, Steve Niemitz, Joel Simches
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PEK, Jimmy Zhao, Michael Knoblach, David Welans, Eric Dahlman
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Jane Spokenword, PEK, Glynis Lomon,
Albey onBass, Steve Niemitz, Joel Simches
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William Middlemass Jr, Reverend Grant Beale
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PEK, Michael Caglianone, Bob Moores, Eric Woods,
Mike Gruen, Steve Niemitz, Joel Simches
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Evil Clown Performances
2021
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