Manhattan Cascade

• Artist: Guy Klucesvek
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• Release Date: 1991 04
• Total Time: 63:16
• Genre: Avant-Garde

Review

A marvellous, uplifting concert of twisted tunes and new uses for the "free bass accordion" containing Mary Ellen Childs' charming Pygmymusic-like "Oa Poa Polka", Anthony Coleman's plaintive "Below 14th Street, Above 125th Street", Rolf Groesbeck's tone cluster and conjuring "Polka 1", Aaron Kernis's cinematic joke "Phantom Polka" (Kernis is also a composer of some brilliant orchestral music, watch for future recordings), John King's hymn-based "All Together Now", Guy Klucevsek's "Samba D Hiccup" and the lovely "An Air of Gathering Pipers", Christian Marclay's "Ping Pong Polka" with wildly modulated record collage, Lois Vierk's "Manhattan Cascade" (see review under composers), and John Zorn's humorous "Road Runner". ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Road Runner for accordion solo	John Zorn	Guy Klucevsek	(5:23)
Below 14th Street / Above 125th Street	Anthony Coleman	Guy Klucevsek	(7:12)
Samba d'Hiccup, for accordion	Guy Klucevsek	Guy Klucevsek	(5:24)
An Air of Gathering Pipers, for accordion		Guy Klucevsek	(7:05)
All Together Now, for accordion	John King	Guy Klucevsek	(11:43)
Manhattan Cascade, for 4 accordions	Lois V. Vierk	Guy Klucevsek	(20:00)
Ping Pong Polka	Christian Marclay	Guy Klucevsek	(2:53)
Oa Poa Polka	Mary Ellen Childs	Guy Klucevsek	(4:01)
Polka I	Rolf Groesbeck	Guy Klucevsek	(3:49)
Phantom Polka, for accordion & prerecorded sound	Aaron Jay Kernis	Guy Klucevsek	(2:51)

Credits

Guy Klucevsek (Producer), Joseph R. Dalton (Executive Producer), Aaron Jay Kernis (?), Guy Klucevsek (Accordion), Mary Ellen Childs (?), John Zorn (?), Lois V. Vierk (?), Anthony Coleman (?), Christian Marclay (?), John King (?), Rolf Groesbeck (?), Brian Conley (Art Direction), Iris Brooks (Liner Notes)