Forget All This, by Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl with G.W. Sok

Forget All This

by Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl with G.W. Sok

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roengli Modern minimalist classical influences abound on this one; starts slow and builds nicely through the 4 tracks. The vocals of G.W. Sok are a great addition to the ensemble. Favorite track: Gutter.

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1.	Glory Hole 08:52	buy track
2.	Aftermath 14:12	buy track
3.	Gutter 09:07	buy track
4.	Flim Flam 11:30	buy track

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The Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl gathers together all past and present Surplus 1980 members and collaborators to record together
four newly-written pieces composed expressly for this large ensemble, and partners again with wordsmith and vocalist G.W. Sok (King Champion Sounds, The Ex).
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released March 25, 2019

Guitars: Yacob McCann, Melne Murphy, John Shiurba, Bill Wolter
Bass: Vicky Grossi (low), Steve Lew (high), Jason Hoopes (upright)
Drums: Jordan Glenn, Mark Pino (plus percussion)
Reeds: Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), Paul Costuros (bass clarinet)
Voice, Lyrics: G.W. Sok
Composition, Conducting, Snare (“Gutter”), Megaphone: Moe Staiano

Recorded at Ex’pression, Emeryville, California, 28 August, 2016 by HL Nelly. Some overdubs on ‘The Gutter’ on 17 November, 2017 at Ex’pression. G.W. Sok’s vocals recorded in Amsterdam, Netherlands, throughout 2017.
Mixed by Bill Wolter with Moe Staiano, December, 2018 and January, 2019 at Geomancy Studio, Oakland, California.
Mastered by Weasel Walter, Brooklyn, New York, January, 2019.

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Surplus 1980 Oakland, California

Masterminded by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's Moe Staiano, Surplus 1980 is a whip-smart musical collective from Oakland, CA. Taking cues from the angular punk bands of the 1980s, Surplus 1980 fuses a fierce, muscular attack with experimental out-jazz and couples that with Staiano's playful lyrics, updating the angular rhythms of post-punk's old guard to a modern-day soundtrack of uneasy listening. ... more

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