Discography

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Short Stories

José Martínez

Composer José Martínez releases Short Stories, a collection of his compositions that integrate tradition, technology, and text to tell stories, both direct and surreal. Drawing on his Colombian heritage as well as influences from film and literature, Martínez brings inquisitiveness, curiosity, and thoughtfulness to the phenomenon he explores through music, shedding new light on sounds and ideas.

Tendencies

Middle Sattre

Preface by Carter St. Hogan: We’re lucky, to be asked to hold the tender body that is Middle Sattre’s Tendencies. Here is a work of diary unlike any other: not a glimpse, but a sitting-with, as Hunter Prueger reenters the haunted rooms of their Mormon upbringing to pray in a queer, clear-eyed language they can live in at last. Each line of the album’s poem is long and dense, each melody an architecture built to last. There are birds here. An orchestra, the sounds of hands, voices that dance alongside one another and twin and spin out and fade away. An idea of an organ cuts off; a ghost choir emerges, then falls silent again. Guitar strings creak, uncertain, before bursting into lush and confident arrangements. A harmonica brings out the lonesome. Elliott Smith is here, and Sufjan Stevens, and Neko Case: fellow pilgrims who burn and burn with knowledge that weighs. The intimacy of each song hurts to look at, but Middle Sattre teaches us that to look is to become brave: a fight for queer survival, in spite of/because of; a demand for accountability, direct and unflinching; an answer to every question that once cut our tongues.

Dearly belated

Maru Haru

Maru Haru (Mah - ɾɯ Hah - ɾɯ) is an Austin-based indie rock band based in Austin, TX led by singer-songwriter James Tabata. Their songs portray Asian American and queer experiences, making peace with family and society, and moving along with empathy. Musical influences include video games, math rock, impressionist classical music, J-Pop, and indie folk. Their upcoming album "Dearly Belated" has songs dedicated to deceased love, proud allies, and past selves who needed hope. Composed of friends, music teachers, and software developers, Maru’s goal is to spread fun, compassion, and wonder. “Dearly Belated” was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Sam Allison Elise Etherton and Nick Masson.

Arnold Rosner (1945–2013) was a New Yorker through and through, but his musical language reached across time and culture, clothing the modal harmony and rhythm of pre-Baroque polyphony in rich Romantic colours, thus producing a style that is instantly recognizable and immediately appealing. Having written his Eighth Symphony for symphonic wind band, he took a liking to the medium, composing seven more works for this popular feature of American university life, none of them recorded before now. Their inspiration is eclectic – from ethnic material and natural phenomena to religious stimuli – but Rosner’s unerring balance of dignity and energy is common to all of them and stamps them with a sound that is uniquely his.

Fold in, fold out

Density512

fold in, fold out, the inaugural EP by Density512, features world premiere recordings of music by three composers from the Density512 collective. Referred to as “(Phillip) Glass on crack” by members of the ensemble, Nicholas Perry Clark’s Serenade No. 0 is a five minute excursion through an unexpected array of colors using only three chords. Akshaya Avril Tucker’s Enough, to Unfold explores colors, phrases, and gestures inspired by the Raag Madhuwanti (an evening Raag) and reflects the essence of watching a Hindustani singer perform. Symphonic in its breadth of musical journey, Russell Podgorsek’s Chamber Symphony oozes with a kaleidoscope of influences including heavy metal, cubism, Romanian gypsy music, Möbius strips, and classical form to create a singular musical landscape.

Roots

UP/DOWN PERCUSSION

When we began contacting composers about this project, we did not have an overarching theme in mind. Our primary goal at the time was simply to play some new music together, but the project quickly developed into something much more. Once we had all the works in front of us, we began to see the full scope of the album, and the concept became very clear to us. Though each of us have very different stories, our early roots are the same. Our debut album, Roots, is an homage to the various aspects of music that caught our attention, shaped the way we viewed the world, and firmly planted a passion for music in each of us.

Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs

THE COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE

…from the vibrantly articulated triplets in the trumpets, soaring horn lines, and brash pedal points in the low brass (doubled colorfully by the organ) of the Mackey tune, to the joyful exuberance of the Adams, to the pure Bernstein: a little Bach, a little swing; something high-brow, something down home, to the inclusion of four incredible world premiere recordings!…. this diverse, solid offering is superb!

Legacy

SOUTHEASTERN TROMBONE SYMPOSIUM

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“Legacy” is the result of an epic collaboration between over 30 trombonists at the 2016 Southeastern Trombone Symposium. This record features standards of the trombone repertoire as well as original arrangements by the performers.

Live At the Loft

ALMOST EDUCATED

Almost Educated performs live at The Loft in uptown Columbus, GA.

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