CD: Asteroid Ekosystem / Alister Spence Trio with Ed Kuepper. [2020] : Product : Australian Music Centre

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Asteroid Ekosystem / Alister Spence Trio with Ed Kuepper.

Published by Alister Spence Music — 2020 [ASM010] — 2 CDs (111 min.)
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Featured Australian works

Work	Composer	Performers	Duration
And Set the Sun (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Ed Kuepper, Alister Spence, Lloyd Swanton and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	6 mins, 20 sec.
Caught at All (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Lloyd Swanton, Ed Kuepper, Toby Hall and Alister Spence	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	2 mins, 26 sec.
Eclipse (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Lloyd Swanton, Alister Spence, Ed Kuepper and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	6 mins, 56 sec.
Face of the Atom (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Lloyd Swanton, Alister Spence, Ed Kuepper and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	6 mins, 48 sec.
Many would Fly (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Toby Hall, Ed Kuepper, Lloyd Swanton and Alister Spence	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	5 mins, 8 sec.
Nature (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Lloyd Swanton, Ed Kuepper, Alister Spence and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	4 mins, 1 sec.
The Night Became (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Ed Kuepper, Toby Hall, Lloyd Swanton and Alister Spence	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	11 mins, 34 sec.
Not a Leaf in Any Forest (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Ed Kuepper, Toby Hall, Alister Spence and Lloyd Swanton	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	5 mins, 36 sec.
The One the Other (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Toby Hall, Alister Spence, Lloyd Swanton and Ed Kuepper	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	4 mins, 6 sec.
Out upon Circumference (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Alister Spence, Ed Kuepper, Lloyd Swanton and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	5 mins, 33 sec.
A Passing Universe (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Lloyd Swanton, Alister Spence, Ed Kuepper and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	7 mins, 31 sec.
Planetary Forces (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Toby Hall, Ed Kuepper, Alister Spence and Lloyd Swanton	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	8 mins, 28 sec.
Silence in the Earth (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Toby Hall, Lloyd Swanton, Ed Kuepper and Alister Spence	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	13 mins, 40 sec.
To the Invisible (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Lloyd Swanton, Ed Kuepper, Toby Hall and Alister Spence	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	8 mins, 44 sec.
Winds take Forests (2019) for small jazz ensemble Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on Mar 19.	Alister Spence, Ed Kuepper, Lloyd Swanton and Toby Hall	Alister Spence Trio, Ed Kuepper	13 mins, 52 sec.

Product details

I first heard Ed Kuepper's music more than thirty years ago. His interest in and skill with sound and improvisation came across so clearly. His songs always unfolded in interesting ways and often opened out to be extended by the players in his bands.

In 2007 I was fortunate to have the opportunity to play with Ed for a concert version of his Honey Steel's Gold recording. This connection has continued, including several tours playing with Ed's band the Laughing Clowns - temporarily reformed in 2009/10 - and now to the present with The Aints!

Ed was straightaway enthusiastic when I asked if he would like to be a part of the next recording that Lloyd, Toby, and myself made, though none of us knew exactly what form that might take.

We played an 'off the cuff' set in Sydney in March 2018 and that seemed to go very well. In March 2019 the four of us met for two days in the studio. I'd prepared some word descriptions of things to try and a few melodic cells, but primarily we just launched into improvising pieces.

And this is the result.

It is a joy to present Asteroid Ekosystem.

Duration: 111 min.

Also available as a digital release.