loop 2.4.3
Loop 2.4.3 is a composer/performer duo that has drawn comparisons to Steve Reich, Battles, Harry Partch, Moondog, Konono No.1, Brian Eno, and Belle Orchestre - an assortment that alludes to their hard to classify, yet visceral aesthetic. They are composers/instrument inventors/improvisers/performers and “virtuosi musicians of the highest caliber” (Gordon Stout), mixing electro-acoustic techniques with an array of percussion and other instruments. Their new album, Zodiac Dust, adds strings and two instruments of their invention, the Rose Echo and eLog. Their music has been described as "transportive percussion odysseys" (The Boston Phoenix), "taut compositions with a stunning improvisational sense" (Time Out Chicago), and as both "action adventures and reveries... all sound[ing] like part of a well-thought-out tradition, only the tradition has never existed until now." (Milo Miles, Fresh Air - NPR)
Loop 2.4.3 has performed with Clogs, Newband (Harry Partch Ensemble), Dafnis Prieto, Belle Orchestre, the Books, Evan Ziporyn, Sufjan Stevens, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond, the Decemberists), Joe Morello, their late mentor Robert Hohner, dancer/choreographer Alan Good, director John Jeserun, as soloists with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the BAM Opera House, and at Times Square in a collaboration with Robert Indiana, Michael McKenzie and Teresa Smith. The duo has toured internationally and performed for radio, theater, and television, including The Learning Channel and MTV. They have appeared at the Sydney Festival, the London Jazz Festival, Merkin Hall, and the Japan Society (NYC) among others.
Please see www.loop243.com
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rachael elliott
Rachael Elliott is the bassoonist and improviser in Clogs and a performer specializing in contemporary music. She recently appeared with Clogs at the Barbican Centre’s Steve Reich festival in London and Merkin Hall’s Ecstatic Music Festival in New York City, with collaborators including Lisa Kaplan (eighth blackbird), Nico Muhly, Shara Worden and Sufjan Stevens. In the past season, Rachael premiered music by Padma Newsome, Bryce Dessner, Thomas L. Read, and a new solo for bassoon and electronics by Alex Kotch. Current season highlights include the premiere of a new concerto for clarinet, bassoon and strings by Don Jamison with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, and performances throughout the US in support of her debut bassoon CD, Polka the Elk.
As a founding member of Clogs, Rachael has produced five albums and toured throughout the United States, Europe and Australia, sharing the stage with musicians such as Laurie Anderson, Bell Orchestre, The Books, Terry Riley and The National. Her additional chamber music activities include Tuple bassoon duo, Heliand Consort and the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Please see www.bassoonproject.org
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