Charles Curtis, Alan Licht, Dean Roberts: May 99 Format:Digital

Charles Curtis, Alan Licht, Dean Roberts: May 99 Format:DigitalShips out April 28, 2023. In the spring of 1999, Charles Curtis, Alan Licht, and Dean Roberts brought an unconventional mix of drone, improvisation, and experimental rock on an eleven stop tour of Europe. The concept was straightforward, yet novel: each night, they would improvise a single piece while sustained sine waves played for the duration of the concert. May 99, culled from three shorter pieces recorded for a radio program at Amsterdams VPRO

organic designs

The record is a shapeshifting suite that fits veiled commodity critique

Dexter Gordon

The Commodores

James and Mary Fulkerson

Fulkerson problematized the presentation of his work as a record in the liner notes

a performance for two fishing boats

the players used music as their common means of communication

and wrote the scripts for the films Paid in Full and Maker of Saints

and looking at the world with truth-seeking eyes

Lambkin unravels the human voice

Multiple tracks are performed in his native Akita dialect