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Electric Orchestra: ensemble compositional work | Departure/Souls of Chaos | Reliquary
Chinese Puzzle: electric instrumental explorations | Archeology | Inside/Outside
Outlanders: original folk/folk-rock | Music Is | Mysteries
electric orchestra

DAVID ROSENBLOOM: Departure/Souls of Chaos
Departure/Souls of Chaos
David Rosenbloom
DR003

1. "Rock and Hawk" (7:29)
2. from "The Lights of Holiness", "The Three Ravens" (9:05)
3. from "Watch The Lights Fade", "The Souls Desert", "The Lights of Holiness" (10:03)
4. An Image in the Place of an Image, Descent (6:56)
5. The Last Dance (4:20) You Shall Enter
6. Hinnih Hannah (4:44)
7. We Are Souls (11:20) Cacophony Thick Chord Crossed Descent
8. Coda II (2:04)

voice: Maryanne Bachia, Sussan Deihim, Melanie Hedlund, Laura Josephson, Diane McGinnis, Jenifer Smith, Sima Wolf
flute: Laura Josephson, John Ranck
oboe: Brian Charles, George Boziwick
french horn: Heidi Garson
soprano sax: Carla Whitney
violin: David Sulzer, Jeanette Riedel
cello: Alyssa Pava
bass: David Hofstra, Joel Goldstein
guitar: David Rosenbloom
organ: Barbara Osborne
percussion/drums: Geordie Gillespie, John Mernit
DAVID ROSENBLOOM: Reliquary
Reliquary
David Rosenbloom
DR004

1. Millennial World (1993)
2-4. Q (1989)
5. Trio, from Job's Complaint (1982)
6. Flowers, from Departure (1981)
7-11. Requiem for the Fallen (1988)
12-16. Charon (the Boatman) (1983)

Millennial World (1993)
flute: Robert De Bellis
oboe: Brian Charles
violins: Mark Feldman, Laura Seaton
cello: Eric Friedlander
guitar: David Rosenbloom
bass: David Hofstra
drums: Kevin Norton
Recorded at Baby Monster, 1994,
Q (1989)
violin: Mark Feldman
flute: Laura Josephson
guitar: Alan Watsky
bass: David Hofstra
drums: Kevin Norton
Live at Roulette, December 3, 1989
Trio, from Job's Complaint (1982)
flute: Laura Josephson
oboes: Brian Charles and George Boziwick
Live at PASS, December 3, 1982 (4:04)
Flowers, from Departure (1981)
voices: Maryanne Bachia, Sussan Deihim, Melanie Hedlund, Laura Josephson, Diane McGinnis, Jenifer Smith, Sima Wolf
Live at Saint Peter's Church, January 17, 1982 (3:47)
Requiem for the Fallen (1988)
voices: Jonathan Bepler, Jill Burton
oboe: Brian Charles
flute: Laura Josephson
bass: Mark Hagan
synth: Alex Noyes
drums: John Mernit
guitar: David Rosenbloom.
Live at , Roulette, December 3, 1989
Charon (the Boatman) (1983)
organ: David Rosenbloom
Recorded Groningen, Holland, July 7, 1983

chinese puzzle
CHINESE PUZZLE: Archeology
Archeology
Chinese Puzzle
DR002

1. dem bones (rosenbloom) 6:54
2. bus stop (gouldman) 6:15
3. caravan (ellington/tizol/mills ) 5:03
4. the ballad of hollis brown (dylan) 5:49
5. pretty ballerina (m. brown) 6:55
6. my favorite things (rodgers/hammerstein) 6:40
7. things we said today (lennon/mccartney) 4:16

david rosenbloom, guitar
david hofstra, bass
john mernit, drums

Chinese Puzzle: Inside/Outside
Chinese Puzzle
DR006

vinyl LP available! Rebus RB10001

1. Chinese Funk 3:40
2. Great Wall of Prague 3:36
3. Dadat 3:26
4. Roach Motel 3:25
5. Rescue (v) 3:44
6. What Color is that Car (v) 3:29
7. Suitcase 3:36
8. Fast Change on Sleazy Street 2:40
9. Ambidextrous Stroll 4:25
10. Long Road Past the Dead (v) 2:09

all songs by rosenbloom except #10 by rosenbloom/hofstra/mernet


david rosenbloom, guitar
david hofstra, bass
john mernit, drums
david rosenbloom & the outlanders
DAVID ROSENBLOOM & THE OUTLANDERS: Music Is
Music Is
David Rosenbloom & The Outlanders
DR001

1. (2:43)
2. Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (2:55)
3. Outlands (3:28)
4. Darling, Remember Me (4:23)
5. Face the Harvest (2:14)
6. Lost Inside (3:40)
7. The Hour or the Day (3:34)
8. Mountain in the Sky (4:30)
9. Trace the Realms to You (5:13)
10. What Does a Man Need (2:47)
11. Plenty (5:06)
12. Nine O'Clock (3:16)

guitars, harmonica, vocals: David Rosenbloom
bass: David Hofstra
drums, harmony vocals: John Mernit
DAVID ROSENBLOOM & THE OUTLANDERS: Mysteries
Mysteries
David Rosenbloom & The Outlanders
DR005

1. Across the Sky (5:21)
2. Really Good Reason (2:44)
3. Proof of God's Love (3:05)
4. Plunge Not Into the Abyss (3:08)
5. Hear Me Knocking (2:49)
6. Angel of Grace (4:08)
7. Best Believe (4:28)
8. Canopy (4:50)
9. Man of the Shadows (4:14)
10. Silver Comes with Gold (4:06)

guitar, harmonica, vocals: David Rosenbloom
bass: David Hofstra
drums: Steve Moses; Richard Dworkin (1, 2, 8, 10)

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