25x25 by Sō Percussion

In celebration of their 25th year together as one of the most adventurous and influential percussion ensembles in contemporary music, Sō Percussion announces the release of 25x25. In keeping with the group's forward-looking mission, this 8-disc box set is not a retrospective; more characteristically, it's a stand-alone listening experience, featuring more than 8 hours of entirely new and previously unreleased recordings, with each piece written for, in collaboration with, and premiered by Sō Percussion.

Over the last 25 years, the members of Sō — Jason Treuting, Adam Sliwinski, Josh Quillen, and Eric Cha-Beach — have been hailed for their gripping performances and wildly creative collaborations. Cantaloupe Music (the label launched by the Bang on a Can collective, which released Sō’s first-ever album in 2004), is pleased to offer this collection to longtime fans and newcomers alike. It's both a comprehensive portrait, and a forecasting of where contemporary chamber music is heading.

Featured composers:

Eric Cha-Beach
Dan Deacon
Donnacha Dennehy
Cenk Ergün
Suzanne Farrin
Vijay Iyer
Robyn Jacob
Nathalie Joachim
Leilehua Lanzilotti
Michael J. Love
Steve Mackey
Andrea Mazzariello
Angélica Negrón
Tristan Perich
claire rousay
Juri Seo
Caroline Shaw
Sō Percussion
Shodekeh Talifero
Olivier Tarpaga
Jason Treuting
Dan Trueman
Vân-Ánh Võ
Kendall K. Williams
Bora Yoon

Tracklist

1.	𝗖𝗗𝟭 Four + Nine (Eric Cha-Beach)	8:07

2.	Fēfē: Bush Taxi (Olivier Tarpaga)	5:21

3.	Fēfē: Pas à Pas feat. Kelly Watkins	3:27

4.	Fēfē: Tarpaga's Four in Three	4:49

5.	Fēfē: Dusty Road to Dolo	4:40

6.	Melodic Concept III (Kendall K. Williams)	9:17
7.	Babybot (Andrea Mazzariello)	5:26
8.	sending messages (live): I. Alchemy Gold (Leilehua Lanzilotti)	11:56
9.	sending messages (live): II. the lehua groves	9:04

10.	𝗖𝗗𝟮 Broken Unison: I (Donnacha Dennehy)	2:39

11.	Broken Unison: II-III	4:30
12.	Broken Unison: IV-V	2:56
13.	Broken Unison: VI-VII	7:24
14.	Broken Unison: VIII-IX	2:48

15.	Torque: Part I (Vijay Iyer)	4:38

16.	Torque: Part II	3:47
17.	Torque: Part III	6:40
18.	Torque: -lude	6:02
19.	Purse Hurdler: I (Dan Deacon)	5:44

20.	Purse Hurdler: II	1:56
21.	Purse Hurdler: III	13:14
22.	diamond in the square (Suzanne Farrin)	7:46
23.	𝗖𝗗𝟯 Note To Self: I'm Supposed To Be Doing (Nathalie Joachim)	2:56

24.	Note To Self: Much More	4:24
25.	Note To Self: Take A Nap	1:08
26.	Note To Self: Maybe	4:17
27.	Note To Self: I'm Feeling	2:21
28.	Note To Self: Motivated	5:46
29.	Inward Pieces: gone (Angélica Negrón)	5:17

30.	Inward Pieces: wires	6:49

31.	Inward Pieces: release	3:31

32.	Inward Pieces: go back	5:41

33.	Machines for Listening with So: Machine #3 (Dan Trueman)	5:39

34.	Machines for Listening with So: Machine #9	4:29

35.	Machines for Listening with So: Stromatolith for So	4:02

36.	Machines for Listening with So: Machine #5	7:10

37.	in places (claire rousay)	8:13

38.	𝗖𝗗𝟰 When The Sun Hits Just Right (Angélica Negrón)	11:04
39.	Oblique Music for Four Plus (blank) (Jason Treuting)	9:49
40.	Sequential (Tristan Perich)	43:39
41.	𝗖𝗗𝟱 Vodalities: I. The Universality of Breath Art (Shodekeh Talifero)	4:08

42.	Vodalities: II. The Genealogy of Vocal Percussion	6:02
43.	the wonder that's keeping the stars apart: I. Cabinet of Curiosities (Bora Yoon)	11:27

44.	the wonder that's keeping the stars apart: II. Simultaneous Realities	4:11
45.	the wonder that's keeping the stars apart: III. Blood Matter Carbon Bone	7:14
46.	the wonder that's keeping the stars apart: IV. [I carry your heart with me(i carry it in]	5:41
47.	A Better Genome (Michael J. Love & Jason Treuting)	17:32
48.	In True Dialogue (Van-Anh Vo & Jason Treuting)	15:06
49.	𝗖𝗗𝟲 Narrow Sea (live): I. I am a poor wayfaring stranger (Caroline Shaw)	3:31

50.	Narrow Sea (live): II. Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood	4:06
51.	Narrow Sea (live): III. Sweet rivers lie just before	4:45
52.	Narrow Sea (live): IV. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand	4:36
53.	Narrow Sea (live): V. She said she'd meet me when I come	3:11
54.	Afterlife (live) (Steve Mackey)	18:49
55.	Collective Ungraspable (live) (Robyn Jacob)	16:42
56.	vv (live) (Juri Seo)	7:11
57.	Waves (live) (Cenk Ergün)	9:59
58.	𝗖𝗗𝟳 From Out a Darker Sea: Chapter One - Coal and Flower (Sō Percussion)	7:40

59.	From Out a Darker Sea: Chapter Two - Four Portraits	10:29
60.	From Out a Darker Sea: Chapter Three - Harold and Sylvia	11:09
61.	From Out a Darker Sea: Chapter Four - Song for Billy/For the Durham Sea	18:59
62.	𝗖𝗗𝟴 Amid the Noise: June (Jason Treuting)	5:09

63.	Amid the Noise: White	4:10
64.	Amid the Noise: Go	6:21
65.	Amid the Noise: Fire Escapes	3:57
66.	Amid the Noise: September	5:40
67.	Amid the Noise: March	8:05
68.	Extremes (Jason Treuting)	3:55

69.	Thank You 4 Listening (Jason Treuting)	3:04

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Credits

released September 26, 2025

All recordings produced by Sō Percussion and Matt Poirier
Box set artwork and design by DM Stith

This publication is made possible in part by support from the Barr Ferree Foundation Fund for Publications, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University.

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