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Breschand, Helene / Floy Krouchi / Zafer Tawil / Elliott Sharp: disPOSSESSION
Breschand, Helene / Floy Krouchi / Zafer Tawil / Elliott Sharp:
disPOSSESSION

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Expanding the collaboration between guitarist, saxophonist and electronic artist Elliott Sharp and electric & acoustic harpist Helene Breschand, in a quartet with Zafer Tawil performing on oud, violin & percussion and Floy Krouchi on electric bass, for an exotic, globe-embracing, groove-oriented album of unusual and often ecstatic acoustic and electric orchestration.

Chansons du Crepuscule (Helene Breschand / Elliott Sharp): L'Apres-Midi d'un Bot
Chansons du Crepuscule (Helene Breschand / Elliott Sharp):
L'Apres-Midi d'un Bot

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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A collection of original songs recorded in NY & Paris from vocalist Hélène Breschand, also performing on acoustic and electric harp, in a duo with Elliott Sharp, who creates grooves and instrumental environments on guitar, analog synth, bass, toy piano and drum programming; unusually structured and richly detailed, from idiosyncratic to sensuous.

Sharp, Elliott / Eric Mingus: Songs from a Rogue State
Sharp, Elliott / Eric Mingus:
Songs from a Rogue State

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Extending their collaborations with this project that blurs rock, experimental and improvised forms in a very Downtown NY way, Elliott Sharp performing on guitars, analog synth & drums machines joins with Eric Mingus on bass and primary vocals, with Doug McKenzie providing drums samples and loops, for a set of insightful, incisive, extraordinary songs.

Bootstrappers (Elliott Sharp / Melvin Gibbs / Don McKenzie): Xenolith
Bootstrappers (Elliott Sharp / Melvin Gibbs / Don McKenzie):
Xenolith

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


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The first new Bootstrappers album since 1992, joining band leader Elliott Sharp for this 3rd album are longtime collaborators Melvin Gibbs on electric bass and Don McKenzie on drums, for seven assertive rock-based improvisations fueled by electronics, free jazz, no wave and electroacoustic sound, manifesting a hardboiled NY ethic of focused grooves and free playing.

Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp: What Went Wrong
Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp:
What Went Wrong

(Leo Records -- UK )


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The fifth album on Leo Records for vibraphonist Sergio Armaroli, and his second with NY guitarist, saxophonist & electronic artist Elliott Sharp and bassist Steve Piccolo, using lyrical interpretations of jazz standards as a jumping off point for experimental and unusual approaches to improvisation, a unique balancing point in a fascinating collection.

Semantics (Elliott Sharp / Ned Rothenberg / Samm Bennett): Bone Of Contention
Semantics (Elliott Sharp / Ned Rothenberg / Samm Bennett):
Bone Of Contention

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


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Including three previously unreleased live tracks, one of Downtown NY's supergroups of drummer Samm Bennett, reed & wind player Ned Rothenberg and guitar & bass player Elliott Sharp's 2nd album is reissued, bringing this collection of seemingly endless possibility in improvisation back to the foreground, sounding as modern today as it did in the percolating creativity of 1987.

Sharp, Elliott / Tim Dahl / Weasel Walter: Kompromat
Sharp, Elliott / Tim Dahl / Weasel Walter:
Kompromat

(ugEXPLODE -- USA )


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A scorching studio recording from 2011 recently discovered in the archives from the trio of Elliott Sharp on guitar, Tim Dahl on bass guitar, Weasel Walter on drums, a raging album of free improvisation in the Downtown NY style from three players steeped in expressing instrumental agitation with clarity and conviction - a truly burning power trio!

Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp: Blue In Mind
Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp:
Blue In Mind

(Leo Records -- UK )


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An unusual blend of jazz tradition, spoken word and soundscape, presenting mostly as a jazz album with spoken narration from Steve Piccolo (Lounge Lizards) guiding the album with abstract comments that interject with Sergio Armaroli's virtuoso vibe playing, Elliot Sharp adding both acoustic sax elements and inventive sonic environments underpinning many moments; conceptually fascinating.

Marclay, Christian / Elliott Sharp: 97 IS 97
Marclay, Christian / Elliott Sharp:
97 IS 97

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Essential members of the Downtown NY scene since 1981, the collaborations of turntablist Christian Marclay and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp, here on 8 string guitarbass, bass clarinet & electronics, is distilled in this extremely creative electroacoustic/concrete duo, recorded live in convert at the Knitting Factory in December, 1997.

Sharp, Elliott SysOrk: ReGenerate
Sharp, Elliott SysOrk:
ReGenerate

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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As part of NY composer, guitarist, bassist, saxophonist and electroacoustic artist Elliott Sharp's 70th birthday observation he performed a series of concerts under the moniker "E#@70", initiating the series with this remarkable concert at Roulette, premiering 4 new works performed by his SysOrk ensemble, dedicated to performing Sharp's algorithmic scores, graphic notation and conductions.

