Trevor Dunn
Tzadik,
2008
Shelley Burgon/harp
Marika Hughes/cello
Chris Speed/clarinet
Tim Keiper/percussion
Rob Burger/rhodes
Olivier Conan/voice
Kenny Wolleson/drums
TD/other instruments
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I'm very excited to finally release a cross section of independent
film music—some of which is five years old. All the music
was recorded at home; I played most of the instruments
myself but also had the help of some irreplaceable New
York musicians.
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Shelley Burgon & Trevor Dunn
Skirl
Records, 2006
SB/harp, TD/contrabass
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Back
in March of 2005, Shelley and I toured the great South
Eastern US. It was a classic self-booked, self-funded,
self-driven 17-day, non-stop road-hashing that took us
to such unlikely places as Chattanooga, Charleston and
Hattiesburg. We crashed on people's floors, ate their mom's
food and played every kind of place from record store to
rock club to art venue. If you've never had the runs on
a US Interstate in the middle of the night then you've
never lived.
Our last show of the tour was in Baltimore, MD. It was our
lowest paying gig and we high-tailed it out of there right
after we played to get home to our cats.
This CD is the documentation of that gig in it's chronological
entirety. It's a glimpse into what we did every night for
two weeks. Our friend Chris Speed was kind enough to release
it on his new label. Skirl has yet to acquire distribution
so you should buy them from me directly or go www.skirlrecords.com or
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Shelley Burgon, Trevor Dunn & Brett Larner
Audiobot, 2005
SB/harp, TD/bass, BL/koto
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Shelley
and I did a short tour of the West coast in Oct 2004. We
played at Blim in Vancouver, Canada.
For our second set we invited our friend Brett to join us
and this is the raw document of that improvised trio performance.
Four tracks; about 30 minutes of music. Limited to 150 copies.
Packaged in silkscreened cardboard.
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Shelley Burgon & Trevor Dunn
2006
SB/pedal harp, TD/contrabass
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You
may notice that this CD does not have a title but in fact
it is metaphysically titled "How Far Is Far?"
But you don't really need to know that.
What you do need to know is that this is a self-produced
improv recording and I'm really proud of it. Fifteen completely
acoustic tracks.
If you want a copy you have to send me some money and we
will personally manufacture one for you. Totally punk rock
and grassroots.
Not sold in stores!!!!
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Trevor Dunn's trio-convulsant
Ipecac, 2004
Trevor Dunn/bass
Mary Halvorson/guitar
Ches Smith/drums
Special guest: Shelley Burgon/harp
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The
second trio-convulsant release, long over-due (six years
since their debut!). This new CD features an all new line-up,
more power chords, more variations on form and a more mature
sense of orchestration and counterpoint. Written and recorded
in Brooklyn, it's also slightly darker and more abrasive
in spite of the fact that it features a quartet arrangement
of a Duke Ellington ballad.
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an artist bio please visit the Ipecac website |
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Trevor Dunn's trio-convulsant
Buzz, 1998
Trevor Dunn/bass
Adam Levy/guitar
Kenny Wollesen/drums
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This
is the original configuration of Dunn's trio-convulsant
(hyphen and lower case essential). A band that recorded
one record and played one show. Trevor puts his 13 years
experience as a "sideman" to use; having learned so many
times over how NOT to lead a band, he came up with a self-produced,
nine song, 55-minute CD of original compositions inspired,
in part, by the writings of the founder of Surrealism,
Andre Breton, the films of Spanish director Luis Buñuel,
the groove of jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal and the abrasiveness
of the Melvins.
Somewhat difficult to find but I've been told it's easiest
to locate on-line or in used bins at your local record store.
For a review of the CD, check out: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0599_145.htm
Released on Buzz records (a division of Challenge) based in
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Phillip Greenlief & Trevor Dunn
Evander, 1996
PG/saxophone and flute, TD/bass
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"Spontaneous
composition with saxophone and bass"
Dimensions of bassist Dunn arise in a program of improvised
duets with Greenlief’s reeds. Literate, to say the least,
it has an epigram from Samuel Beckett and titles that refer
to Mikhail Bulgakov, Andre Breton and Isadore Ducasse. They’re
keys to the kinds of demands this duo makes. A First impression
of low key music gradually gives way to a sense of quiet
intensity with each successive hearing. There’s a concentrated
linear development, with evident constructivist thought on
every track, and the sense of parts missing, often a difficulty
in listening in duo music, never arises. In fact, the duo’s
music is so refined, its integrity so distinctive, that it’s
easier to say what it isn't. There’s never a sense of the
easy effect, the hot lick, or the obvious source; instead,
there is an overriding will to form and to direct address.
The result is demanding without ever being aggressive.
Stuart Broomer—Cadence Magazine, February 1997
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To
Go Numb Films, 2003
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This is a 20/minute DVD of a college/documentary film by Baltimore/based
director Peter Bolte. Trevor composed, played and recorded
all of the music at home, which runs throughout the film.
There is a section which features Shelley Burgon on harp.
You, my friend, can find more information on this film, or
purchase the DVD by visiting www.numbfilms.com |
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