Evan Ziporyn * Art Decade [New CD]

ART DECADE is a wide-ranging collaboration that unitescomposer, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Evan Ziporyn with Toronto's renowned ContaQt ensemble, led by arranger and percussionist Jerry Pergolesi. Featuring all-new interpretations of 'art rock' and ambient classics from the early '70s psych-prog output of King Crimson, David Bowie's "Berlin trilogy," and Brian Eno's Ambient 1-4 series, ART DECADE is more than just a tribute album."Our goal is not to 'elevate' or legitimize this music,"Ziporyn and Pergolesi reveal in the album's liner notes. "It's towering artistic achievement and profound influence on an entire generation is self-evident. Instead, by revisiting and inhabiting these groundbreaking works, we hope to ensure they remain a vibrant, celebrated part of the musicalrepertoire, retaining their punkish sense of gleeful adventure as they continue to subvert expectations and venture into uncharted territory."