Noyes, Charles K. / Elliott Sharp: Besotted
Noyes, Charles K. / Elliott Sharp:
Besotted

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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A series of collaborative electracoustic improvisations recorded remotely during the pandemic by long-time associates, electric guitarist Charles K. Noyes and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp, here performing on arches h line (a 9-string double neck instrument), violinoid, triple course bass pantar, analog synthesizers, sax & bass clarinet.

Sharp, Elliot: Tectonics: Field & Stream
Sharp, Elliot: Tectonics:
Field & Stream

(Knitting Factory -- USA )


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Elliott Sharp's 1998 Knitting Factory album finds the saxophonist, guitarist & electronic artist in a solo setting of rhythmic works using MAX/MSP and DSP applications to create rhythmic and sonic environments over which he improvises, with assistanceÊon one track each from Zeena Parkin on "little green drone guitar" and Frank Rothkamm providing drums sequences.

Sharp, Elliot : Binibon
Sharp, Elliot :
Binibon

(Henceforth -- USA )


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A modern spoken opera by NY composer Elliott Sharp and librettist/narrator Jack Womack (Terraplane) with several narrators, reflecting the events surrounding a 1981 killing in New York's East Village, set in a darkly instrumental soundtrack developed by Sharp using guitars, saxophones, clarinets, synthesizers, bass, percussion, drums programming and samples.

Sharp's, Elliott Terraplane: Century
Sharp's, Elliott Terraplane:
Century

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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An unflinching look at life in post-Reconstruction America, commemorating the anniversary of Nancy Cunard's 1934 collection of African-American writings, poems, and song lyrics titled Negro: An Anthology, from Elliott Sharp's Terraplane, with vocalists Tracie Morris, Eric Mingus, Mikel Banks, and instrumentalist including Sharp, Dave Hofstra, recordings from Hubert Sumlin, &c.

Sharp, Elliott: IrRational Music [BOOK]
Sharp, Elliott:
IrRational Music [BOOK]

(TerraNova Press -- USA )


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An insightful look at the history of New York composer, saxophonist and guitarist Elliott Sharp, "Sixteen Pieces in the Shape of a Memoir" as Sharp looks back at his musical influences and approach to playing and composing, with observations on music, art, politics and technology, a fascinating set of essays from a vanguard artist's point of view.

Sharp, Elliot / Orchestra Carbon: Radiolaria
Sharp, Elliot / Orchestra Carbon:
Radiolaria

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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An algorithmic composition for Elliott Sharp's Orchestra Carbon modeled on biological paradigms of growth and reproduction, recorded at Tonic in 2001 with a large ensemble of instrumentalists including Ned Rothenberg, Steve Swell, Jim Pugliese, Andy Laster, &c. and programmers and sampler performers including David Weinstein, R. Luke Dubois, and Zeena Parkins.

Chansons du Crepuscule (Helene Breschand / Elliott Sharp): Aube
Chansons du Crepuscule (Helene Breschand / Elliott Sharp):
Aube

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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A collection of original songs and interpretations inspired by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, from vocalist Hélène Breschand, also performing on harp, electronics & field recordings, in a duo with Elliott Sharp, who creates grooves and instrumental environments on guitar, synth, bass, drum programming & electronics, each song beautifully fractured and rich in detail.

Synkretika (Carl Stone / Elliott Sharp): Live in Tokyo
Synkretika (Carl Stone / Elliott Sharp):
Live in Tokyo

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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One of the pioneers of live computer music, Carl Stone and guitarist, multi-reedist and electronic artist Elliott Sharp have had a long association sharing concert stages together, heard here in 2019 at Bar Ishee in Tokyo for a unique concert of syncretic improvisation, merging instrumental music with unusual concrete and acousmatic sonic manifestations.

Sharp's, Elliott Terraplane: Kick It Six
Sharp's, Elliott Terraplane:
Kick It Six

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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The title referencing a Blind Willie McTell entreaty to himself, Elliott Sharp's contemporary blues project Teraplane truly "kicks" in 8 burning pieces of concentrated guitar work from Sharp, solo and in overdub, recording in Studio zOaR while performing on electric guitar, vong co guitar, lap steel guitar, console steel guitars, mandocello, mandola, basses & drum programming.

McKenzie II, Donald Sturge Anthony (feat. Elliott Sharp, Bill Laswell and Vernon Reid): Silenced II
McKenzie II, Donald Sturge Anthony (feat. Elliott Sharp, Bill Laswell and Vernon Reid):
Silenced II - Views from the Auction Block

(577 Records -- USA )


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Drummer Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie II trades off duos with a set of masterful musicians in the second volume of his "Silenced" project, here with guitarist Elliott Sharp for a complex and inspired dialog; with bassist Bill Laswell for a rich and moody soundscape; and with guitarist Vernon Reid in a piece for McKenzie's daughter; plus one solo drum piece.

