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| Billy Martin Releases Socket on Amulet Records With raging distortion, polyphonic-cacophony and speaking in tongues, NYCs downtown luminaries lead by Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin and Wood) channel the mad spirits in front of a live audience. Two nights distilled and concentrated into one seriously potent mix of heaven and hell. May these sonic witchdoctors cure what ails, chase the dragons and cast spells on your world. Socket, produced by Billy Martin, was recorded live to 2 track at Tonic (NYC), January 14-15, 2005. Released on his own label, Amulet Records, Percussionist Billy Martin is always joining forces with diverse talent. This new offering has Martin venturing forward with the accompaniment of Shelley Hirsch: voice, Eyvind Kang: violin, bass, guitar, trumpet, Shazhad Ismaily: bass, guitar, banjo, drums, percussion, melodica, Min Xiao Fen: pipa, voice, Cyro Baptista: percussion, voice, Grant Calvin Weston: drums, percussion, trumpet, Eddie Bobè: congas, and Brian Marsella: melodica. Martin started his own record label, Amulet Records, to release eclectic percussion albums by himself and others. The Drummer also organized the Turntable Sessions concert series at Manhattan’s Exit Art gallery, combining progressive DJs with some of the Big Apple's finest jazz and experimental musicians, giving a home to an array of avant-garde artists. Billy Martin and Amulet Records are dedicated to the art of percussion, avant-garde and beyond to provide challenging and stimulating music with high artistic and cultural value. Amulet is widening the horizons, pushing the boundaries and opening up the language of music. A catalogue works from Billy Martin and his artistic collaborations with notables such as Bob Moses, Miho Hatori, DJ Logic, DJ Olive + can be found at www.amuletrecords.com write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |