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    News and Articles on Anthony Braxton



    Sasha Frere-Jones: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble’s sturdy family business.  Jun 1, 2009
    Some of the best-known members of the A.A.C.M. include the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, and the Pharaohs, whose members eventually formed Earth, Wind, and Fire. The brothers in Hypnotic come from two different mothers, both of whom sang with Cohran in a band called the Circle of Sound. (New Yorker)

    * Fathers of invention  Mar 20, 2009
    And few would doubt the bands pedigree, consisting of ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka, and of course Braxton, son of Anthony Braxton, pioneer of the free-improvisation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A more instrumental direction at the London-based label has prompted the signing of a number of guitar-focused acts, but it is Battles inclusion that arguably serves best to reconcile Warp styles old and new, a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Weapon of choice  Mar 9, 2009
    The bands line-up includes ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka, and music maverick/vocal manipulator Tyondai Braxton (son of avant-garde jazz musician Anthony Braxton). Formed in 2003, the band stood out from because three of the members come from very successful, cult post metal, hardcore backgrounds. (The Star Online, Malaysia)




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