Turbulence
Doom Choir
Turbulence Doom Choir
Energy Cascades
Excerpt from Bruce Lee Gallanter Review
“… The one or two tubas and trombone work well together, combining forces and complimenting each other. Although this quintet was a one-off, it sounds as if the unit has been working together for many years. Mr. Zbitnov helps navigate the rhythm currents underneath while PEK takes his time to find the right reed to add his consistently engaging solos. Yet another winner from the vast Evil Clown catalogue.…”
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
One of the Boston area’s incredible, eclectic collective organizations from David PEK’s Evil Clown is Turbulence Doom Choir, a quintet with three brass players, drums, reeds, and a variety of percussive, wind instruments, game calls, &c., presenting large scale improvisations of uniquely evolving approaches, instrumentation, and heavy rhythms, a powerful brew.
Squidco Staff
Excerpt From Liner Notes by PEK
“… he band name Turbulence Doom Choir reflects the low pitched doom-ridden character of much of the sounds. The other main feature of TBC is electronics and signal processing… So sit back and enjoy the soothing dulcet tones of Turbulence Doom Choir!…”
Energy Cascades:
Turbulence Doom Choir
Outpost 186, Waltham MA – 15 July 2017
1) Energy Cascades- 1:10:53
PEK – tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet & contralto clarinet, contrabassoon, dulzaina, tarota, sheng, tromboon, guanzi, melodica, crank siren, slide whistles, fog horn, kazoo, game calls, voice
Kat Dobbins – trombone
Zack Grass – tuba, bass trombone
John Baylies – electric tuba, synthesizer
Yuri Zbitnov – drums, metal, hand chimes, voice
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Bruce Lee Gallanter Review
TURBULENCE DOOM CHOIR With PEK / KAT DOBBINS / ZACK GRASS / JOHN BAYLIES / YURI ZBITNOV – Energy Cascades (Evil Clown 9151; USA) This Leap of Faith offshoot features: Dave PEK on saxes, clarinets, double-reeds, etc., Kat Dobbins on trombone, Zack Grass on tubas, John Baylies on electric tuba & synth and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & metals. The cast of Boston-area based musicians for Leap of Faith and their numerous off-shoots, continues to grow as the many discs pile up. More than 100 CD’s at last count!?! There are a couple of newer names here which is great as Dave Pek keeps finding new musicians to collaborate with. This is a long (71 minute) set and it evolves, slowly, cautiously. Starting with the long, slightly ominous tones of the two tubas, trombone and percussion, slowly ascending until PEK enters on a serpent-like double reed or odd clarinet. The ever-amazing Yuri Zbitnov gets into a powerful, jazz/rocking groove midway, locking in and kicking the infectious groove higher and higher with the tuba(s) locking into that bassline. The one or two tubas and trombone work well together, combining forces and complimenting each other. Although this quintet was a one-off, it sounds as if the unit has been working together for many years. Mr. Zbitnov helps navigate the rhythm currents underneath while PEK takes his time to find the right reed to add his consistently engaging solos. Yet another winner from the vast Evil Clown catalogue.
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
Liner Notes by PEK
Turbulence Doom Choir is a side project of Turbulence, the horn section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra… Originally I was going to name this project Turbulence Tuba Choir and the plan was to get 3 or 4 tubists… however, I never managed to get commitments from enough tuba players, so we hit with 2 tubas, trombone, my woodwinds and the brilliant percussion of Yuri! The band name Turbulence Doom Choir reflects the low pitched doom-ridden character of much of the sounds. The other main feature of TBC is electronics and signal processing… So sit back and enjoy the soothing dulcet tones of Turbulence Doom Choir!
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