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I formed Turbulence in 2015 as I started to assemble players for the Leap of Faith Orchestra. Turbulence, the extended horn section for the Orchestra (along with guests on other instruments), also records and performs as an independent unit. As if this writing in 2024, we have recorded over 50 albums on Evil Clown with greatly varied ensembles.  All the smaller Evil Clown bands are really more about a general approach, rather than a specific set of musicians.  A session gets credited to Turbulence when it is mostly horn players and the only musician on all of them is me. The sessions range from an early duet with Steve Norton and me (Vortex Generation Mechanisms) to a 5-horn band with bass and two percussionists (Encryption Schemes) to four albums by the side project Turbulence Doom Choir which feature myself, multiple tubas, percussion, electronics, and signal processing and many other configurations.  

- PEK

Turbulence

Evil Clown 9369 
LIVESTREAMED to YouTube from 
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA 
19 February 2024
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Effects of Channeling - 1:09:52
Properties of the Crystal Lattice and its Perturbations – 6:09
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. PEK - clarinet & contrabass clarinets, alto & tenor saxophones, tarota, piccolo oboe, alto & bass flute, 5 hole wood flute, melodica, prophet, korg ms20, syntrx, novation peak, moog subsequent, Linnstrument controllers, theremin with moogerfooger, [d]ronin, 17 string bass, lfo percolator, array mbira, spring & chime rod boxes, gongs, brontosaurus & tank bells, cow bells, orchestral chimes, chimes, temple & wood blocks, log drums, danmo orchestral castanets, seed pod rattles, Tibetan bells, bowls & chimes, almglocken

. Michael Caglianone - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute, melodica, hulusi, tiny slide whistle, wind siren, lfo percolator, shakers, orchestral castanets, log drums, wood & temple blocks, cow bells, balafon,  xylophone  

. John Fugarino - trumpet, slide trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, nord stage 3, prophet, spring & chime rod boxes, crotales, glockenspiel, almglocken, orchestral anvils, gongs, plate gong, seed pod rattles, shakers, wood blocks, orchestral castanets 

. Bob Moores - space trumpet, flugelhorn, brontosaurus & tank bells, crotales, glockenspiel, moog subsequent, nord stage 3, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, Englephone, gongs, orchestral chimes, lfo percolator, ratchet, shakers, orchestral castanets, log drums, wood & temple blocks, Tibetan bells & bowls 

. Scott Samenfeld - electric upright bass, melodica, shenai . Jim Lucchese - drums, gongs, brontosaurus & tank bells, log drums, wood & temple blocks, cowbells, almglocken, Tibetan bowls, balafon, xylophone, seed pod rattles, prophet   

. Joel Simches - Live to 2-track recording, real-time signal processing 
. Paul Brennan – camera
. Raffi - video mix

Turbulence 2) Properties Of The Crystal Lattice And Of Its Perturbations

Evil Clown 9435
118 Elliot St Gallery, Brattleboro VT
23 August 2025

Disc 1:
Sub-Unit 1) Zonal Winds – 11:03
Sub-Unit 2) Swirling Vortex of Reddish Gasses – 11:16
Sub-Unit 3) Absorptions of Smaller Systems – 11:30
Sub-Unit 4) Acoustic Waves – 11:48
Sub-Unit 5) Peripheral Rotation – 11:54
Sub-Unit 6) The Great Red Spot – 11:42

Disc 2:
Orchestra 7) The Storms of Jupiter – 1:00:53

PEK (1-6) – direction (7), basset horn, clarinet & contrabass clarinets, tarota, alto & tenor saxophones, sheng +
Molly Melloan (1,7) - voice +
Tina Olsen (3) - voice, piano +
Michael Caglianone (1,7) - saxophones, clarinet +
Cliff White (2,7) - alto saxophone +
Bonnie Kane (5,7) – tenor sax +
Victor Signore (3,7) - saxophones +
Kelsey Gallagher (4,7) – clarinet +
F (2,7) - tenor sax
Eric Dahlman (4,7) - trumpet, overtone voice +
Vance Provey (6,7) - trumpet +
John Fugarino (5,7) - trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, trombone +
Bob Moores (2,7) - space trumpet +
Duane Reed (4,7) - double bell euphonium, overtone voice +
Glynis Lomon (6,7) - cello, voice +
Andy Loughney (1,7) - guitar, effects +
Tim Mungenast (2,7) - guitar
Jeremy Slater (5,7) - guitar
Scott Prato (4,7) - guitar
Aron Namenwirth (2,7) – guitar
Nick Gardner (4,7) – keyboards
Eric Plak (1,7) - keyboards
John Rosenbery (1,7) - sampler
Scott Samenfeld (6,7) - bass +
Drew Kovach (3,7) - drums, percussion +
Micheal Knoblach (4,7) - African slit drums, percussion +
John Loggia (5,7) - drums, percussion +
Dennis Warren (6,7) - drums, percussion +
Ben James (1,7) - drums +
+:  misc percussion, rubber chickens, etc
Maria Pugnetti - sound reinforcement


