Circuit Breaker by Water Shed 5tet
Ben Opie: alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, theremin, conducting; Daryl Fleming: guitar, organ; Erin Snyder: 'cello, organ; Jeff Stringer: bass; Jay Matula: drums, toy piano.
Tracklist
| 1. | Circuit Breaker | 4:53 |
| 2. | Storks | 7:57 |
| 3. | Beef Extender #9 | 0:45 |
| 4. | Sirius A | 1:11 |
| 5. | Composition 23i (+40c) | 6:47 |
| 6. | Beef Extender #11 | 0:25 |
| 7. | Unbeknownst to Jeff... | 0:43 |
| 8. | Passage Home/Jimbo | 11:15 |
| 9. | Where Man At? | 1:40 |
| 10. | Beef Extender #10 | 1:01 |
| 11. | Umbra | 6:44 |
| 12. | Coil Spring | 1:25 |
| 13. | Firth | 1:27 |
| 14. | Mongoose | 3:16 |
| 15. | Sirius B | 1:06 |
| 16. | Why Are You Such a Jerk? | 7:01 |
| 17. | Blue Rider | 5:45 |
| 18. | <mystery bonus> | 0:09 |
Credits
released October 13, 2022
All compositions Ben Opie (Hedora Music/BMI) except: track 6 Anthony Braxton; tracks 4, 7, 9, 13, 15 collectively improvised.
Produced and engineered by Myles Boisen. Recorded 12/97 at Mr. Small's Funhouse, Millave, PA. Mixed at Guerilla Euphonics, Oakland CA. Masted at Headless Buddah Labs, Oakland, CA.
Photographs by Matt Samolis. Design by Steve Norton/Red Notebook. Type by Chank Diesel & Rod Cavazos.
Thanks to Myles, Steve, Gino Robair, Dan Plonsey, John Shiurba, Graham Connah, Gilbert Marhoefer, Anthony Braxton, Korel Tunador, Deidre, Henning, Karen, Norma and Jeannine. Special thanks to Peter Beckerman and the staff at Mr. Small's.
Originally issued 1999 Tautology Recordings.
All compositions Ben Opie (Hedora Music/BMI) except: track 6 Anthony Braxton; tracks 4, 7, 9, 13, 15 collectively improvised.
Produced and engineered by Myles Boisen. Recorded 12/97 at Mr. Small's Funhouse, Millave, PA. Mixed at Guerilla Euphonics, Oakland CA. Masted at Headless Buddah Labs, Oakland, CA.
Photographs by Matt Samolis. Design by Steve Norton/Red Notebook. Type by Chank Diesel & Rod Cavazos.
Thanks to Myles, Steve, Gino Robair, Dan Plonsey, John Shiurba, Graham Connah, Gilbert Marhoefer, Anthony Braxton, Korel Tunador, Deidre, Henning, Karen, Norma and Jeannine. Special thanks to Peter Beckerman and the staff at Mr. Small's.
Originally issued 1999 Tautology Recordings.
License
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Ben Opie is a musician living in Pittsburgh PA. He composes, improvises, plays saxophones, clarinets, electronics, and whatnot. Among his many past and present projects are Thoth Trio, OPEK, Bombici, Water Shed 5tet, Flexure, Coal Train, etc. He also teaches at Carnegie Mellon University.