zeitkratzer: james tenney

By zkr director Reinhold Friedl's personal request now available on vinyl for the first time: zeitkratzer's critically acclaimed interpretations of groundbreaking compositions by James Tenney. James Tenney (1934-2006) was a composer, music theorist, and pioneer especially in the field of microtonal music, being an influential part of the so-called New York avantgarde scene (Cage, Feldman). Besides his compositional work, Tenney was teacher at various universities with students like Charlemagne Palestine, Carl Stone, or Catherine Lamb, and a close friend with Eliane Radigue. This album by zeitkratzer presents compositions by Tenney whose music has been part of zeitkratzer's repertoire since their beginning: "Critical Band" -- Tenney's late classic -- with maximum clarity and precision of bearing tone rhythms and microtonal tuning as light effect and the first recording of "Harmonium #2". Both works demonstrate the remarkable power and resplendent sharpness which Tenney achieved with his microtonal settings. zeitkratzer's approach to Tenney's music as a sensual sound adventure, finally available on vinyl. 180 gram vinyl; includes download postcard; download includes additional track, "Koan: Having Never Written A Note For Percussion".