Plastic Critters, by Nunn, Crossman, McGee

Plastic Critters

by Nunn, Crossman, McGee

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When Allan Crossman suggested he write something for chamber orchestra and one of Tom Nunn’s instruments, he found it an intriguing challenge. He had never performed music specifically written for one of his instruments and wasn’t sure what instrument would work well with a chamber orchestra. Eventually he chose the Sonoglyph built in 1992 because of its wide sonic range. In working on “Plasticity,” Mr. Nunn discovered some new techniques and used “tailed” plastic combs as well as hands, guitar pics and metal rods. The orchestra’s performance inspired another friend and composer, Mike McGee, to write the other compositions on this album, “Critter and Box on the Rocks.”
Mr. Nunn’s instruments are designed for improvisation, and free improvisations are also found on this CD in addition to “Plasticity” and “Critter,” illustrating how such instruments can also work well with traditional instruments in written compositions.

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1.	Plasticity 09:22	info	buy track
2.	Tom Nunn, Alan Crossman, Michael McGee, Blake McGee - Critter and Box On the Rocks part 1 03:20	info	buy track
3.	Critter and Box on the Rocks part 2 03:36	info	buy track
4.	Critter and Box on the Rocks part 3 08:37	info	buy track
5.	Solo for Scatchbox 04:41	info	buy track
6.	Duo for Clarinet and Skatchbox 04:55	info	buy track
7.	Solo for Clarinet 04:22	info	buy track
8.	Duo for Clarinet and Crustacean 08:32	info	buy track

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When Allan Crossman suggested he write something for chamber orchestra and one of Tom Nunn’s instruments, he found it an intriguing challenge. He had never performed music specifically written for one of his instruments and wasn’t sure what instrument would work well with a chamber orchestra. Eventually he chose the Sonoglyph built in 1992 because of its wide sonic range. In working on “Plasticity,” Mr. Nunn discovered some new techniques and used “tailed” plastic combs as well as hands, guitar pics and metal rods. The orchestra’s performance inspired another friend and composer, Mike McGee, to write the other compositions on this album, “Critter and Box on the Rocks.”
Mr. Nunn’s instruments are designed for improvisation, and free improvisations are also found on this CD in addition to “Plasticity” and “Critter,” illustrating how such instruments can also work well with traditional instruments in written compositions.

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released February 4, 2013

Tom Nunn, T-Rodimba Mothic Crustacean
Blake McGee– Bb clarinet, Lexicon MX200 Effects Processor
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra; Mark Alburger – Conducting

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Edgetone Records San Francisco, California

Edgetone Records was founded by musician/producer, Rent Romus. The label took shape in 1991 to support his group’s original jazz recordings. After being on a long hiatus Rent re-opened Edgetone in January 2000 and expanded it to support new music crossing the genre boundaries specifically for D.I.Y. (do it yourself) artists looking for a ground base and community label identity. ... more