Group Du Jour "Official Bootleg #2" released at Band Camp!

Group Du Jour's early years: 1983-1985. Compiled from the best sourced open reel, digital and cassette masters.

Tracks 1-6 released on cassette as "The Perfect Triangle" in 1985.
Track 7 was released as the A-side of a cassette single in 1983.
Track 8 was released on the cassette "4 Songs" in 1985.
Tracks 9, 11, 12 released on the "Triple Entendre" cassette in 1983.
Track 10 previously unreleased.

All tracks recorded at Sackneussem Sound by Paul Parker except "Can't Tame the Jungle", "Outskirts" and "Taping Gunther to the Floor" which were recorded at Retching Jackal by Richard Paige, and "DMSO" which was engineered by Don Weiss.

Bo Parker: vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion.

Paul Parker: electric guitar and bass, vocal on "The Sparrow".
Daniel Crommie: vocals, flute, recorders, synthesizers, clarinet, drum machine, harmonica, bowed psaltery, harmonica & percussion. 

Track Listing:

 1 The Perfect Triangle (1985 version)

 2 Roses in the Rain (1985 version)

 3 Man of the Hour (1985 version)

 4 Can't Tame the Jungle (1984 version)

 5 The Nightland

 6 The Sparrow

 7 Outskirts

 8 Mars Needs Uganda

 9 Taping Gunther to the Floor

10 DMSO

11 Blue Pluto (live at East Avenue)

12 Daniel's Brain Lesion 

Digital Download Only Available at Band Camp

Daniel Crommie "Portal" album released!

            

Daniel Crommie's 21st solo album since 1978, "Portal" mixes analogue synthesis and cutting-edge digital technology with processed concert flutes, wood flute and natural woodland ambience. The four long-form compositions are by turns dynamic and quietly hypnotic, with optimum results achieved when listening on closed-ear headphones.

Released at Band Camp April 20th | June 20th world-wide
digital-only release / Band Camp, iTunes, Apple Music, et al

                                                  

                                                                  track listing:

Waking Morpheus 9:10

Portal 12:13

Dark Energy 21:30

The Day After 10:38

All Instruments: Daniel Crommie

Flutes, Keyboards, Rhythm Sequences, Samples, Atmospherics

Written, Produced & Engineered by Daniel Crommie

All Rights Reserved | Copyright 2017 New Weave

DC Sound Collective "Following the Noise" EP released

This 5-track EP highlights the song-oriented aspect of DC Sound Collective's repertoire - a revolving cast of musical collaborators coordinated by Daniel Crommie and Eldon Hardenbrook. This release precedes an instrumental project slated for an early 2017 release - and follows the September 2016 release of the "Ghostwriter" digital single. Listen and download at Band Camp. Order from Amazon or iTunes.

New DC Sound Collective single released

As new material is being recorded for a new DC Sound Collective EP and album, New Weave has released a pre-release single "Ghostwriter" as a digital-only download at Band Camp. This propulsive rockin' song features Daniel Crommie on vocals, electric dulcimer, hammond, mellotron and drums, Eldon Hardenbrook on bass and Bruce Hazen on lead electric guitar. It is coupled with a remix of "Dante" from the EP. The upcoming EP "Following the Noise" will contain a different version of "Ghostwriter" plus 4 other songs. Download "Ghostwriter" single at iTunes.

Saturnalia Trio | Saturnalia XX 1996-2016 recordings

On Monday, September 21st a new compilation from Saturnalia Trio was released digitally on iTunes, Amazon and Band Camp featuring 20 newly remastered songs & tunes spanning the 20 years of the group's career and featuring all of the past and current players. 3 newly recorded tracks*, a few rarities, edits and remixes are scattered amongst iconic and popular favorites. Medieval and Renaissance tunes mingle with original compositions. 

1. Susato Dance 0:41*

2. Queen of the Meadows 4:40

3. Ductia 1:44

4. En Mai / Dansse Real 3:52

5. This Strangers Land 2:16

6. Trouvere Melody 1:59

7. Come Down from West Hills 4:10

8. Le Septime Estampie Real / Miragres Fremosos Por Noz 3:13

9. A Miracle of Water (abbreviated) 4:29

10. Lauren's Burgerette 1:39

11. When Your World Comes Tumbling Down (‘05 mix) 4:04

12. El Rey de Francia Tres Hijas Tenia 6:15

13. Keep You In The Dark 3:31

14. Southbound on a Sunny Day ('08 Mix) 1:56

15. In Its Glory 2:50

16. Morrison Jig (acoustic mix) 1:48

17. Pastourelle (alternate version) 2:34

18. Golden Sickle and the Wren (neo-modern mix) 2:32

19. Danse Royale 2:14*

20. Branle 1:08*

featuring:

Daniel Crommie: vocals, flutes, recorders, acoustic & electric dulcimers, buche, mandolins, balalaika, cornamuse (all tracks)

Leslie Gray: violin, viola & vocals (all tracks)

Paul Evans: hand drums, percussion and flute (tracks 6-9, 11-15)

Bruce Gelman: hand drums and percussion (tracks 3-5, 10)

Elizabeth Nicholson: celtic harp and vocals (tracks 6-9)

Michael Treadwell: frame drums (tracks 16-19)

Tracey Brown: celtic harp (track 15)

Jamie Haggerty: hand drums and percussion (tracks 2&4)

Lauren McKenzie: violin (track 10)

New Daniel Crommie "Earthbound Facing Skyward" album release

On June 20th the new Daniel Crommie ambient/experimental album "Earthbound Facing Skyward" will be released at Band Camp, preceding the projected July 5th release at iTunes, Amazon, et al. A combination of electro-jazz infused found-word experiments dissolves into a meditative ambiance in the calming conclusion. Flutes, samples, found words and synth-colored backdrops paint this hour-plus exploration with one extra track exclusive to Band Camp.

Track listing: 1. Far East 2. Deimos v Phobos 3. Kabocha 4. The Jay Walk 5. A Singing Comet Speaks 6. Dodecahedron 7. China Air 8. Fleur Aprilis 9. Fallen Winter* 10. Earthbound Facing Skyward. *Band Camp exclusive track not available elsewhere - Listen to "Kabocha" here.

Echo System - live at East Avenue 1987 released

Echo System (Daniel Crommie and Jamie Haggerty) recorded four albums during their two plus years of electronic collaboration, only performing live on three occasions. Two of those performances were recorded and these pieces are from those shows in 1987 – and with the exception of a few overdubs on the first track, they are presented as they were performed live to two-track digital in front of a small audience at East Avenue Tavern in Portland, Oregon.

Jamie Haggerty: synthesizers, and tape manipulation.

Daniel Crommie: flutes, synthesizers, sequencer, drum programs and tape manipulation.

Track Listing:

1/ Glass Houses / Marshland by Twilight

2/ Echo System including:

Echo Sysytem

Brutal Beat

Andy Warhol

Echo System (reprise)

Magic African Gourd

Download this at Band Camp