matt barbier & weston olencki
RAGE THORMBONES

01.12.2016
betalevel
los angeles, ca

m.b. (mix-master)

m. barbier gravlax [b]

for prepared piano + electronics.

good headphones/speakers recommended. 

note: this piece makes extensive use of mid-range feedback. 

all electronic sound a result of live transducer feedback + mono jack signal. no tape or fixed media used. 

recorded @ ccrma w/ eoin callery. 
composed/performed/mixed by wo.

casting [2015-16]

two trombonists, prepared stop mutes, pedals, twin amps.

performed by RAGE THORMBONES [matt barbier + myself]. 
recorded by tony! 
mix/master - WO 
special spectral-denoise post-production jams - adi s

Adi Snir - strainer [2016]

please listen on headphones [or good speakers]. & be aware, the second section is mixed quite loud. 

for two trombones + electronic sound. 
performed by RAGE THORMBONES [matt barbier + myself]
recorded by eoin callery & mixed by wo.

tridecimal [2015/rev.16]

zjw - guitar, fx pedals, synthesizer 
wo + mb - trombones, fx pedals, no-input mixer 

new tracks + studio album coming 2018. 

recorded live - january 21, 2017 @ radius gallery, santa cruz, ca. by andrew c smith + david kant. 

full performance here: https://theessentialindexical.bandcamp.com/album/early-mmxvii

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zachary james watkins + RAGE THORMBONES [live excerpt]

Performed by Matt Barbier and Weston Olencki a.k.a RAGE THORMBONES 
https://soundcloud.com/rage-thormbones
http://www.ragethormbones.rocks/

Recorded on the CCRMA Stage, Stanford University, CA, USA

Charlie Sdraulig, alike and apart (2016) for two performers
www.charliesdraulig.com/

N.B. This work is sometimes extremely soft. Where possible, try to listen to this piece in a quiet environment on a good set of speakers or with headphones.

alike and apart (2016) excerpt - performed by Matt Barbier and Weston Olencki

Rage Thormbones (Matt Barbier + Weston Olencki): modified euphoniums, reclining trombones, motorized mute, electronics

Live recording: December 12, 2018 at Arete Venue and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

(stay for the end...)

Hexa

Performed by Mattie Barbier and Weston Olencki
Samples recorded by Mattie Barbier, Mathilde Conley, Liam Hockley, and Weston Olencki

m. barbier gravlax [b]

RAGE THORMBONES

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