Catalog

Starkland ST-201	Tod Dockstader: Quatermass The Washington Post describes Tod Dockstader as "one of the giants in the field" of electronic music.
Starkland ST-202	Tod Dockstader: Apocalypse "The obsessive care with which Starkland have compiled these extraordinary recordings should ensure that Dockstader will be remembered as the innovative, visionary figure he undoubtedly was." - The Wire
Starkland ST-203	*From A to Z* A specially priced sampler with ten electroacoustic works. "Full of fresh, inventive sonorities and often a genuine sense of fun." - Stereo Review
Starkland ST-204	Paul Dresher: Casa Vecchia "One of the best and most original of post-minimalist composers." - Stereo Review
Starkland ST-205	Phillip Bimstein: Garland Hirschi's Cows "Outstanding in his field...[Bimstein] has used digital sampling technology to tell wry and moving stories, and to elevate the mundane to the level of high art... brilliantly original." - Stereophile
Starkland ST-206	Charles Amirkhanian: Walking Tune Amirkhanian is a leading practitioner of electroacoustic music and text-sound composition. "Descriptive, specific, lush, and oddly exotic." - Laurie Anderson
Starkland ST-207	Guy Klucevsek: Transylvanian Softwear Works by William Duckworth, Fred Frith, Klucevsek, and John Zorn. "Recording of Special Merit" - Stereo Review
Starkland ST-208	Jay Cloidt: Kole Kat Krush "Cloidt's music is a kind of cross between P.D.Q. Bach and Jimi Hendrix, with a little Charles Ives thrown in. It's irresistible." - San Francisco Chronicle
Starkland ST-209	Guy Klucevsek: Free Range Accordion "A rebel with an accordion...Klucevsek combines poker-faced wit and imagination with command of his instrument, forcing you to re-think the accordion's limitations." - Downbeat Works by Burt Bacharach, Lars Hollmer, Aaron Jay Kernis, Jerome Kitzke, Klucevsek, Stephen Montague, Somei Satoh, and Lois V Vierk.
Starkland S-2010	*IMMERSION* Starkland commissioned thirteen surround sound pieces exclusively for this DVD-Audio/Video release. It's the first such recording in history. Works by Paul Dolden, Paul Dresher, Ellen Fullman, Phil Kline, Lukas Ligeti, Ingram Marshall, Merzbow, Meredith Monk, Bruce Odland, Pauline Oliveros, Maggi Payne, Carl Stone, and Pamela Z. "Not only a fascinating array of musical innovation but a persuasive exploration of the possibilities of surround sound." - Sound & Vision
Starkland ST-211	Roger Kleier: Deep Night, Deep Autumn Kleier seduces listeners by mutating, sampling, layering, mangling, and digitally processing his guitar, creating moods from relentless tension to lyrical calm.
Starkland ST-212	Robert Een: Mystery Dances The infectious "suavely post-minimalist music" (Village Voice) from this award-winning composer, singer, and cellist provides "an exhilarating listening experience" (Meredith Monk).
Starkland ST-213	Pamela Z: A Delay Is Better This is the first CD devoted exclusively to works by this "funny, inventive, and talented" (Village Voice) composer/performer. "Sheer genius from the most gifted and enterprising vocalist/composer/audio artist in the US since the heyday of Joan La Barbara and Meredith Monk... The effects are stunning... Essential." - The Wire
Starkland ST-214	Phillip Bimstein: Larkin Gifford's Harmonica Containing five engrossing musical portraits of western people and places, this release is a worthy followup to Bimsteins previous Starkland CD Garland Hirschi's Cows. Introduced by John Adams. "An engaging introduction to... his quirky electro-acoustic compositions... The irresistible charm of Mr. Bimstein's music has less to do with technology than with his uncanny knack for finding the music of everday life." - New York Times
Starkland S-2015	Phil Kline: Around the World in a Daze This "landmark" 65-minute studio composition was commissioned by Starkland to premiere on this high-res surround sound DVD.

MinMax MM-010	Paul Dresher: Slow Fire In Paul Dresher's "electric opera" Slow Fire with Rinde Eckert, two of America's most dynamic forces in contemporary performance create "a masterpiece" (San Francisco Chronicle).
MinmaX MM-011	Steve Mackey: Ravenshead Declared the "Best New Opera of the Year" by USA Today in 1998, Ravenshead combines Steve Mackey's multi-faceted score, the dazzling Rinde Eckert, and the superb Paul Dresher Ensemble.
MinmaX MM-012	Erling Wold A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil This "unique, breathtaking, and thoroughly unflawed" (Progression Magazine) chamber opera is based on a Max Ernst 1930s surrealist novel, which explores the world of religious ecstasy and erotic desire.
MinmaX MM-015	Jay Cloidt: Spectral Evidence Two ambitious and diverse works from Jay Cloidt, "one of new music's brightest lights" (All-Music Guide).
MinmaX MM-016	Jay Cloidt: D'Arc: woman on fire Jay Cloidt's music theatre piece depicts a present-day intercession by Saint Joan of Arc into the life of a contemporary mother. Performers include singer Amanda Moody and ex-Kronos Quartet cellist Joan Jeanrenaud.
MinmaX MM-017	Amy X Neuburg: The Secret Language of Subways "Neuburg's new song cycle teeters beguilingly on the boundary between pop and avant-garde performance art" (San Francisco Chronicle).

Owl Recording OWL-34	The Prism Orchestra "Quite remarkable...three fine performances of three excellent works...the technical aspect of the recording is excellent as is the accompanying program booklet." - Composer/USA.
Owl Recording OWL-35	Sharon Mabry Sharon Mabry's sensitive and moving performances of contemporary songs have won enthusiastic praise for this mezzo-soprano's "healthy, versatile and expressive voice" (The New York Times).