2 Sub-Unit No.2 - Swirling Vortex of Reddish Gases

3 Sub-Unit No.3 - Absorptions of Smaller Systems

1 Sub-Unit No.1 - Zonal Winds

Evil Clown 9436
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA
30 August 2025

1) Phenomena Inside Phenomena – 1:10:21
2) Wave Interference – 5:17

PEK – clarinet, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto & tenor saxophones, piccolo oboe, contrabassoon, bass tromboon, melodica, wind siren, brontosaurus & tank bells, spring & chime rod boxes, 17 string bass, [d]ronin, theremin with moogerfooger, moog subsequent, novation peak, noise tower, gongs, plate gong, crotales, glockenspiel, wood & temple blocks, log drums, Englephone, danmo, triangle chimes, Tibentan bowls & bells, orchestral castanets, ratchets, seed pod rattles, balafon, xylophone

John Fugarino – trumpets, flugelhorn, trombone, valve trombone, French horn, melodica, seed pod rattle, ratchets, array mbira, Englephone, danmo, cowbells, gongs, balafon, xylophone, Tibetan bowls & bells, orchestral anvils, spring & chime rod boxes, crotales, glockenspiel, triangle chimes, nord stage 3, lfo violin

Cilff White – alto & tenor saxophones, seed pod rattle, talking drum, spiral cymbal, almglocken, gongs, triangle chimes

Kelsey Gallagher – clarinet, seed pod rattle, almglocken, orchestral castanets, wood blocks, log drums, ratchet, triangle chimes, gavel, Tibetan bells, lfo violin, moog subsequent, novation peak, rubber chickens

Scott Samenfeld – electric upright bass, electric flute

Michael Knoblach - African figure slit drums, African bells, rattles, djembe

Jared Seabrook – drums, moog subsequent, noise tower, Tibetan bowls, almglocken, balafon, xylophone, orchestral anvils, gongs, spring & chime rod boxes

Joel Simches – Live to 2-track recording, real-time signal processing



1) Phenomena Inside Phenomena

2) Wave Interference

Evil Clown 9437
LIVESTREAMED to YouTube from Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA 
16 October 2025

1) Modeling Personas - 1:09:30
2) Preferable Tones - 5:41

PEK - clarinet, basset horn, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto, & tenor saxophones, glissophone, shenai, English horn, alto flute, Indian double flute, goat horn, melodica, sheng, novation peak, moog subsequent, Linnstrument controllers, theremin with moogerfooger, noise tower, daxophone, [d]ronin, 17 string bass, spring & chime rod boxes, Tibetan bowls & bells, almglocken, chimes, wood & temple blocks, log drums, brontosaurus & tank bells, gongs, orchestral castanets, log drums, cow bells, Englephone, orchestral & triangle chimes, balafon, xylophone, clown hammer, rubber chickens

Michael Caglianone - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet & bass clarinet, flute, melodica, wind siren, slide whistle, triangle chimes, crotales, glockenspiel, gongs, plate gong, orchestral castanets, wood & temple blocks, balafon, xylophone, almglocken, daxophone, seed pod rattle, Tibetan bells

John Fugarino - trumpets, flugelhorn, trombone, valve trombone, French horn, melodica, slide whistle,
nord stage 3, prophet, ms-20, novation peak, moog subsequent, Linnstrument controllers, array mbira, spring & chime rod boxes, array mbira, seed pod rattles, wood & temple blocks, log drums, triangle chimes, wah tube, Tibetan bells, orchrstral anvils, almglocken, balfon, xylophone, rattles, rubber chicken

Robin Amos - studiologic sledge, memotron, novation peak, moog subsequent, Linnstrument controllers, ms-20, gongs, seed pod rattle 

Jonathan LaMaster - violin, guitar, electric upright bass, signal processing, noise tower, gravichord, slide whistle, gongs

Michael Knoblach - Indian festival drum, frame drum, Tibetan bowls, guero, orchestral castanets, almglocken, seed pod rattles, bells

Joel Simches - live to 2-track recording, real-time signal processing 

Paul Brennan – photos

Raffi – video mix




1) Modeling Personas

Evil Clown 9438
Livestreamed to YouTube from
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA
20 September 2025

1) The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight - 1:10:28
2) Skipping Bunny Surprise - 5:27

PEK - wacky banter, clarinet, basset horn, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto & tenor saxophones, shenai, piccolo oboe, contrabassoon, ms-20, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, lfo violin, lfo percolator, giant log drums, log drums, wood & temple blocks, orchestral chimes, cow bells, chimes, Tibetan bells & bowls, [d]ronin, 17 string bass, noise tower, daxophone, gravichord, crotales, glockenspiel, Englephone, danmo, gongs, plate gong, seed pod rattles, balafon, xylophone, orchestral chimes, brontosaurus & tank bells

