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Forgings

by Metal Chaos Ensemble

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    Review by Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
    METAL CHAOS ENSEMBLE - Forgings (Evil Clown 9070; USA) Featuring PEK on saxes, clarinets, oboes, theremin & synth, Bob Moores on guitar, trumpet & electronics, Matt Samolis on flute & bowed metal, Kevin Dacey drums, percussion & synth and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion. The Metal Chaos Ensemble is PEK's (founder of Leap of Faith) other working unit.

    Although the MCE seems to play and record much less frequently than Leap of Faith, they do have a handful of discs available. This one track, hour-long set was recorded at the Evil Clown Headquarters in July of this year (2015). Everyone in this ensemble plays metal/percussion so we see a large number of gongs on display in the booklet. The eerie and occasionally disorienting sound of layers of metals & gongs slowly evolves throughout this disc. Eventually other instruments emerge from the chaos: synth, electronics, guitar, trumpet, assorted reeds and voice. There is a long stretch of more stark, suspense-filled improv midway that sounds just right. What's interesting is this: although this unit is called the Metal Chaos Ensemble, they are rarely completely chaotic. Through many years, Mr. Peck has selected and worked with a number of kindred spirits who know how to listen and create music that sounds free yet feels focused or directed.
    - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
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Evil Clown 9070
Evil Clown Headquarters
Waltham, MA
8 July 2015

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released July 10, 2015

PEK - alto sax, tenor sax, piccolo clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, piccolo oboe, oboe, contrabassoon, whistles, game calls, aquasonic, theremin, Korg MS-20, metal, voice, electronics
Bob Moores - guitar, trumpet, electronics, metal
Matt Samolis - flute, bowed metal, metal
Kevin Dacey - metal, drums, percussion, Korg MS-20, aquasonic
Yuri Zbitnov - metal, drums, percussion, voice, , electronics

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Metal Chaos Ensemble Boston, Massachusetts

Metal Chaos Ensemble was formed in early 2015 by PEK and Yuri Zbitnov as a working project to explore chaotic rhythms on metallic instruments. It was immediately obvious that Metal Chaos Ensemble had a sound to itself and over the last five years has been one of the most prolific Evil Clown ensembles. All MCE sessions include at least me and Yuri, along with a whole bunch of different guests. ... more

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