ERIC GLICK RIEMAN: In My Mind, Her Image Was Reversed (Accretions Records)

themilkman on Sep 29th 2011 01:26 am

Eric Glick Rieman: In My Mind, Her Image Was Reversed

ERIC GLICK RIEMAN
In My Mind, Her Image Was Reversed
ALP053CD
Accretions Records 2011
06 Tracks. 56mins15secs

Berkley, CA-based experimental musician Eric Glick Rieman works with a specially adapted Rhodes electric piano, which has had its cover removed to expose the tines and transistors which are key to the instrument’s sound so he can operate them directly with his hands, mallets or anything else he can think off. Additionally, the instrument is fitted with extended sound boards upon which are placed zinc rods, which can be bowed or hit. A keen improviser, Glick Rieman released his first album of prepared electric piano, Ten To The Googolplex, on Accretions ten years ago, and went on to form the DalabaFrithGlickRiemanKihlstedt quartet two years later. His second solo effort, Lung Tree, was published on ReR in 2005. In My Mind, Her Image Was Reversed follows Eric Glick Rieman’s Trilogy From The Outside set of releases, published on Water Goes Into Air last year and sees him return to Accretions. Continue Reading »

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VARIOUS ARTISTS: 25 – Celebrating 25 Years Of Sonic Explorations (Accretions Records)

themilkman on Apr 1st 2011 12:40 am

Various Artists: 25

VARIOUS ARTISTS
25 – Celebrating 25 Years Of Sonic Explorations
ALP050
Accretions Records 2011
12 Tracks. 58mins39secs

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Summing up twenty five years in twelve tracks is totally inconceivable, and is in no way the aim of this compilation. What 25 does however is offer a fascinating overview of what the focus of California-based imprint Accretions continues to be, from contemporary jazz to outwardly exploratory work.

Launched in 1985 as an arts and culture magazine, and again a year later as a record label, Accretions has since found itself at the forefront of contemporary experimental music, with a particular affinity for jazz and improv. The label is home to a variety of artists and formations from the likes of musician and filmmaker Hans Fjellestad, percussionist and composer Nathan Hubbard, guitarist Bill Horist or multi-instrumentist Eric Glick Rieman to bands such as Burning Bridges, Donkey, the Trummerflora collective or, more recently Dawn Of Midi or Axis Trio. Continue Reading »

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ERIC GLICK RIEMAN: Trilogy From The Outside (Water Goes Into Air Recordings)

themilkman on Mar 31st 2010 12:00 am

Eric Glick Rieman: Trilogy From The Outside I Eric Glick Rieman: Trilogy From The Outside II Eric Glick Rieman: Trilogy From The Outside III

ERIC GLICK RIEMAN
Trilogy From The Outside
Water Goes Into Air Recordings
18 Tracks. 161mins23secs

Turnbuckle: Trilogy From The Outside I
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Animist: Trilogy From The Outside II
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Inverting The Sphere: Trilogy From The Outside III
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California-based composer and multi-instrumentist Eric Glick Rieman has played with a number of ensembles and as part of various collaborative projects in fields as diverse as jazz, rock, improvisation or modern classical. A classically trained pianist, he has also composed a number of experimental pieces for ensembles of various sizes, some involving scores created ‘in collaboration’ with animals. As a solo performer, Glick Rieman has been working with prepared and extended Rhodes electric pianos, which combined with more conventional acoustic instruments, have allowed his to experiments with incidental sounds and noises and integrate them within his music. Continue Reading »

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