September Seeds
This was the 6th gathering of the “Oak Creek Ensemble.”
…..crescendo-decrescendo, density shifts, tone color shifts…raspy, smooth, angular,
ballad-like,…………..close listening and close responses….
This setting of the Oak Creek Ensemble was recorded in Jason Wietlispach’s recording studio in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 9-7-2013. I am thankful for Jason’s generosity to recording us and for mixing the pieces for us. I added a small amount of reverb.
There have been two previous releases of work by the Oak Creek Ensemble, each in a slightly different grouping.
A studio recording:
“First Gathering” released in 2014:
darkpebble-bluewave.bandcamp.com/album/first-gathering
A live recording released in 2015:
darkpebble-bluewave.bandcamp.com/album/oak-creek-ensemble-live-at-circle-a
The Oak Creek Ensemble is basically Jason Wietlispach, Wilhelm Matthies and various other players from the greater Milwaukee, USA area.
In this recording…
Jason Wietlispach, recorded and mixed, and played various instruments, such as bass guitar, saxophone, melletron.
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www.facebook.com/jason.wietlispach
Wilhelm Matthies played his mosesa 2, his 2nd version of a horizontally bowed instrumen. That version has 1 string and 2 resonators. Since the recording, he has developed 7 more versions of the instrument.
soundcloud.com/wilhelm-matthies
www.facebook.com/wilhelm.matthies
Mark Mantel
composer, percussionist, teacher
www.markmantel.com
soundcloud.com/user6432128
Hal Rammel played his amplified sound palettes.
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www.facebook.com/hal.rammel
Thanks again Jason, Mark and Hal for playing together and making this album happen!
Wilhelm Matthies
11-3-17
released November 4, 2017
Jason Wietlispach, various instruments including saxophone, bass guitar, mellotron, recoding engineer
Wilhelm Matthies, mosesa 2 and mastering
Mark Mantel, percussion
Hal Rammel, sound palettes