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San Francisco Chronicled, 1990 - 1996 1997 Ponk - Music Opening (Quartet) - Triple Double - True Emotion |
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| Steve Horowitz - bass, Laura Carmichael - clarinet, Matt Brubeck - cello, Dave Revelli - percussion, Tim Bonenfont - clarinet, Dave Barrett - sax, William Winant - percussion, Chris Frumlin - kyb., Jim Hodges - guitar, Trevor Dunn - bass, Henry Kaiser - guitar, Tom Yoder - trombone, The Sanus Imaginorem String Quartet | ||
| A collection of Horowitz's compositions for various ensambles. | "The Chamber Music Voulume I" ..."is a compendium of his forward-pushing compositional forays from the past few years. Given the audacity, adventurousness, and success of these pieces - which include graphic scores for structured improv and range from string quartets to "Impossible Music" experiments - "Chronicled" ranks among the best recordings of the year.
- Sam Prestianni SF Chronicle
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The Code Steve Horowitz 1996 Ponk - 5 by 5 - Oh Chicken - Weasle Frank |
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| Steve Horowitz, Ralph Carney, William Winant, Dave Slusser, Myles Boisen, Dan Plonsey, H. DeKomposition | ||
| The first Code CD, there are very few of these puppies left so we suggest snapping up one of the few copies left on the planet, this is a very special price for a very hard to find disc. | "Very deep in The Code's mix of new-wave goofiness, King Crimson soundblurts, an ardent-gard jazz rough housing, Steve Horowitz has fashioned an album so widely accomplished that the whole jumble could be mistaken for a various-artists romp if it weren't for the consistent voicings, musicianship and composerly affection.... Think Franz Koglmann sneeking a peek at Oingo Boingo charts. Or better yet, don't bother trying to break the code, just revel in the cypher."
- Marc Weidenbaum, Pulse magazine |
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The Psychosexual Album Steve Horowitz 1997 Ponk - Mr. One Eye - One Small Chunk - Such a Deal - TryU Abuse |
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| Sten Rudstrom - vocals, Steve Horowitz - Bass, bkup voc., Ralph Carney - contrabass clarinet, Henry Kaiser - guitar, Greg Chua - guitar, Steve Kirk - guitar, Nick Phelps - Ten, Sax, bass Clar., Dave Barrett - sax, Jim Bove - drums, Dave Revelli - drums, Adam Levinson -perc., Graham Connah - Kybs, John Steiner - Kybs, Randy Hostetler - Kybs | ||
| The Code's latest multi-genre blitzkrieg covers all the bases with a very 90-s sexual candor. Numerous levels of time honored dysfunction are bared in the words of performance artist/ singer Sten Rudstrom...A mad musicality intertwines with these convoluted themes as the world-class players let loose with twisted, brutal funk and vulcanic improvisations.
- Sam Prestianni, SF Weekly |
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Elevator Culture The Code International 2002 - Hollow - Yekermo Sew [Mulatu Astatqe] - Saturnalia.mp3 - Work Theme - Mean Mr.One Eye |
Somewhere out in the desert sands of Tunisia, a lone building sits, baked white under the hot sun. Inside, past a gray wooden door, cool darkness reigns supreme. Bedouin cowboys and ex-pat pioneers lie scattered about the earthen floor, leaning against large faded pillows and sipping sweet mint tea. In one corner, an old TV rests on its side...."[read more of Bryce Thomas's review....]
- Marc Weidenbaum, Pulse magazine |
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Dire Images of Beauty The Manufacturing of Humidifers yes.no.lp / retro.P 02, 1991 - Hocket - Nine Months - pffft - Pre-war Pie |
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| Dan Plonsey - saxophones, clarinets, Randy Porter - guitar, Steve Horowitz - Bass, Ward Spangler - Drums | ||
| "It's an intelligence geared towards rooting around for simple beauties. It's light (but anti-lite). It's translucent, and it floats around, about two feet up off the ground. It's like hiking on the ridge trail at Tilden Park around dusk, and seeing a fox. Also, it's not exactly jazz (much as we love jazz) it's not "improvcore," and it's definitely not academic!
- - Kenneth Holtzman, August 22, 1994 |
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Dipping Into Color The Manufacturing of Humidifers yes.no.lp / retro.P 03 - Agressive Leisure Principle - Desperate Living - Stomach Phenomenon - Tumbeling Manhole - Yumbaldumbaldum |
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| Dan Plonsey - saxophones, clarinets, Randy Porter - guitar, Steve Horowitz - Bass, James Bove - Drumz, Ward Spangler - percussion | ||
| "We like to deliver the unexpected from within the realms of the vaguely (or even frighteningly) familiar. We wanted to make something that would sneak out and bite our listeners on their silky necks."
-Dan Plonsey |
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| "On their new recording, Dipping Into Color, the Manufacturing of Humidifiers chose to feature their compositions, and the result is a music that is both mystifying and exciting. Their compositions elude categorization without being contrived towards that end. Each piece has its own logic, a logic that is visible and grasp-able, and yet they're also totally crazy. They're like paintings that keep changing their colors: you have to chase after them."
- Kenneth Holtzman, August 22, 1994 |
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Point of Yucca, Volume Two Yucca Tree Artists 1996 Yucca Tree Records |
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| Eel O. (usa), Denis Frajerman (france), Pink Bob (usa), Schrödinger's Cat (switzerland), Steve Horowitz & the Code (usa), Pop Dell' Arte (portugal), Noble Gas (usa), Joe Fleury (switzerland), In Be Tween Noise (usa), Klimperei (france), Billy Joe Winghead (usa) | ||
| A Special collection of Yucca Tree Artists diong what they do best. Package includes Art peices, stickers and great CD graphics. | ||
| "This is a compilation of fairly extro music by American and Swiss musicians and collectives. You get a little of everything -- some fairly atypical ambient works, a wealth of skewed-perspective pop songs, some electroacoustic compositions and a whole juddering wodge of music that can't really be effectively or reliably categorized. In other words, a damn fine assortment.
Of particular interest are a suite of works by Pink Bob, which combine martial parade-ground themes with rock-opera pop songs -- they seem to be part of the libretto from a Musical That Never Was. Schrodinger's Cat turn in two cuts that teeter between minimalist techno and sound collage -- particularly on "Upright in the Mist", which seems built around the manipulation of a skipping CD (or CDs). Joe Fleury turns in an introspective trio of rather dark, minimal electro-Euro-pop songs that reveal more with each listen, while Noble Gas' "Toadstools" is the sprawling ambient track cum Chris and Cosey tune that every compilation needs. Three pieces from Klimperei also intrigue -- "Le Canotier" and "Pour Cartonneux" are mostly piano, while "Les Jolies Filles" combines cheesy MIDI and kazoo. Point of Yucca Volume Two is delightfully varied and thoroughly unpredictable -- and, since it seems to have been out for a while now, hopefully someone will read this review and send us Volume Three." - George Zahora |
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