From the mind of Jacob Garchik comes an astonishing and astounding testament to the power of reason. A nine part suite for trombone choir, the record features up to eight trombones, two baritones, two sousaphones, and a cameo by a pint-sized-sounding slide trumpet. All of the parts were recorded by Garchik in his Brooklyn home studio.

http://www.jacobgarchik.com/
http://jacobgarchik.bandcamp.com/

Jacob Garchik: "The Problem Of Suffering" The Heavens,The Atheist Gospel Trombone Album

Jacob Garchik: "The Heavens" The Heavens,The Atheist Gospel Trombone Album

Inez Lightfoot is homemade music from the mountaintop barrows and the deciduous forests and many spaces in-between.

http://soundcloud.com/inez-lightfoot

Inez Lightfoot: "Waltz of the Bitterroot Sifter" from Biological Radio #16

Jef Brown plays saxophone and guitar and writes music. He has played with Evolutionary Jass Band and Jackie O Motherfucker. He resides in Brooklyn and is looking for more people to collaborate with. 

http://soundcloud.com/jef-brown

Jef Brown: "Trains"

New York City’s Dive Bar Dukes play an original blend of country, blues & bluegrass music, a sound that emphasizes good musicianship with heartfelt & well-crafted songs. The Dive Bar Dukes formed in 2008 under the leadership of Hans Holzen and perform in NYC’s acclaimed music venues (Living Room, Rodeo Bar, Pete’s Candy Store, etc). In 2011, the DBD’s released their first recording and won a city-wide battle-of-the-bluegrass-bands contest to earn a spot at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco. Current members of the Dive Bar Dukes are Hans Holzen, Peter Bitenc, Bennett Sullivan, and Melody Allegra, Ross Martin, and Joel Arnow.

http://www.divebardukes.com/


Dive Bar Dukes: "Lyla" from 5 Song EP

On August 30th, 2012 four of America’s finest young cellists invited a songwriter, composer, and a team of local film-makers to the The San Francisco Conservatory of Music for an experiment in Chamber Pop.

Two months prior, The Cello Street Quartet invited Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, Matt Alber to attend one of their impromptu, late-night street performances in the Castro, and the five quickly became mutual admirers. Over whiskey and electronic cigarettes, they learned of their shared idols- Debussy, Queen, Holst, Radiohead...

Armed with four new arrangements of Alber’s songs by Nicholas Pavkovic (the ink still wet on the page) the musicians locked hearts and bows while the film-makers glided through a silent ballet capturing moments not even a front row seat could garner.

“With Strings Attached” is the first of many collaborations between five of San Francisco’s most passionate musicians. They invite you to join them on their journey to the stages of the great American music halls.

http://www.mattalber.com/cellos/cellos/Blank.html

Matt Alber: "Velvet Goldmine" from Matt Alber: With Strings Attached

The 22 Playlist #5 Plants and Animals
(Dec 6th, 2012)

Devoted to cruciferous cohorts and bestial bellowers in sonic communication, "Plants and Animals" is an homage to the unearthly noises emitted by our plant and animal brethren. Combining the podcast, "Plant Consciousness & Communication" by Carlo Patrão (Zeplim Radio), with sounds from Timothy Shepard (UK), Squid Lid (Canada), Dokuro (Poland), Jef Brown/Aaron Moore (Brooklyn), Lushlife (Brooklyn), Polypus Acephalous (Russia), and TriReeval (Washington).

TIMECODE/LINKS/CREDIT LIST: 
"Excerpt from Plant Consciousness & Communication by Carlo Patrão" for Zeplim Radio: https://zeppelinruc.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/zepelim-plant-consciouness-communication/ (0.00, 5.48, 10.25,13.14,16.33,23.44,27.57,33.35,36.51,44.13)
Full Credit List for Zeplim mix: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8933404/Zepelim/Zepelim%20-%20Tracklist%20-%20Plant%20Consciousness%20and%20Communication.pdf
"Drop the Needle" "Magnolia Falston" Timothy Shepard: http://www.timshepard.co.uk/ (0.14, 24.53)
"The Mimicker" Squid Lid: http://squidlid.com/ (6.10)
"Shikoku" and "Shadow of the Cat"Dokuro: https://soundcloud.com/dokuromusic (10.52, 14.16)
"Forest Song" Jef Brown: https://soundcloud.com/jef-brown (17.36)
"Magnolia" Lushlife: http://westernvinyl.com/artists/lushlife.html (28.34)
"Spring Sabbat" Polypus Acephalous: https://soundcloud.com/full-of-nothing/polypus-acephalous-spring
"Prevalent Rhododendron" TriReeval: https://soundcloud.com/trireeval (37.23)

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