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"The singularly gifted drummer/composer Mike Pride is prolifically active as a leader/accompanist in a wide variety of groups and genres: metal, noise, avant-garde rock, free music, and modern jazz. Pride's deeply inspired and utterly focused modern jazz work with his From Bacteria to Boys quartet is distinct on the current scene, incorporating his love of jazz, rock, modern classical and R&B as a non-hierarchical whole. Birthing Days is a magnificent display of both his far-ranging compositional prowess and the rich talents of this remarkable group. The great and gifted pianist Alexis Marcelo and bassist Peter Bitenc remain dedicated members, whose deep thought and commitment to finding the core tone and emotional approach to each composition anchor the band, while allowing utmost flexibility for the music to follow new avenues with each performance. In early 2012, saxophone phenom Jon Irabagon joined, breathing new life into the group's sound with his virtuosic command and harmonic flexibility. The sonic template of the quartet is expanded on three tracks here with the addition of bass clarinetist Jason Stein and saxophonist Jonathan Moritz. All of these musicians are startling and beautiful new voices in modern jazz."
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"The 33 minute maximum intensity transformative epic Drummer's Corpse was recorded within the same month as the diametrically opposed (in concept, content and title) Birthday Days, and no pair of records better represent his multifarious artistic nature. Their simultaneous release is a major artistic statement from Mike Pride. Drummer's Corpse was originally conceived and written in 2005, following a devastating apartment fire which consumed nearly all of Pride's possessions, recordings, and compositions. Finally realized/recorded in late 2012, it features an inter-generational seven-strong gathering of some of the finest currently active drummer/composers, organ drone, waves of electric guitar, and vocal performance art by Pride and two additional members of this stunning assembly. It is a scream against violence and war. A scream against greed and envy. A howl of strength, power, and self-reliance."
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