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BLAST 4​-​TET , 5​-​TET, 6​-​TET & 8​-​TET

by COMPOSED "FREE....." "JAZZ...." / R.I.O.

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FOR THE C.D.'S , INFORMATION AND HISTORY GO TO :

BLAST4TET.BANDCAMP.COM


C.D.'S :

1) "Purist Sirup" (1992) released on Vonk records (NL)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/puristsirup

2) "Wire Stitched Ears" (1995)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/wire-stitched-ears

3) "Stringy Rugs" (1997)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/stringy-rugs

4) "A Sophisticated Face" (1999)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/a-sophisticated-face

2) , 3) & 4) RELEASED on CUNEIFORM RECORDS (U.S.A.),


5) "Altrastrata" (2003) on ReR Megacorp records (England)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/altra-strata

6) "As Nowhere as Anywhere" (2007) on FMR records (England)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/as-nowhere-as-anywhere

7) "Sift" (2009) on ReR Megacorp records (England)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/sift

8) "Vortographs" (2021) on ReR Megacorp records (England)
blast4tet.bandcamp.com/album/vortographs

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released October 4, 2021

C.D.'S RELEASED ON :

- ReR Records :
www.rermegacorp.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=35c766dac5711231574224785308e5d4&Screen=PROD&Category_Code=&Initial=&CatListingoffset=&Product_Code=ReRBlast3&Store_Code=RM&search=blast&searchoffset=&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=3&sort=&range_low=&range_high=&fbclid=IwAR0YpMKjtqPKgU4UooH17bGKc_BYu3mKrhB9hiH1xnHPwiu7H3JnrC3rscM

– Cuneiforrm Records :
www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/blast.html

– FMR Records :
www.fmr-records.com/pdffiles/FMRCD229-0407.pdf



HISTORY

Blast was founded in 1989 by Frank Crijns and Dirk Bruinsma. Over its more than twenty years of existence Blast had a multitude of different lineups from the basic quartet up to a mini chamber ensemble and a duo with laptops, Blast (2.0). The musical focus has changed quite a bit during that time. The group's musical development has travelled from complex composed art-rock to a much more open style that combines elements of new music with rock based grooves and free improvisation.

Composition has always played an important role in the creation of the sound of this band. And even though nowadays there is a lot of openness to the music it is always structured in a preconceived way. In the latest compositions one can find elements of various periods of Blast its musical history as if the group is taking a reflective approach.

We work on the development of new ways of notation and a way of playing in which time is used with an utmost flexibility and where the players are conductors at the same time. In the scores we make use of notation techniques such as graphical writing, polymetrics, free choice of parameters and with the use of samples and electronics a coherent sound is created where the transitions between improvised and composed material is hardly noticed. As a result the range of dynamics becomes wider and the tension between abstract and tonal music is more emphasized. Since we focus on extending the possibilities, the program is renewing itself all the time and no piece sounds the same twice.

In march 2021 the eight Blast CD had its release. The album is titled " VORTOGRAPHS " and is released on the Recommended Megacorp Records label of Chris Cutler.
In the latest compositions on " VORTOGRAPHS " one can find elements of various periods of Blast its musical history, as if taking a more reflective approach. New elements are the use of midi based sampling and the programming of electronic percussion parts.



frankcrijns.bandcamp.com
CONTACT: FRANKCOM@FRANKCRIJNS.NL

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