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Erik Friedlander

A fixture in the New York music scene, Erik Friedlander is a critically acclaimed composer and improviser. His genre-crossing confuses your typical music fan; is he jazz or classical, or world music, or even, possibly, rock'n'roll? Live, his haunting, brooding, but surprisingly accessible cello work captivates audiences into silence. Most recently, he made a guest appearance on the upcoming Mountain Goats album. His last solo album, Maldoror, is a series of dark improvisations based upon fragments of poetry by Ducasse; he's also collaborated with a number of different musicians from all over the world and can usually be found playing with his quartet, Topaz. The following two songs are from their last album, Quake.

Erik Friedlander - Wire
Erik Friedlander - Fig

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Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 02.09.05 at 7:32 PM

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i know ducasse by his pen-name le comte de lautréamont. his poetry is great, especially if you like blasphemy and shock value in general.

Posted by: karen at 02.11.05 at 2:25 PM

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