John Fugarino - trumpets, flugelhorn, trombone, French horn, slide whistle, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, nord stage 3, array mbira, almglocken, Tibetan bells, giant log drums, seed pod rattles, balafon, xylophone, triangle chimes, cow bells, wood & temple blocks

Eric Dahlman - wacky banter, trumpet, overtone singing, recorder, giant long drums, gongs, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, prophet, nord stage 3

Count Robot - Wacky banter, toy piano, baby bomb piano, soup can microphone, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, chimes, giant log drums, log drums, wood blocks, brontosaurus bell, gongs, , spring & chime rod boxes, clown hammers

DNA Girl - wacky banter, voice, electric mondolin, crotales, glockenspiel, chimes,  prophet, lfo percolator, orchestral chimes, Englephone, giant log drums, log dru ms, wood blocks, seed pod rattles, balafon, almglocken, clown horn

Tim Mungenast - wacky banter, overtone singing, guitar, guitar pedals, Tibetan bowls, giant log drums, wood blocks, 17-string bass, guqin, nagoya

Jared Seabrook – drums, giant log drums, flex-a-tone, seed pod rattle, Tibetan bowls, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, prophet, noise tower, almglocken, balafon, xylophone, spiral cymbal, spring & chime rod boxes

Joel Simches - live to 2-track recording, real-time signal processing

Raffi Batalian – video mix




2) Skipping Bunny Surprise

1) The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight

Evil Clown 9439
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA
27 September 2025

1) Matter Self Organizes – 1:10:01
2) Between the Constituent Parts – 5:27

PEK - clarinet, basset horn, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto & tenor saxophones, glissophone, piccolo oboe, shenai, 5 hole Russian flute, sheng, melodica, lfo percolator, spring & chime rod boxes, array mbira, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, syntrx, ms-20, noise tower, daxophone, 17-string  bass, [d]ronin, balafon, xylophone, almglocken, orchestral chimes & anvils, cow bells, chimes, brontosaurus & tank bells, Tibetan bells & bowls, wood & temple blocks, gongs, crotales, glockenspiel, plate gong, Englephone, danmo, seed pod rattle, ratchet

Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice

John Fugarino - trumpets, flugelhorn, trombone, valve trombone, French horn, melodica, gravichord, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, nord stage 3, 17-string bass, almglocken, balafon, xylophone, triangle chimes, gongs, plate gong, bell tree, crotales, glockenspiel, Englephone, chimes, wood & temple blocks, log drums, seed pod rattle, Tibetan bowls 

Kelsey Gallagher - clarinet, aquasonic, moog subsequent, novation peak, Linnstrument controllers, nord stage 3, log drums, wood & temple blocks, seed pod rattles, clown hammers, sparkly rubber chicken

Scott Samenfeld - electric upright bass, electric flute

Michael Knoblach - zarb, muzhar, riq, riq with wooden zils, bendir, bodran, daf, doria, rattlesnake drum

Joel Simches - live to 2-track recording, real-time signal processing

Paul Brennan - camera

Raffi – video mix

----Liner Notes by PEK

Leap of Faith is the core duet of the Leap of Faith Orchestra (LOFO) comprised of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice.  The ensemble is based in Boston and dates back to the early 90s.  We utilize a huge arsenal of additional Evil Clown instruments to improvise long works featuring transformations across highly varied sonorities.   At times, the core unit has been a trio or even a quartet.  The longest running core unit was comprised of PEK, Glynis and drummer Yuri Zbitnov, who played for the last couple of years of the Archival Period and the first 5 years of the reboot starting in 2015. The ensemble has always been highly modular, and our many recordings (well over 100) feature the core unit in dozens of configurations with a huge list of guests and occasionally as only the core unit with no guests.  Currently, the core unit is the duet of PEK and Lomon and we are regularly presenting LIVESTREAMs to YouTube from Evil Clown Headquarters with other guest performers.

A common configuration for Leap of Faith in the last few years has been 3 horns, Glynis, bass and drums.  There have been a variety of lineups with this configuration, but this is a new one.  Newcomer Kelsey Gallagher takes the third horn position on clarinet along with regulars PEK on reeds and John Fugarino on Brass… Glynis of course on cello, aquasonic and voice… and regulars Scott Samenfeld on bass and Michael Knoblach on a variety of Arabic frame drums…

Kelsey has a strong voice on the clarinet and has demonstrated an immediate deep understanding of the broad palette improvisation concept utilized at Evil Clown where we use lots of instrument changes to transform the work through widely different sonorities over the duration.  Michael has mostly been bringing African instruments recently, including some really terrific wooden figure slit drums, so this rig was very different, and it is the first time he brought these instruments.  I especially like the amazing sounds he gets with the friction mallet during the opening of the long piece with the 3 aquasonics…

Anyway, I really like this set, and I bet you will too…
-	PEK 9/28/2025


1) Matter Self Organizes

2) Between the Constituent Parts

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

Turbulence 2) Properties Of The Crystal Lattice And Of Its Perturbations

PEK (CEO of Evil Clown)