This album channels music for organ, classical guitars, strings, and Indonesian gamelans through electric guitars and classic vacuum tube amplifiers. The result is an extraordinary blend of art music and post-rock, achieved by eight classically trained guitarists who reclaim the electric guitar and transform a variety of art music genres.

 

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Los Angeles Electric 8 plays Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Braddock, Siegel, and Kohl
Released: 2008
1. Ill Tempered Lancaran  
    by NATHANIEL BRADDOCK (b.1971)
 
2. Octet, Op. 11: Prelude (Adagio)  
    by DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
 
3. Octet, Op. 11: Scherzo (Allegro Molto) 
    by DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
 
4. Balinesa: El Canto de Los Changos  
    by RANDALL KOHL (b.1960)
 
5. Organ Sonata No. 1, F minor, Op. 65: Allegro moderato e serioso  
    by FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
 
6. Domino Figures  
     by WAYNE SIEGEL (b.1953)

 


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