Sonically, Amorphic Winged is a departure for Mazurek. Most of the tracks were compiled at Chicago's Soma Electronic Music Studio, from sonic shapes gathered from many sources including some of Rob's close friends and fellow musicians such as Ken 'Bundy' Brown (Tortoise, Gastr del Sol, Pullman, Directions in Music), Casey Rice (Designer, Super E.S.P), John Herndon, Matthew Lux, Tania Bowers and Sam Prekop (The Sea and Cake) as well as Robs trusty computer. Enlisting the help of Mike Kandel (Tranquility Bas...   [ read more ]

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Here is a record that has been promised/threatened for some time, a solo outing from cornetist Rob Mazurek. On first glance, even considering Mazurek's visionary compositions and contributions to melodic free improvisation in units such as Isotope 217 and the Chicago Underground Orchestra, Duo, and Trio, this project might seem slight. What is slight is the amount of overtly "arty" projection and pretension, not the music. Working closely with engineer Casey Rice, Mazurek offers ...   [ read more ]

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"A longtime pillar in the Chicago underground community and architect of the post-rock sound, Sam Prekop first gained notoriety at the helm of Shrimp Boat before becoming the leader of the Sea and Cake, whose fusion of styles both in and out of rock was both creative and experimental while remaining highly listenable." -- All Music Guide ...Five years after he stepped out of the tall shadow of his other band, The Sea And Cake, Prekop returns with another pop masterpiece of breezy, crisp, offbeat pop perfe...   [ read more ]

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