Virgil Moorefield Discography of CDs

Virgil Moorefield songs Contemporary fusion needn't be defined by the soda-pop Spyro Gyra variety. Just ask Virgil Moorefield. Fusion in this case means an engrossing synthesis of such disparate styles as gamelan, progressive rock, bebop, Euro-classical, and snazzy urbanomics. The opening "No Warning" trades saxes and drums for a hot Magma/Crimson workout, while "Seelisberg" makes use of a typical early-'80s Fripp guitar vocabulary, awash in a sea of smartly-executed postbop. Reference points might be Sadhappy's similar brand of dense jazz-funk, Lost Tribe's pavement pounders, or even Tribal Tech's punches to the gut. But Moorefield's disc really stands apart, built with the metal of rock and cast in a setting of jazz. Arranger: Virgil Moorefield. Personnel: Virgil Moorefield (drums); Ellen Watkins, Evans Wohlforth (guitar); David Binney, John Gunther, Richard Cohen (alto saxophone); Rick Kriska, Donny McCaslin (tenor saxophone); Tom Hoyt (trumpet); George Hoyt (trombone). Recording information: Laughing Lion Studio, New York, NY.

Virgil Moorefield CD discography Recording information: Kilgore Studios, New York, NY; Spin Studio, New York, NY. Director: Philip Blackburn. Personnel: Virgil Moorefield (percussion, electronics); Tom Chiu (violin); Dave Eggar (cello); Michael Lowenstern (bass clarinet). Liner Note Author: Virgil Moorefield.

Virgil Moorefield albums The Temperature in Hell Is Over Three Thousand Degrees is the result of Virgil Moorefield's desire to explore microtonality and the creation of a more loose structure than that of his previous work, solo as well as with artists like the Swans, Bill Laswell, and Damage. The title, which ...

Virgil Moorefield CD discography The Burning World was originally released in 1989 and marks the first and last major label record for Michael Gira's Swans. The album was produced by Bill Laswell, a pairing that Gira claims was not a good fit and was forced upon him by the label. Despit Recording information: B. C. Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Platinum Island, New York, NY. Arrangers: Jarboe; Michael Gira; Norman Westberg. Personnel: Michael Gira (vocals, guitars); Jarboe (vocals, keyboards); Norman Westberg (guitars); Nicky Skopelitis (baglama, bouzouki); Larry Packer, ...

Virgil Moorefield albums Subtitled "The Mystery" and "The Mystery Pt. 2," these two symphonies concern themselves with the two big questions: Life and Death. They are both scored for eight guitars, two basses, keyboard, drums, vocal and two conductors. Symphony No. 8 has two movements: "The Passion" and "Spiritual Anarchy" that both build upon sustained tones that create a counterpoint by means of delays in scale and other patterns and microtunings. The effect is tremendously intense and beautiful. There are also two ...