II, by Curha

II

by Curha

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1.	Casa Grande 02:13	buy track
2.	Togar 04:28	buy track
3.	Sick Of Ants! 03:39	buy track
4.	Blimp Enthusiast 03:57	buy track
5.	Blaster 05:43	buy track
6.	Soap 04:54	buy track
7.	Murgatroid 02:10	buy track
8.	MMS 06:49	buy track
9.	Totally Hired 02:48	buy track
10.	History of Vistas 03:30	buy track
11.	Hex Pebble Fusion 03:14	buy track
12.	Blown Bubble Blues 05:15	buy track

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Curha II is the followup album to Curha I (Chant Records) and the latest work of the musician known as Curha. Curha is the alter ego of Curtis Hasselbring, a New York-based multi-instrumentalist/composer who has worked with musicians including Golem, Slavic Soul Party, Banda De Los Muertos, Frank London, Anthony Coleman, the Ghost Train Orchestra, Bobby Previte, Matt Wilson, Chris Lightcap and Medeski Martin and Wood. Curha utilizes trombones, guitars, samples, synths and voices to paint a utopian yet charmingly-flawed personal vision of time and space. Opening with an Ennio Morricone-inspired desert anthem (‘Casa Grande’) and moving through chip-tunes imitating Weather Report (‘Hex Pebble Fusion’), a tribute to Mark E. Smith (‘Totally Hired’), shoe-gaze muzak (‘Blown Bubble Blues’) and trip-hop-meets-Marvel (‘History of Vistas’), Curha II covers a wide musical terrain. The album features a variety of guests including guitar wiz Brandon Seabrook (Anthony Braxton, Nels Cline), drummer Dan Rieser (Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash), dual bass clarinetists Peter Hess (Slavic Soul Party, Balkan Beat Box) and Alec Spiegelman (Cuddle Magic) and Aaron Diskin (Golem) on tambourine.

You might also enjoy Curha I:
curtishasselbring.bandcamp.com/album/i

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released March 18, 2020

All music composed, created and performed by Curha. Additional guests include Dan Rieser (drums on #1 and #2), Aaron Diskin (tambourine #2), Brandon Seabrook (guitar solo on #2), Peter Hess (bass clarinet on #8) and Alec Spiegelman (bass clarinet on #6 and #12). Additional recording by Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad.

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Curtis Hasselbring New York, New York

Curtis Hasselbring is a trombonist, guitarist and general all-around music creator. He has been active in the NYC jazz, world, experimental and rock scenes since the 90's. He leads his riotous jazz quartet, the New Mellow Edwards, composes lots of works for various instrumentations and creates electronic music under the name Curha. ... more

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