FOR IMMEDITATE RELEASE

December 2002

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Edgetone Records is proud to announce the opening of U.I.R.C. an independent sales and distribution point for Edgetone, Pax, Evander, Rednet, and Jimzeen Productions. Providing online and retail sales for these musician run bay area recording labels.
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Live Dangerously; give the gift of new music.

EDGETONE RECORDS RELEASES

NEW RELEASES/Performances
October 2002

Attention audiophiles!
Edgetone presents a limited special edition LP of 180 gram vinyl from
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The KliP trio
Herman Sonny Bount (omniversal ambassador) – EDTLP- 4015
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This gem of a recording by the ever-elusive KliP trio takes you back to the days of high quality LPs while presenting an expanded musical adventure in modern improvised music.

The musicians who make up the KLiP trio have worked together off and on in various configurations for more than twelve years and have performed in a wide variety of venues, from concert stages to college campuses and nightclubs throughout California. Their backgrounds are as eclectic as their music, reflecting their involvement in western classical music, avant-garde jazz, industrial, electronic music, as well as funk, bebop, rock, and world music. Individually, they have recorded and/or performed with Marshall Allen, John Butcher, Eugene Chadbourne, Bill Champlin, Gianni Gebbia, Mats Gustafsson, Peter Kowald, Milcho Leviev, Eddie Moore, Jimmy Rowles, Wadada Leo Smith, Glenn Spearman, Saadet Turkos, Phil Upchurch, and Bennie Wallace.

The Music:
KLiP's music comes from so many divergent sources that "pigeon-holing" it is nearly impossible. Influences range from Albert Ayler, John Cage, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Cecil Taylor, John Zorn, and many others. Elliot and Garth are the primary composers and arrangers for KLiP. Though each of their pieces may have a finely honed interior structure, there is often room for improvisational explorations. Be it a contemplative melodic study or a fierce electronic onslaught, the music of KLiP is that of surprise and discovery.

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EDT 4015 KliP trio – Herman Sonny Bount (omniversal ambassador)

Elliot Kallen -piano/percussion/electronics
John Lauffenburger - bass/electronics
Garth Powell - drums/percussion

File under: experimental improv/free jazz

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PERFORMANCE
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OCTOBER 25
Edgetone New Sonic Summit
116 9th St. San Francisco
with : Tri-Cornered Tent Show & Saint of Killers
8pm $10

EDGETONE RECORDS RELEASES

NEW RELEASES/Performances
August 2002

ANNOUNCING
Edgetone Razor Series
The Long awaited and anticipated release of…
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SAINT OF KILLERS - EDT 4013
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In a continuing effort to pry open and bend the genres, Edgetone Records is proud to present the Edgetone Razor Series. The series includes the newest installment by SAINT OF KILLERS, a raucous unrelenting storm of sound pummeling improvisation with a sonic sledge hammer.

A post-metal wave of improvised darkness Saint of Killers' primary objective is to leave listeners with the sensation that life is not all it's made out to be, that beauty and happiness can only be found once one can actually acknowledge the ultimate truth of the ugliness and horrors that is human nature. Either the audience either gets it, or is absolutely repulsed. Tyler Cox (also of San Francisco proto-progressive punk outfit The Mass) lays down the crushing and free foundation of uncompromisingly voluminous percussion. Alwyn Quebido flanks the attack with a focused laser of unfocused aural mayhem on the guitar. Jesse Quattro rounds out the core with her stunning array of melodic/cacophony vocal sheets of sound.
They have also performed with the occasional guest(s): Miya Osaki, Rent Romus, David Slusser, Matt Waters of The Mass, to name a few. Saint of Killers, who sites Fantomas, Nels Cline, Meshuggah, John Coltrane, Frank Zappa, Diamanda Galas, and John Zorn as major influences, are constantly searching for new ways of expressing the sonic truth to themselves while never swaying from the sound that brought them together in the first place, which is searing, abrasive, obnoxious, and terrifying free metal destructo jazz.

