electroacoustic redecomposition - duets and small group manipulations
December 2003 and January 2004
All pieces composed, decomposed and recomposed by Vanita & Joe Monk.
Recorded in December 2003 and January 2004 in Rotterdam at the Jazz Bunker (IED #01-47), the Poortgebouw (IED #48-57), and Vanita & Joe’s Monastery (IED #58-92).
Recorded by Joe Monk, Pierre Verbeek and Katja Vetter.
Produced by Vanita & Joe Monk.
Cover art by Vanita & Joe Monk.
credits
released June 15, 2011
Improvised Explosive Devices #1-57 (collective personnel):
Vanita Monk: voice, keyboard, electric guitar, bicycle wheel, drumsticks
Joe Monk: clarinet, alto saxophone, keyboard, harmonica, crystal glass, plastic bottle, water, voice, sound processing
Pierre Verbeek: cello, electric guitar, voice, snare drum, cymbal
Miriam Siebenstädt: alto & baritone saxophone, cello, unplugged electric guitar, voice
Henk van Schaik: tenor saxophone, voice
Mariette Kleisen: soprano & tenor saxophone, clarinet, ashtrays, voice
Ruslan Amirinsky: soprano saxophone, saxophone recorder, recorder, voice
Mira Uršić: violin, keyboard, plastic bottle, voice
Peter Sterk: cello, broken pianos, clarinet, chair, voice
Victor Suy Bio Snijtsheuvel: electric guitar
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