Never one to limit himself, Aaron Novik is set to unveil five EPs’ worth of material that have been incubating amidst the bass clarinetist’s myriad musical involvements, which include Fred Frith’s Gravity band, his own ensembles No Signal, O+O+, Dante Counterstamp, and his comic book/album series Frowny Frown.
With plans to release all five titles between late summer and the end of the year, Novik kicks off the EP series with a July residency at John Zorn’s experimental nonprofit venue The Stone, along with a full-length compilation of material that spans the whole set, titled The Fallow Curves of the Planospheres, out digitally and on cd on July 19th and available at the shows.
The Hotel of 13 Losses
Aaron Novik- clarinet, field recordings
recorded by Aaron Novik
mixed by Eli Crews
mastered by John Cors
O+O+
Aaron Novik- clarinet
Matt Nelson- tenor sax
Evan Francis- flute
Mark Clifford- vibraphone
Lisa Mezzacappa- bass
Tim Bulkley- drums
recorded by John Finkbeiner and Eli Crews
mixed by Eli Crews
Mastered by John Cors
No Signal
Aaron Novik- A clarinet
Jeremiah Cymerman- Bb clarinet
Ava Mendoza- guitar
Matt Hollenberg- guitar
recorded by Lily Wen
mixed by Eli Crews
mastered by John Cors
Rotterdam
Aaron Novik- bass clarinet
Kasey Knudsen- alto sax
Dina Maccabee- violin
Lisa Mezzacappa- bass
Jamie Moore- drums
recorded by John Finkbeiner
mixed by John Finkbeiner
mastered by ELi Crews
Berlin
Aaron Novik- bass clarinet
Kyle Bruckmann- oboe, english horn
Crystal Pascucci- cello
Lisa Mezzacappa- bass
Jordan Glenn- found object percussion
recorded by John Finkbeiner
mixed by John Finkbeiner
mastered by Eli Crews
Album art by Ariadna Garza Novik