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Bowne, Dougie

The Stars Are Indispensable

Bowne, Dougie: The Stars Are Indispensable (Tzadik)

A formidable sonic duo of guitar, bass, electronics, prepared bass, and drums, featuring Downtown NY pioneer Dougie Bowne and Brooklyn-based experimental rock bassist Matt Nelson (tUnE-yArDs, Weasel Walter Large Ensemble), delivering twelve intense and startlingly inventive improvisations, using every inch of their instruments to create a heavy, captivating set of soundscapes.
 

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Dougie Bowne-guitar, electronics, drums

Matt Nelson-bass, prepared bass


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UPC: 702397405122

Label: Tzadik
Catalog ID: CD-TZA-4051
Squidco Product Code: 35199

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2024
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack - 3 panel

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"Dougie Bowne is a producer, drummer, electric guitarist, and composer of remarkable versatility. An early member of the New York Downtown scene, he has worked with John Cale, Iggy Pop, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, The Lounge Lizards, Cassandra Wilson, Jack Bruce, Marianne Faithful, Cibo Matto, and many, many others.

Here he uses all of his formidable talents to create a bass, drum/guitar duo recording unlike anything you have ever experienced. Intense and hypnotic, this is an unusual presentation of improvisationally based music at its very best, and one of the most unique and edgy projects Dougie has ever created. Fabulous!"-Tzdik


Artist Biographies

Dougie Bowne: guitar. "I'm a musician/composer/producer. I've worked with a ton of people you might know, among them- Iggy Pop, John Cale, Chris Whitley, Marrianne Faithfull, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jack Bruce, Brian Eno, Arto Lindsay, Casandra Wilson, Laurie Anderson, Marissa Monte, Caetano Velosa, Tom Verlaine, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Cibo Matto, I was a member of the Lounge Lizards for much of my adult life... blah blah... too many others to think of right now. By the way, when I say worked with, I mean worked with, not been in the same room with once."

-Issue Project Room (https://issueprojectroom.org/event/dougie-bowne-0)
12/11/2024

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"Saxophonist Matt Nelson regularly performs in a far-reaching, motley assortment of musical projects. Described as "one of the more unpredictable virtuosos in New York's underground" by Pitchfork, and "genre-bending" by Tiny Mix Tapes, his output often lies in the gray corners beyond categorization.

Upon graduating from the Oberlin Conservatory, where he studied with Gary Bartz and Paul Cohen, Matt moved back to his native Bay Area where he became an active member of the music community. He performed regularly with several bands, among them experimental pop outfit tUnE-yArDs, with whom he recorded and toured extensively in support of their acclaimed album w h o k i l l.

In 2010 Matt relocated to Brooklyn, New York. During his time there he has performed and toured as a member of Battle Trance, GRID, Elder Ones, Premature Burial, Skeletons, and the Weasel Walter Large Ensemble. He also performs as a solo act, where he often utilizes electronics and amplified feedback along with his saxophone, as heard on his record Lower Bottoms. "

-Matt Nelson Website (https://www.mattnelsonsax.com/bio)
12/11/2024

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Track Listing:



1. I: Ritual 16:16

2. Mechanism 3:00

3. Duplicity 3:44

4. Alliance 0:49

5. Sectarian 3:34

6. Sovereignty 3:28

7. II: Gesture 2:03

8. Description 3:27

9. Basis 2:13

10. Unremembered 1:55

11. Interstitial 0:34

12. The Stars are Indispensable 6:44

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