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WM081: The Aperion Project – All Music is Improvised

WM Recordings — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:18:48 +0000

released 1 june 2008

1. Seraphic Darkness
2. Orgoreyn
3. Dispossessed
4. Karhide
5. Adrastrea
6. Erymanthian Boar
7. Anaximander’s Lament

Aperion is an ancient Greek word meaning “boundless” or “formless substance” first described by the ancient Greek philsopher Anaximander. The Aperion Project is devoted to the production, recording and performing of various forms of music.
The musical output of The Aperion Project ranges from live improvised music to electro-acoustic studio projects. “All Music is Improvised” is a series of live improvised performances performed by:

Brandon Rizzo (Trumpet/Flugelhorn)
Gabe Patti (Saxophones)
Kevin Martinez (Bass)
Nick Alvarez (Drums)

Recorded 2006-2007 in Chicago.
01 Seraphic Darkness is named after John Coltrane’s “Seraphic Light” on his last studio recordings
02 Orgoreyn is a country in the book Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
03 Dispossessed is named after the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
04 Karhide is another country in the book Left Hand of Darkness
05 Adrastrea is a minor Greek goddess
06 Erymanthian Boar the third labor of Heracles was to kill this boar
07 Anaximander’s Lament is named after the pre-Socratic philsopher
The Aperion Project’s CD “Gods, Demigods & Demons” is available from all major download stores!

myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/aperionproject
cover art by Gabriel Patti

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All Music Is Improvised by The Aperion Project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Netherlands License.

WM Recordings — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:43:43 +0000

The Aperion Project – Gods, Demigods & Demons

The Aperion Project is devoted to the production, recording and performing of various forms of music. Consisting of two musicians - Brandon Rizzo (trumpet/flugelhorn/keyboard) and Gabe Patti (saxophones) - the musical output of The Aperion Project ranges from live improvised music to electro-acoustic studio projects.

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Tracks:
1. Icelos
2. Newtrackmellow
3. Black Narcissus
4. Satellite Motion
5. The Fermi Paradox
6. Parallax of One Arc Second

Aperion is an ancient Greek word meaning “boundless” or “formless substance” first described by the ancient Greek philosopher Anaximander.

Gods, Demigods and Demons came together over about a 6-8 month period:

01 Icelos is a minor deity from Greek mythology.
02 Newtrackmello was created spontaneously at the keyboard, semi-derived from a piece of music by Erik Satie
03 Black Narcissus was composed over 10 years ago, it is a modal piece based off the Phrygian mode in AABBAA form, each section of the form being 6 bars long.
04 Satellite Motion goes out to DJ Motion
05 The Fermi Paradox is an idea put forth by Enrico Fermi concerning extraterrestrial life
06 Parallax of One Arc Second is longhand for Parsec which is an astronomical measure of distance. This piece was recorded and improvised in one sitting.

Official website: http://www.aperionproject.org
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/aperionproject

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WM Recordings special @ Radio Scorpio

WM Recordings — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:59:00 +0000

Belgian radio station Radio Scorpio has recently broadcast a special about WM Recordings, including a short interview with yours truly.

You can listen to this special at Archive.org:
http://www.archive.org/details.php?identifier=nws090

Direct download link:
http://www.archive.org/download/nws090/nws090.mp3

Or as Podcast on iTunes:
http://tinyurl.com/wmpodcast

The show is in Dutch, but you’ll hear lots of great music by a.o. The Aperion Project, Spheriot, Chenard Walcker and Bacco Baccanels.

The Aperion Project @ Amazon.com

WM Recordings — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000

“Gods, Demigods & Demons” by The Aperion Project is now available on Amazon.com:

New release: The Aperion Project

WM Recordings — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:20:00 +0000

New free download, online now:

The Aperion Project – All Music is Improvised

The Aperion Project hail from Chicago. Their musical output ranges from live improvised music to electro-acoustic studio projects. This download is an example of their more freely played music. In a few weeks time their album “Gods, Demigods & Demons“, which showcases a more structured mixture of jazz and electronics, will be available from all major download stores.