drawn from the home vault.. field recordings being the main source for this exploration.. Miriam's words, timing and feel for the music completed this story like it was made for her.

Owls Nest w/ Miriam Atkin & Ben Gerstein

https://neithernorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drums-of-days
'Drums Of Days' is the title of my debut record. The compositions raise new questions, born from my own accumulation of musical experiences and strong desire to go into new territory. 

The album has three central pieces- 'Drums of Days', 'Field, Sound' and 'Aching Arches'. These are through-composed works which include Improvisation, Poetry, Soundscapes and post production additions.

The pieces are an open conversation between the written material and it's performers. Influences of composers such as Morton Feldman and Improvisors such as Tony Malaby and Kris Davis can be heard.

Eivind Opsvik is a sought after bassplayer living in NY. He has played and recorded with Tony Malaby's Paloma Recio, Skuli Sverrison's Seria and Anthony Braxton's Tristano Project, and runs his own record label, Loyal Label.

Todd Neufeld has played and recorded with Masabumi Kikuchi, Tyshawn Sorey's Koan and the Samuel Blaser Quartet. For this project he'll showcase his acoustic guitar playing.

Flin van Hemmen has had a succesful career as a jazz drummer playing and recording with such artists as Michael Brecker, Tony Malaby and Michael Moore. He is now focused on contributing to the forefront of new music.

Flin Van Hemmen - Drums Of Days - 04 - Aching Arches

Recorded straight to IPhone, on the eve of Thanksgiving 2015, at Bar Rye, for a small but attentive audience.

SEABROOK.NIGGENKEMPER.VANHEMMEN

Ben Gerstein- trombone, tapes, percussion, ...
Flin van Hemmen- percussion, tapes, samples/loops, ...

GERSTEIN.VANHEMMEN excerpt

Flin van Hemmen is a musician living in Harlem, New York. He recently released his  record 'Casting Spells & The Coves' for Neither/Nor Records.

ninnymusic