We excited to announce that our debut album has just been released on New Amsterdam Records. On the New Amsterdam site, you can listen to all the tracks for free, read notes on the tracks and, of course, buy the album (physical CD and download):
www.newamsterdamrecords.com/album/build
Enjoy!
“...a new quintet that straddles the increasingly permeable line between chamber music and instrumental rock.”
-Steve Smith, Time Out New York
“…Drivin', replaces rests with notes in a maniacal 5/4 rhythm demanding a concentration that only the fearless enthusiasm of youth could negotiate...”
-Kyle Gann, Post Classic
“a disc…that I can’t stop listening to”
“They called themselves Build, and the stuff Matt and the others concocted is an attractive meld of – well, I’m not sure; it’s a kind of chamber music, sort of jazzy, and kicky, and one piece on this disk is just simply pretty.”
-Alan Rich, So I’ve Heard
“Build is a very promising debut...Great cover too.”
-Music, Musings and Miscellany (UK)
“interesting and exciting...it could change the way you think about contemporary composition”
-Blogcritics (Canada)
“Violinist-composer Matt McBane and his sharp indie-classical combo Build celebrate the release of a new self-titled CD on New Amsterdam... The disc includes five smart pieces that partake of minimalism, rustic fiddle music and post-rock.”
-Steve Smith, Time Out New York
“Drivin’...uses minimalism quite differently from the way Reich does – primarily as a point of continuity among different kinds of music and a bridge from one type to the next...it offers many effective moments along the way, and the performance (of this and all the music) by McBane’s group, Build, is everything the composer could have wanted...”
-Mark Estren (of the Washington Post)
“Now I know what you’re thinking: ‘Classical music? Boring!’ Stop thinking that, you’re wrong. These are modern, tuneful compositions that bears precious little resemblance to your father’s classical music.
It’s never stuffy or rigid, although it’s far from poppy or light. Composer/violinist Matt McBane has written five songs that are challenging enough to reward multiple listens, but aren’t complicated for the sake of being complicated.”
-Chris Holmes, Grey Flannel Suit
Critics pick: “Best by Day”
5/13/2008 and 6/20/2008
-Time Out New York
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
Best Wishes, Lukas Ligeti
music is the best, :) I was wondering if you guys would mind me laying some weird vocals and programing in your work.Ill send you the after work.I could maybe remix some of the stuff to.
Great to start the day listening to your new tracks!! Lovely sounds - particularly like the string grooves that set up No Response. Magnet- WOW - I just love it. All the best , Ax
If you are in NYC tomorrow(Saturday , Oct 27th), we'd love to see you for the big show with ETHEL....Happy Halloween!
XO
EK
The Monkey is proud to present ETHEL and ELECTRIC KOMPANY on Saturday, October 27th for its first annual Halloween concert and party - including the world premier of Nick Didkovsky’s Rock Octet (for string quartet and rock band) “Human Dog”.
Hey there. Thanks for the friend request, and good to hear from you again. Some very interesting stuff you guys are working on, looking forward to hearing more.
