String Theory

Evil Clown 9142: 
Outpost 186 
Cambridge MA 
20 May 2017

- PEK - piccolo & contraalto clarinets, tenor & bass saxophones, oboe, tarota, contrabassoon, tromboon, guanzi, sheng, aquasonic, slide whistles, gong, hand chimes 
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice, hand chimes 
- Mimi Rabson - violin, hand chimes 
- Matt Scutchfield - violin, aquasonic, hand chimes 
- Matthew Ward - violin, hand chimes 
- Silvian Castellano - bass, hand chimes

Angular Distortion

String Theroy - Angular Distortion

Liquid Phase - 1:10:14
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- PEK - clarinet and contraalto clarinet, sopranino, alto , tenor & bass saxophones, dulzaina, tarota, contrabassoon, aquasonic, guanzi, hand chimes, melodica, sheng, slide whistles, metal, wood, crank siren, wood flute, game call, kazoo, voice
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice, hand chimes
- Matt Schutchfield - violin, cello, electronics, aquasonic, wood, metal, voice
- Lucasz Pavlikovsky - cello, violin, aquasonic
- Silvain Castellano - bass, aquasonic
- Grant Beale - guitar
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Liner Notes by PEK
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In the early Leap of Faith period (early 90s), we did a number of shows with Strings and myself, in fact, for a while the core trio was myself on reeds, Glynis Lomon on cello, and Craig Schildhauer on bass.  String Theory is the extended string section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra, and the current incarnation of this early period Leap of Faith ensemble.  As well as being the string section of the orchestra, String Theory performs and records independently.  Since we rebooted the Leap of Faith project in 2015, we have released 10 albums of string and woodwind improvisations…
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For this session we have Glynis and myself plus LOFO regulars Silvain Castellano on bass, Grant Beale on guitar and Matt Schutchfield, along with newcomer Lucasz Pavlikovsky on cello.  I brought a bunch of the wood and metal percussion for the auxiliary instruments and we did a very nice CD length improvisation!!

Forms of Matter

Liquid Phase

String Thwory - Forms Of Matter

1. Thickness of the Present 01:10:25	
2. What is Now? (download bonus track) 11:04	
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Evil Clown 9196 
Outpost 186, Cambridge MA - 10/20/2018
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- PEK - bamboo soprano, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet & contraalto clarinet, English horn, tarota, contrabassoon, sheng, melodica, aquasonic, bells 
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice 
- Reverend Grant Beale - guitar 
- Łukasz Pavlikovsky - cello, aquasonic 
- Albey onBass - electric bass 
- Silvain Castellano - double bass 
- Adrienne Schoenfeld - double bass
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-------Liner Notes by PEK
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In the early Leap of Faith period (90s), we did a number of shows with Strings and myself, in fact, for a couple of years the core trio was myself on reeds, Glynis Lomon on cello, and Craig Schildhauer on bass. String Theory is the extended string section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra, and the current incarnation of this early period Leap of Faith ensemble. As well as being the string section of the orchestra, String Theory performs and records independently. Since we rebooted the Leap of Faith project in 2015, we have released over 10 albums of string and woodwind improvisations…
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For this session we have Glynis and myself plus LOFO regulars Albey onBass on electric bass, Silvain Castellano on double bass, Grant Beale on guitar and relative newcomers Adrienne Schoenfeld on double bass and Lucasz Pavlikovsky on cello. This ensemble is a very low string quartet with electric bass & guitar and my woodwinds! String players are in high demand and generally pretty busy, so we tend to do fewer String Theory shows and sessions than other Evil Clown ensembles and we sometimes miss some of our great players like Mimi Rabson due to packed schedules… However, this time the schedules were kind to us and we jammed about as many players (7) as we can fit into Outpost 186… I love larger improvisation units with many instruments in the same timbre/sonority sets - These kind of units are capable of making extraordinary textures…
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All of the sub-unit ensembles which feed the Leap of Faith Orchestra are really benefiting from our heavy schedule over the last four years. These players really listen and integrate their ideas into a natural sequence of transformations through diverse sonorities… Stay tuned for more String Theory in the future…

String Theory - What Is Now?

