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Jon Rose

Jon Rose has created a body of radical music, and an alternative cultural context for the violin, its practice and its history. His Fence Project, has seen him, over the last 20 years, explore the sonic possibilities of fences all over the world. Throughout the 1970’s, first in England and then in Australia, he played, composed and studied in a large variety of music genres

Jon Rose has created a body of radical music, and an alternative cultural context for the violin, its practice and its history. His Fence Project, has seen him, over the last 20 years, explore the sonic possibilities of fences all over the world. Throughout the 1970’s, first in England and then in Australia, he played, composed and studied in a large variety of music genres

Fringe Benefits 1977-1985
** 2021 Stock ** Entropy Stereo Recordings presents Fringe Benefits by Jon Rose. Two CD's (almost 150 minutes) worth of archival material from the 70's and 80's handpicked by Jon Rose with detailed liner notes. The music constitutes his experimental work in Australia with many home made instruments.
Café Grand Abyss
It had to happen... This CD sees Jon Rose and Alvin Curran on terrifying form: Alvin spookily surefooted in his deployment of an often counterintuitive palette of sounds, and Jon just brilliant. This is a duo made in heaven and provides a perfect context for both - a rare combination of proper musicianship and exquisite musical thinking. And beautifully recorded.Alvin recently left 80 behind, Jon is facing down 70. The two have known each other since 1985, when they were both living in Berlin – …
Peggy
Jon Rose and Chris Abrahams (of The Necks), after four decades of being parts of other projects, finally got around to recording as a duo. Jon uses a number of violins, including the bird - a specially made tenor hardanger fiddle with sympathetic strings; his tunings are non-standard, and create complex microtonal dissonances with the standard keyboard. Abrahams is unfazed and somehow manages to make the conversation coherent; they’re still speaking one language – probably because these are both…
Tuning Out
Improvised pieces for tracker action organs and strings recorded in five English churches. Because these organs are entirely mechanical, there is a more direct physical relationship between the instrument and the player. When each stop is very carefully and slowly pulled while a key is pressed, a myriad of uncertain transitional stages of sound is produced. Thus organist Veryan Weston has a much wider of range of tones than he would have if he were playing a piano or electric organ. Violist Jon …
Rosin
As this four-disc retrospective shows, Australian violinist Jon Rose has done more than any musician to revolutionise the approach to his instrument, with technical developments and radical performance strategies. Jon Rose is one of the most productive, original and focused people I know; he's also an extraordinary musician and an inspired composer. To mark his 60th anniversary we are releasing this three CD box of previously unreleased works ranging from radio documentary and radio ficti…
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