Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Praeface

(Praemedia Sound Recording, Praecd001) (U.S.) (CD)

  1. Take a Look (Lance Grabmiller vs. Mou, Lips!) (3:39)
    Original music created by Mou, Lips!
    Additional music and production by Lance Grabmiller, 2003

  2. Emphasis Mine (Shannon Fields vs. The Gold Sparkle Band) (6:09)
    Original music performanced live by The Gold Sparkle Band
    Andrew Barker (drums), Thomas Kpade (cello), Roger Ruzow (trumpet), Charles Waters (clarinet)
    Recorded at Eyedrum Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, in May 2002
    Remixed by Shannon Fields in 2003, with additional bells, Melodica, guitar, and a computer that is not a Mac
    Produced by Shannon Fields at Glosseme in Brooklyn, NY

  3. Twovers (HSoA) (3:31)
    Music by Shannon Fields, Martin Nieznanski, and Lance Grabmiller
    Arranged by Lance Grabmiller in 2001

  4. 6'25" (Nanaqui) (6:27)
    Martin Nieznanski (no-input mixing board, MD, computer), Lance Grabmiller (computer, arrangements)
    Originally appeared on the CD-R EP Asi Nisi Masa, 2000

  5. Wrack (Tim Perkis) (4:05)
    From the album Motive (Praemedia, 2003)

  6. I Think He's Serious (Wobbly and Ma++ Ingalls) (3:54)
    Recorded live at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco on February 22, 2001
    Edited by Wobbly; no overdubs

  7. As Hard as You Want (Stars Like Fleas) (7:25)
    Kimberly Orcholski (banjo), Sayda Canizares (toy xylophone), Antony Fine (piano), Gerald Menke (pedal steel), Molly Schnick (cello), Shannon Fields (electronics, drum and synth programming, acoustic guitar, bass clarinets, Rhodes piano, arrangements), Montgomery Knott (sings his words)
    Produced by Shannon Fields at Glosseme in Brooklyn
    From the album Sun Lights Down on the Fence (Praemedia, 2003)

  8. Mama (Quiet American) (3:30)
    Source recording made in Kochin, Kerala, southern India, in 2001

  9. Damaged Bedroom Minimalism (Shannon Fields with Martin Nieznanski) (3:00)
    Recorded in Brooklyn in 2002
    Shannon Fields (guitar), Martin Nieznanski (Kaos pad)
    Produced by Shannon Fields at Glosseme in Brooklyn

  10. Solo Flute C (Daniel Carter, Matt Lavelle, and Shannon Fields) (5:30)
    Daniel Carter (flute, glow), Matt Lavelle (bass clarinet), Shannon Fields (knobs fondled, voices arranged)
    Produced by Shannon Fields at Glosseme in Brooklyn

  11. Untitled (Haco, Lisle Ellis, and Lance Grabmiller) (6:00)
    Excerpt of an electronic improvisation, May 15, 2003

  12. On the Crown (Tim Perkis and Tom Dill) (3:50)
    Recorded Live at KZSU on October 23, 2002

  13. Remixed Bedroom Minimalism (Martin Nieznanski vs. Shannon Fields) (2:44)
    Remix of "Damaged Bedroom Minimalism" by Martin Nieznanski

  14. Electrostatic Blues (Ernesto Diaz-Infante and Lance Grabmiller) (5:28)
    Ernesto Diaz-Infante (guitar, voice, field recordings), Lance Grabmiller (field recordings, manipulations, arrangements), 2003

  15. Heavy Traffic (Lance Grabmiller) (6:35)
    Recorded live at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco on June 26, 2003

  16. Ocean II (for Oliver) (Shannon Fields) (2:36)
    Produced by Shannon Fields at Glosseme in Brooklyn

Released in September 2003