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Rachael Elliott CD release concert, 10/27, is a critic's pick in Time Out NY

Pop Matters reviews Elliott's 'Polka the Elk'

Sonarchy Radio (KEXP) rebroadcasts the Loop 2.4.3 session from 2006.

Rachael Elliott (CLOGS) becomes an MSFS artist. New Release on SEP 15

Kozumplik and Bryce Dessner perform Underground for Clogs' appearance at Steve Reich Reverberations in London at the Barbican

Loop's Tank residency is a MUST-SEE says Time Out NY!

MSFS is a sponsored artist at The Field. Make your Tax-Deductible Contribution HERE. (Scroll down to Thomas Kozumplik/Music Starts From Silence in the artist list).

You can also mail a check made out to The Field (Music Starts From Silence in the memo line) to Music Starts From Silence at:
144 Spencer St. #517, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Please call or email for more information - Thanks!

Mission
Music Starts From Silence (MSFS) is dedicated to the creation, performance, publication and recording of new musical works. The organization grew out of the performing ensemble, Loop 2.4.3, as MSFS was originally started as a record company to release Loop 2.4.3 recordings and publish the group’s original music. MSFS then became it’s own identity by producing successful concerts in New York City, involving a myriad of superb artists, including Erik Friedlander, Dafnis Prieto, John Amira, Emily Hope Price and others. MSFS also expanded its recording roster by signing Rachael Elliott, bassonist of the post-rock group Clogs, in 2011.

Polka the Elk, Rachael Elliott's first solo album, features the music of Padma Newsome (Clogs, The National), David Lang (Bang on a Can), and Tawnie Olson, with performances by Clogs.The label's second full-length release, Zodiac Dust, was Loop 2.4.3's first studio album. MSFS' first release, Batterie, is from a live radio performance by Loop 2.4.3 on KEXP in Seattle. All albums, as well as scores, and related merchandise are available through the MSFS store. There are more scores and related recordings available directly and at discount from this site. If there's something you are looking for that you can't find - ask us!

Look for Loop 2.4.3's 3rd album and accompaying tour in early 2012.

Press reactions are below. Find more details and links on our artists page.

The composers/performers on our roster have worked in theater, film, performance art, and dance, and are interested in collaborations and 'for hire' situations in a variety of mediums. Credits include work with Clogs, Newband (Harry Partch ensemble), Uncle Jimmy's Dirty Basement, John Jeserun, Alan Good Dance, Dafnis Prieto, Ben Verdery, Jon Catler, The National, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), and others. See more info on our artists page.

For inquiries or more information, please contact Paul at infoATmusicstartsfromsilence.com

"Batterie works best as foreground music...There are action adventures and reveries, and it all sounds like part of a well-thought-out tradition. Only the tradition has never existed until now." - Fresh Air, NPR	"Almglocken Melodien...an almost prayer-like 6 minutes" - Downtown Express	critic's pick : "Loop 2.4.3, a fascinating percussion ensemble, plays richly detailed, hypnotic original music that will surely appeal to admirers of of So Percussion, Bell Orchestre and the like." - Time Out New York*

"Transportive…" - Boston Phoenix	"Mesmerizing..stunning" - Time Out Chicago	"exciting and vibrant music...[Batterie] showcases Loop 2.4.3’s explosive live performances." - Exclaim

"Batterie is not only an exercise in pure rhythm (and its endless subtleties) but a feast of gorgeous sounds...an almost perfect balance between compositional discipline and the crackling, what's-gonna-happen-next exhilaration of improvising on the fly." - Lansing State Journal	"..inhabits areas of tentative, quieted exploration and propulsive rhythmic excess." - All About Jazz	"...intricate, energetic performances." - The New York Times

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