Recording Notes
Tom Djll has long been developing his idiosyncratic language for trumpet—a vocabulary expanded by the use of modular synthesizers. Serge Works collects compositions and improvisations recorded between 1983 and 1988, relatively early in the development of his improvisational work. Included in the liner notes is an extensive interview between Djll and Bay Area improviser Aaron Oppenheim on Djll’s techniques and history.
Credits
released July 20, 2018
Charles Amirkhanian – Executive Producer
Andrew Weathers – Producer
Andrew Weathers – Mastering Engineer
Mark Abramson – Packaging Design
Interview conducted by Aaron Oppenheim
© 1983-1989 Soul on Rice Productions, BMI
Other Minds Records OM-2019
© 2018 Other Minds
Editorial Reviews
Serge Works provides an informative survey of his pioneering achievements, making for highly engaging listening experiences that deserve multiple encounters. – Stephen Smoliar
Djll’s Serge Works begins with ‘Tombo’ (1987), a piece for trumpet, voice, and Serge Modular Synthesizer whose opening seems to depict a crazy, noisy monster hell bent on destruction. – Jason Victor Serinus
Track Listing
- TOMBO (1987) (5:23)
Recorded in Taos, NM
Tom Djll – trumpet, voice, Serge Modular Synthesizer - schitzo-analysis (1987) (5:06)
Tom Djll – trumpet and Serge Modular Synthesizer - popcorn music (1988) (6:00)
Recorded in Berkeley, CA
Tom Djll – trumpet and Serge Modular Synthesizer - FAT (1984) (13:42)
Recorded in Santa Cruz, CA
Tom Djll – Serge Modular Synthesizer - Pair Time (1983) (5:59)
Recorded in Santa Cruz, CA
Tom Djll – trumpet, various instruments, and Serge Modular Synthesizer
Ross Rabin – percussion, amplified percussion, toys, voice - Francine (1984) (6:15)
Recorded in Aptos, CA
Tom Djll – trumpet and Serge Modular Synthesizer
Ross Rabin – percussion, amplified percussion, zither - Seattle 1988 (1988) (6:01)
Recorded by Doug Haire, live at the
Third Seattle Festival of Improvised Music, Seattle, WA
Tom Djll – trumpet and Serge Modular Synthesizer
Sample Tracks