Sharp, Elliott: Filiseti Mekidesi [2 CDs]
Sharp, Elliott:
Filiseti Mekidesi [2 CDs]

(Infrequent Seams Records -- USA )


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Elliott Sharp's opera is a visceral meditation about the universal search for a safe neutral place, told through text reflecting moments and situations in cosmic and human history that resonate with current events of great urgency, and through creative sound performed by the vocal group Voxnova Italia, and the instrumental ensemble Musikfabrik.

Various Artists (curated by Nick Vander): Walk My Way, Volume One
Various Artists (curated by Nick Vander):
Walk My Way, Volume One

(Orbit577 -- USA )


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The first of a five-volume compilation series curated by Nick Vander, a testament to the incredible musical range of the guitar and the imaginative possibility of guitarists around the world, with tracks from L. Hein, Davaajargal Tsaschikher, Alan Courtis, Marco Cappelli, Elliott Sharp, Hery Ujjaya, Killick Hinds, Gilbert Isbin, and Nick Vander.

Semantics (Elliott Sharp / Ned Rothenberg / Samm Bennett): Semantics
Semantics (Elliott Sharp / Ned Rothenberg / Samm Bennett):
Semantics

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


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An excellent example of the 80s Downtown NY approach to improvisation from the trio of wind player Ned Rothenberg on alto & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet & flute, Elliott Sharp on guitar, bass & violin, and Samm Bennett on drums, percussion & electronic drums, all in the height and excitement of the new music being developed and performed in NYC in the 1980s; awe-inspiring!

Sharp, Elliott / Sergio Sorrentino: Spilla'
Sharp, Elliott / Sergio Sorrentino:
Spilla'

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


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'Spilla' means 'to play' in the language of Neapolitan musicians, and playing here are NY guitarist and composer Elliott Sharp and Italian guitarist Sergio Sorrentino, presenting world premier recordings of 4 works recorded live in Vercelli, Italy: two improvisations and two graphic scores performed on electric guitar with incredible technique and passion.

Turkoz, Saadet / Elliott Sharp : Kumuska
Turkoz, Saadet / Elliott Sharp :
Kumuska

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Distilling their larger group work on albums "Kumuska" and "Marmara Sea" to the duo of creative New York bass clarinetist & guitarist Elliott Sharp, and Bosporus vocalist Saadet Turkoz, whose free improvisation is influenced by European, Indian, Asian, jazz & blues forms, in an album of 9 songs about the familiar focused through a world view.

McKenzie II, Donald Sturge Anthony (feat. Elliot Sharp, Bill Laswell, Vernon Reid): Silenced II - Vi
McKenzie II, Donald Sturge Anthony (feat. Elliot Sharp, Bill Laswell, Vernon Reid):
Silenced II - Views from the Auction Block [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]

(577 Records -- USA )


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Drummer Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie II trades off duos with a set of masterful musicians in the second volume of his "Silenced" project, here with guitarist Elliott Sharp for a complex and inspired dialog; with bassist Bill Laswell for a rich and moody soundscape; and with guitarist Vernon Reid in a piece for McKenzie's daughter; plus one solo drum piece.

Sharp, Elliott / Zeena Parkins : >Blackburst<
Sharp, Elliott / Zeena Parkins :
>Blackburst<

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


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"Psycho-Acoustic is guitarist Elliott Sharp and harpist Zeena Parkins, and Blackburst is their first album together under that name (their first album was titled Psycho-Acoustic and simply credited to Sharp and Parkins). As with their f...

Sharp, Elliott Aggregat (Bynum / Greene II / Jones / Altschul): Dialectrical
Sharp, Elliott Aggregat (Bynum / Greene II / Jones / Altschul):
Dialectrical

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Downtown New York multi-reedist mainstay Elliott Sharp in his third Aggregat release, in a quintet with Taylor Ho Bynum on trumpet, Barry Altschul on drums, Terry L. Greene II on trombone, and Brad Jones on bass, pushing elastic limits on the concepts of jazz and free improv.

Sharp, Elliott Aggregat: Quintet
Sharp, Elliott Aggregat:
Quintet

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The 2nd Aggregat album expands the first release's trio of Elliott Sharp (just on reeds this time), Brad Jones (bass) and Ches Smith (drums) into a quintet with Nate Wooley (trumpet) and Terry L. Green (trombone) for an amazing set of free jazz compositions.

Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar - Solo Guitars for the XXI Century
Various Artists:
I Never Meta Guitar - Solo Guitars for the XXI Century

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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An encompassing modern guitar compilation curated by Elliott Sharp with pieces from Henry Kaiser, Nels Cline, Scott Fields, Mary Halvorson, Janet Feder, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Mick Barr &c. &c.!

Sharp, Elliott / Fields, Scott: Scharfefelder
Sharp, Elliott / Fields, Scott:
Scharfefelder

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The 3rd Clean Feed Guitar Series brings Elliott Sharp and Scott Fields together for a mixture or conventional notation, graphic notation, and structures for improvisation.

Sharp, Elliott: Sharp? Monk? Elliott Sharp Plays the Music of Thelonious Monk
Sharp, Elliott:
Sharp? Monk? Elliott Sharp Plays the Music of Thelonious Monk

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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