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  • Destroy All

    ALP122

    Artist: Nels Cline

    Label: Atavistic

    Our hero's superb follow up release to the critically lauded unit mover, Interstellar Space Revisited (Atavistic ALP102CD)- THIS is Nels' big band project. Rock, jazz & prog-tinged structures meet head on & careen off the guardrails; dreams are achieved in an ambitious 75:00+ time frame. He'd been building these compositions over a lengthy period of time, waiting for the stars to align properly to allow the direction & documentation of the pieces with a larger ensemble than his usual duo/trio/4tet projects. Nels sought & secured the services of electric harp goddess Zeena Parkins (fresh from recent studio sessions with Bjork), immaculate string benders G.E. Stinson, Woodward Lee Aplanalp, Carla Bozulich (Geraldine Fibbers/Scarnella), and conjoined identical twin/trapman extraordinaire Alex Cline (Interzone). The peaks & valleys generated by these avant-powerhouses on Destory have been expertly captured & mixed by Grammy-nominee Wayne Peet, Nels producer/accomplice on Interstellar Space Revisited.??With the scale, drama & intensity to rival a great feature film, Destroy all Nels Cline will likely leave fans of BIG guitar music, out-jazz, Interstellar Space Revisited & avant/prog-rock agape in it's roiling wake.

  • The Inkling

    CG105

    Artist: Nels Cline

    Label: Cryptogramophone

    Nels Cline (guitar), Mark Dresser (bass), Billy Mintz (drums) & Zeena Parkins (electric harp). Recorded on May 25, 1999 at Pilot Studios, New York City.

    In this collection of wiggy compositions and freewheeling improvisations, guitarist Nels Cline collaborates with innovative bassist Mark Dresser, famed jazz drummer Billy Mintz and electric harpist Zeena Parkins. Nels was named Outstanding Jazz Artist of 1999 by Bam Magazine as well as Best New Genre/Uncategorizable Artist of 1999 at the L.A. Weekly Music Awards.

  • New Monastery: The Music Of Andrew Hill

    CG130

    Artist: Nels Cline

    Label: Cryptogramophone

    Devin Hoff (contrabass), Scott Amendola (drumset, percussion), Nels Cline (guitar, effects), Bobby Bradford (cornet), Ben Goldberg (clarinets), Andrea Parkins (accordion, effects) & Alex Cline (percussion on tracks 5 and 7). Recorded on February 3 & 4, 2006, at Castle Oaks Studios, Calabasas, CA.

    Guitarist Nels Cline examines the music of celebrated pianist Andrew Hill on "New Monastery". Cline is joined by Ornette Coleman alumnus Bobby Bradford on cornet, Ben Goldberg on clarinets, Andrea Parkins on electric accordion, Scott Amendola on drums and Devin Hoff on bass, as they take a fresh look at Andrew Hill's music, and introduce it to a new audience.