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EDT 4013 SAINT OF KILLERS

Alwyn Quebido - electric guitar
Jesse Quattro -vocals
Tyler Cox -drums

Guests:
Matt Waters - saxophones – from The Mass
Miya Osaki – bass – from Tiny Bird Mouth

File under: rock/experimental improv/unusual music

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PERFORMANCE
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SAINT OF KILLERS
EDT 4013

SEPTMBER 20
Seventh NorCal NOISEFEST
Luna's, Sacramento
6pm
http://www.norcalnoisefest.com/

OCTOBER 25
Edgetone New Sonic Summit
116 9th St. San Francisco
with : Tri-Cornered Tent Show
8pm $10

MORE TO COME STAY TUNED!

NEW RELEASES/Performances
June 2002

EDGETONE RECORDS RELEASES

EDT 4012 The Abstractions- Sonic Conspiracy
EDT 4014 Left Coast Improv Group

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The Abstractions began with a thought between Bay Area musician/producers Ernesto Diaz-Infante and Rent Romus. From that thought out grew the ensemble you see before you. Taking from a cross section of music genres and backgrounds, The Abstractions present an unclassifiable set of new sonic textures evoking thought and feelings about urban life and culture. Drawing from improvisational body of knowledge the unspoken words transformed to music, history, and social insight make up the musical repertoire encased in their new release Sonic Conspiracy.

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EDT 4012 The Abstractions- Sonic Conspiracy

Ernesto Diaz-Infante, prepared guitar, keys, toys, radio, voice
Bob Marsh, vibes/violin, vioce
Scott Looney, percussion
Jesse Quattro, vocals
Rent Romus, alto/soprano saxes, flute, voice, odd things

File under: experimental improv/unusual music

ALSO AVAILABLE from Edgetone

An EDGETONE/JIMZEEN Production

Left Coast Improv Group

AVAILABLE at Edgetone Records ONLINE & SECURE

In the spirit of Bay Area artistic experimentation and exploration, THE LEFT COAST IMPROV GROUP (TLCIG) has crystalized from divergent musical and geographic backgrounds to form a unit of unprecedented talent. Its members are products of deep dedication, long study (both in and outside of academia), and many years of performance experience.

The emphasis of the group's approach is on relaxation, freedom, and listening, rather than individual virtuosity which, nevertheless, underlies the ensemble as an unfailing support for its cohesive expressiveness.

The Left Coast Improv Group an ever-changing configuration and brainchild of the Improv Wizard himself Jim Ryan presents their most stellar recording to date now available on Edgetone Records.

Available as a limited edition CDr

EDT 4014 Left Coast Improv Group

ERNESTO DIAZ-INFANTE - prepared guitar/violin/small percussion
JEFF HOBBS - violin, cornet, clarinet, sax, other instruments
RON HEGLIN - trombone/voice
SCOTT R. LOONEY - laptop computer/interactive electronics
BOB MARSH - cello/violin/voice/other instruments
JIM RYAN - flutes/kalimba/alto saxophone/small percussion
KAREN STACKPOLE - drum kit/percussion/gongs

PERFORMANCE AND TOURS
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JIM RYAN’S FORWARD ENERGY CD RELEASE SHOW!
EDT 4009 CONFIGURATIONS 2002

JUNE 21st
21 Grand Gallery 8 pm
449 B 23rd St., Oakland
510-444-7263
Free Admission, Food, Music • Donations & Cake Accepted All Welcome

with The Forward Energy Trio and Forward Energy Jam
Trio: Jim Ryan reeds, Scott Looney electronics, Spirit percussion
Jam: Some of the above + Peter Valsamis drums, Bill Noertker bass, Rent Romus saxes, and others from the FE 2002 double CD release
It's a Party! • Jim's famous chili & salad + cake? (bring pastry)

THE ABSTRACTIONS/SONIC CONSPIRACY SUMMER TOUR 2002
JUNE 26-30

JUNE 26th
21 GRAND GALLERY
449B 23rd St. Oakland CA
with : Diaz-Infante/Rudis/Custudio Crash Trio
8pm $6-10

