Mark Applebaum Discography of CDs

The experimental music composer Artist's 56 1/2 ft. features three pieces for a trio of widely differing ensembles: the challenging Los Angeles new music group Inauthentica, who perform Applebaum's sound sculpture SUM=PARTS,...

Artist has been nothing short of prolific in the 2000s, with new releases appearing regularly on Innova in addition to extracurricular activities on other labels. The Bible Without God is a two-CD...

Mark Applebaum CD discography What conclusions would Martian anthropologists come to if they had to reconstruct human civilization from only three artifacts? That is the mind game at the heart of "Martian Anthropology 1-2-3," the first piece ...

Mark Applebaum albums As a work of conceptual art, Artist's Metaphysics of Notation constitutes a hand-drawn pictographic score with elements including two hanging mobiles, and twelve panels that exceed 70 feet in length. Commissioned by...

Mark Applebaum music CDs "Ferneyhough Remix," an action-packed couple of minutes for two percussionists and tape using samples from Brian Ferneyhough's "Bone Alphabet" kicks off this colorful survey of Artist's diverse activities as composer and improviser....

Mark Applebaum discography Live Recording

Mark Applebaum songs Recording information: De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium; Pink; Vienna Modern Festival, Schomer-Haus, Klosterneuberg, A. Director: Philip Blackburn. Editor: Artist. Personnel: Artist (electronics, sound effects); Dawn Harms (violin); Emil T. Miland (cello); Brett Reed (percussion). Audio Remasterer:...

Mark Applebaum CD discography Liner Note Author: Artist. Recording information: Braun Music Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; CCRMA, Stanford University; Pink; Skywalker Sound; Theater Artaud, San Francisco, CA. Director: Philip Blackburn. Editors: Mark Willsher; Artist. Personnel: Artist (prepared...

This album, Artist's first, documents his work on sound sculptures and invented instruments. Four of his creations are featured here, but the most prominent is the "mousetrap," a three-legged table equipped with...

If you've been following Artist's output on the label Innova, this CD can be a bit disconcerting, especially if you weren't aware of the man's jazz activities. The Applebaum Jazz Piano Duo features father Bob Applebaum and son Artist in an intimate setting. The experimental aspect of the latter's work goes unsuspected throughout the 12 standards and four originals on this set, but it is still there, lurking in the arrangements and popping its head up in the piece "Titled," which is very abstract. But for the most part The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree is a collection of bop up-tempo tunes and ballads that are elegantly played and recorded, nice dinner music by candlelight. The fun begins when you study it closer. You'll find a dodecaphonic walking bassline in the familiar "Caravan," Miles Davis' "All Blues" transformed from a 6/8 to a 3/4 (and it changes the groove a lot more than what you'd think), and Bill Evans' "Funkallero" unexpectedly...