24th of June 2016
Finally out on Vinyl:
CHRISTIAN SCOTT - STRETCH MUSIC
limited edition of 500 copies on clear red wax!
order now:
16,-€
+ postage:
international: 10,- (registered)
Germany: 5,-
Contact us here: lonestar.recs@gmail.com
Side A
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Side B
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Sunrise in Beijing
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5:04
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5.
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Liberation over Gangsterism
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4:09
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2.
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TWIN
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4:15
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6.
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Of a New Cool
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7:34
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3.
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Perspectives
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4:22
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7.
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Tantric
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4:24
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4.
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West of the West
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8:07
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8.
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The Last Chieftain
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7:11
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21:48
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23:18
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Christian
Scott aTunde Adjuah, scion of New
Orleans’ “First Family of Art and
Culture,” nephew of Donald Harrison, Jr. and grandson of the legendary Big Chief
Donald Harrison Sr. (d. 1998) and New
Orleans Legend Award recipient, Herreast J. Harrison. He is the identical twin brother of lauded writer/director
Kiel Adrian Scott, a Spike Lee
protégé. The progenitor of “Stretch Music” and the courageous designer of innovative new brass instruments, Christian is also leading
the technological advance with the first interactive Stretch Music app
offering for this generation of young improvisers.
Christian
Scott aTunde Adjuah, via his Stretch Music label, joins the Ropeadope family
of artists as a leader, a man who
represents the spirit of music as a social force for change and discourse as well as an innovator of a new compositional/improvisational
style and technique. His credits
speak of a man who, musically, belongs to all tribes and no tribe at the same time. Christian embodies the
spirit of Sankofa, which references the past while moving forward. His
Ropeadope debut, Stretch Music, introduces twenty
year-old phenom flautist, Elena Pinderhughes. Christian along with Elena and
a cast of stellar musicians, represents that
Sankofa spirit and challenges the world to join in - to stretch.
“It’s about expanding oneself to see all as valid. You have to
be able to stretch yourself to Stretch Music. It’s the sound of the complete
reevaluation of the way we communicate and relate.”
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Born in 1983
in New Orleans, Christian began his musical
tutelage with his uncle, legendary sax man and jazz innovator Donald Harrison Jr.
A graduate of the New Orleans Center
for Creative Arts (NOCCA), Christian received a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music and earned a
degree within 30 months. He has
released seven critically acclaimed studio recordings and two live albums. Christian is known for
developing the harmonic convention
known as the forecasting cell and for his use of an unvoiced tone in his playing that emphasizes breath over vibration at the mouthpiece. This
technique is widely referred to as the “whisper
technique.” Christian is also
recognized as one of the
progenitors of “Stretch Music,” a
genre blind musical form that
stretches the rhythmic, melodic and
harmonic conventions to encompass as many musical
forms, languages, and cultures as possible.
Stretch Music features a cast of this generations most daring
conceptualists. The group was formed to eradicate all arguments that inhibit
creative and progressive
expression: to musically show that all forms
belong together, as all people do. The recording features four new instruments designed exclusively
for the group. They include three horns
designed by Christian and Adams Instruments (The Siren, Sirenette and Reverse Flugel Horn) and the Pan African
Drum Kit, created by Christian and drummer, Joe Dyson. These are joined by
traditional and electronic instrumentation.
Together, they create a sinuous sonic scape that actualizes the vision
Stretch Music.
Listen to the songs here:
https://christianscott.bandcamp.com/
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