JUNE 27th
LUGGAGE STORE GALLERY
1007 Market St. San Francisco, CA
with : Diaz-Infante/Rudis/Custudio Crash Trio
8pm $6-10

June 28th
STRANGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Traditions Cafe 300 5th Ave. SW
Olympia, WA
10pm

June 29th
THE JASMINE TREE
NW 4th and Harrison
Portland, OR 8pm
with Compomicro Dexall

June 30th
NUWANDARTS
258 A Street, Suite#2
Ashland, OR 3pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2002

EDGETONE RECORDS
RELEASES- C.J. Reaven Borosque- THE METAL QUAN YIN “Destinations Suite”
Music by Lords of Outland

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"I watched as you shaped in Crystalline Sweetheart, Kafka's Gregor in a new form, female, and more generous in its estimation of itself...capable of dancing, celebrating the discovery of its difference"
Dr. Demetrius Frederich Ké, satrap aka, Dr. Charles Poncé

C.J. Reaven Borosque is a deep contemporary San Francisco Bay Area renaissance artist. Writer, musician, and abstract visual artist she is the hope and spirit that embodies San Francisco and the west coast as a Mecca of creativity. Her uncompromising writings present stark truths about society at large, and the ever-changing mindset of the world and its myriad of cultural ethic, enveloped in abstract futuristic fantasy and surreal mindscapes. Her influences include Phil K. Dick, Frank Herbert, Madeline L'Engle, Silvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, and Allan Ginsberg. Her new book "The Metal Quan Yin", represents a new and original genre of imaginative and stunningly visual science fiction/fantasy poetry.

In 2000, The Lords of Outland presented a series of new music pieces based on her exploratory writings entitled "The Destinations Suite" in the first season of the SIMM Series in San Francisco. In April of 2002, Edgetone has released an addition to her new book a CD of music written to her works by Rent Romus’ Lords of Outland.

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EDT 4011
C.J. Reaven Borosque- THE METAL QUAN YIN “Destinations Suite”

C.J. Reaven Borosque, reading
Jesse Quattro, voice, reading
Danielle Degrutolla, elec. cello
Bill Noertker, bass
Dave Mihaly, drums
Rent Romus, reeds, reading
Toyoji Tomita, trombone

File: JAZZ/AVANT GUARD

ALSO AVAILABLE from Edgetone

An EDGETONE/JIMZEEN Production

SPIRIT- Preface to God
Solo drums/percussion

AVAILABLE at Edgetone Records ONLINE & SECURE

Spirit speaks through the drum. Here he plays gongs, bells, rain stick, singing bowl, donno (West African talking drum), sheet metal, rachet, cymbals, & rototom, as well as his modified trap kit. “First
of all, my thing is spiritual. Every human has a spirit – without it you’re dead – so your spirit is what I’m dealing with. Each note I play represents a certain message, so it depends on where I put the beat, on how I hit the drum that
makes you respond to a certain thing. For me it’s a religious matter. Drumming goes with my religion. Drumming is
a language – this language belongs to my religion. So, every time you see me walking, you see a religious person walking with a spirit. Everybody’s got spirit. Wherever you are, you’re a spirit of your own. So you have to find out about your spirit and make sure it gets on with other people’s spirits. That’s what happens when I play music with people.” Kwasi Asare Adae Senior drummer, Akonedi Shrine, Larte