String Theory - Thickness Of The Present

1.  Quantum Entanglement - 1:10:26	
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Evil Clown 9201 
Evil Clown Headquarters, Cambridge MA - 17 November 2018
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- PEK - sopranino, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet & contraalto clarinet, tarota, mini-bassoon, contrabassoon, tromboon, goat horn, melodica, sheng, wood flute, aquasonic, gong, Tibetan bowls, hand chimes, voice 
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice 
- Matt Scutchfield - violin, cello, moogerfooger, aquasonic, flex-a-tone, clown horn, voice 
- Łukasz Pawlikowski - cello, violin, hand chimes, aquasonic 
- Eric Zinman - piano, piano interior, hand chimes
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---YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0FmIRTAeY
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----Liner Notes by PEK
In the early Leap of Faith period (early 90s), we did a number of shows with Strings and myself, in fact, for a while the core trio was myself on reeds, Glynis Lomon on cello, and Craig Schildhauer on bass. String Theory is the extended string section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra, and the current incarnation of this early period Leap of Faith ensemble. As well as being the string section of the orchestra, String Theory performs and records independently. Since we rebooted the Leap of Faith project in 2015, we have released over 10 albums of string and woodwind improvisations…
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For this performance we have Glynis and myself plus LOFO regulars Matt Schutchfield on violin, Lucasz Pavlikovsky on cello and Eric Zinman on piano. I brought a bunch of the wood and metal percussion for the auxiliary instruments and we did a very nice CD length improvisation!!

Quantum Entanglement

String Theory - Quantum Entanglement

- PEK - clarinet & contralto clarinets, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, contrabassoon, bass tromboon, wood flute, sheng, theremin, gongs, flex-a-tone, rattles, rachets, wood blocks, castanets, Tibetan bowls & bells, aquasonic, kazoo, game calls, voice 
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice 
- Elinor Speirs - violin, castanets, Tibetan bells, rattle, voice 
- Eric Zinman - piano, piano interior, cymbals
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Liner Notes by PEK
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In the early Leap of Faith (LOF) period (90s), we did a number of shows with Strings and myself, in fact, for a while the core trio was myself on reeds, Glynis Lomon on cello, and Craig Schildhauer on bass.  String Theory is the extended string section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra, and the current incarnation of this early period Leap of Faith ensemble.  As well as being the string section of the orchestra, String Theory performs and records independently.  Since we rebooted the Leap of Faith project in 2015, we have released over 10 albums of string and woodwind improvisations…
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For this set, Glynis and I are joined by one of our favorite violinists, Elinor Speirs, and pianist Eric Zinman from Glynis’ other trio New Language Collaborative (NLC).  Elinor first did a Leap of Faith session last summer just before joining the LOFO performance of Cosmological Horizons at Killian Hall MIT in July of 2018.  She has finished her DMA at New England Conservatory and now splits her time between New York and Boston.  Despite her crazy travel schedule, she has managed to make time for more Leap of Faith sets recorded at Evil Clown Headquarters and now this String Theory performance at Outpost 186.  
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Eric, Glynis and I all go way back, since Eric was on the Boston Free Music scene when I arrived in 1989, and we played back then.  During the long Leap of Faith hiatus, Eric played a great deal with Glynis and the brilliant drummer Syd Smart in NLC.  In more recent times. Eric has been the regular pianist for the Leap of Faith Orchestra and a frequent guest in smaller Leap of Faith ensembles, Metal Chaos Ensemble, and String Theory.
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This performance is a very interesting development in this history, combining long prior history with Eric and recent small format Leap of Faith performances with Elinor.  One of the main characteristics of String Theory compared to Leap of Faith is the absence of a drummer.  We love Yuri’s playing and there are many wonderful performances by LOF with additional strings, but occasionally we do the strings without drum set.  String Theory, as a result, has a much more chamber music vibe than Evil Clown albums by the other bands.  Although Yuri is absent, there is still percussion, just no drum set; I brought some gongs and a couple bags of wood and metal instruments and Eric included several cymbals in his piano set up, and also played the piano interior with mallets… 
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PEK, 19 May 2019
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Selected Previous String Theory Sets:
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String Theory - Quantum Entanglement
bandcamp - https://stringtheory6.bandcamp.com/album/quantum-entanglement
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0FmIRTAeY
Evil Clown site - http://www.evilclown.rocks/st-quantum-entanglement.html
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String Theory - Thickness of the Present
bandcamp - https://stringtheory6.bandcamp.com/album/thickness-of-the-present
YouTube -
Thickness of the Present: https://youtu.be/9d_g7dlJQOc
What is Now?: https://youtu.be/KKFobSOUgiE
Evil Clown site - http://www.evilclown.rocks/st-thickness-of-the-present.html
squidco - http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=27216
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String Theory - Forms of Matter
bandcamp - https://stringtheory6.bandcamp.com/album/forms-of-matter
YouTube - https://youtu.be/vhLkgcoK4bo
Evil Clown site - http://www.evilclown.rocks/st-forms-of-matter.html
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3 of 9 Dimensions

String Theory - 3 Of 9 Dimensions

Improviser on Woodwinds, Percussion and Electronics.  CEO of Evil Clown, Leader of Evil Clown projects:  Leap of Faith Orchestra, Leap of Faith, String Theory, Metal Chaos Ensemble and Turbulence

String Theroy - Angular Distortion

PEK (CEO of Evil Clown)