Available in CDr

EDT 4010 SPIRIT, Preface to God
SPIRIT percussion/drums

FOR IMMEDITATE RELEASE
April 2002

EDGETONE RECORDS
RELEASES- JIM RYAN’S FORWARD ENERGY- Double CD SET, CONFIGURATIONS 2002

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In what appears to be taking shape as the dark ages of the early 21st century, simply endorsing the music that comprises Configurations 2002 – buying it, listening to it, and above all making it -- can be seen as an act of rebellion. With political and cultural hegemony increasingly becoming the new world order of the day, radical free-thinking creativity runs directly counter to the seemingly inexorable tendencies of globalization and AOLTime Warner assembly line entertainment. It takes refuge in such virtually undisclosed locations as 21 Grand, The Luggage Store Gallery, 1502 Performance Space, and Kimo’s, venues unknown to the general public while faithfully sustained by the San Francisco Bay Area’s creative music community. On one day in May, 2001, and three days in January, 2002, Jim Ryan gathered the various configurations of his aptly named Forward Energy ensemble in those subterranean haunts and recorded five hours of spontaneous music-making, which have been distilled into this potent double CD.

A philosopher by academic training and a prolific author, Ryan took up music during the late 1960s while living in Paris. Already a fan of bebop, and a nascent bohemian in circles that included William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he came under the sway of expatriate avant-garde jazz artists, including Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Steve Lacy. When he returned to the U.S. in 1975, settled in California in 1987, and emerged as a force in the Bay Area improv scene in the mid-1990s, Ryan brought with him both a deep knowledge of jazz history and an uncompromising dedication to freedom of expression. Configuratons 2002 is a full spectrum summation of Ryan’s musical history and experience, realized in moments of extemporaneous collaboration with like-minded co-conspirators. – From the liner notes written by, Derk Richardson SF Bay Guardian, Sfgate.com

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EDT 4009
JIM RYAN’S FORWARD ENERGY, CONFIGURATIONS 2002

JIM RYAN alto/tenor sax, flute, perc.
JOHN ‘Waveman’ GRUNTFEST alto sax
ALICIA MANGAN tenor sax
SCOTT R. LOONEY prep. piano, melodica
RENT ROMUS alto/soprano sax
EDDIE GALE trumpet
ADAM LANE contrabass
DAMON SMITH contrabass
SPIRIT drums/percussion
PETER VALSAMIS drums
DONALD ROBINSON drums

File: JAZZ/AVANT GUARD

FOR IMMEDITATE RELEASE
January 2002

JIMZEEN PRODUCTIONS NOW AVAILABLE AT EDGETONE RECORDS!

The Music of Forward Energy featuring sax master Jim Ryan

Poet, writer, philosopher, and musician, Jim Ryan is an original member of the founding exploratory family of artists of the 20th century. From his origins in Minnesota to his days in Paris France, his powerful playing style and truly original voice has pressed forward now permeating the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond with vibrant spirit.
Jim draws from the ancient forces of the original beat poets rubbing elbows with such poets as Boroughs and Ginsberg, and new music pieoners such as, Sonny Murray, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, and the AACM. In the early 70's Jim participated in workshops organized and led by Steve Lacy while continuing to develop his writing. Exploring well into the 90’s Jim came to the Bay Area where he launched many groups one of which is Forward Energy, featuring stellar artists like trumpet player Eddie Gale and drummer Donald Robinson. In 1998 he became the editor and publisher of Outside, an underground art and music zine in Oakland, which featured such artists as Positive Knowledge, Damon Smith, and many more of the San Francisco Bay Area new sonic music scene. You can hear this pivotal Bay Area saxophonist presently with Forward Energy now available online at the Edgetone Records web site.

CURRENT RELEASES

JMCD 1001, Forward Energy
Jim Ryan - reeds & words
George Cremaschi - bass
Peter Valamis - percussion

Recorded live to DAT in concert at the now
defunct Yellow Room, Oakland Ca 1997.
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JMCD 1002, Forward Energy, Tryptych
Jim Ryan - alto/tenor saxes
Damon Smith - bass
Milo Francis – drums

Recorded at 1502 Studios 1999
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JMCD 1004, Forward Energy
Jim Ryan - alto/tenor saxes, word
Alicia Mangan - tenor sax
Scott Looney - piano
Damon Smith - bass
Donald Robinson - drums

Recorded live to DAT in concert at 21 Grand
Gallery, Oakland Ca 2000.
Format – CDr
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