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Halloween - 2012

by Ratchet Orchestra

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1.
Vapours 09:54
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Winnow 07:18
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Dusty 11:52
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Safety 09:13
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September 03:58
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Bongo Island 01:34
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Eve - Sun Ra 11:12
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El - Sun Ra 06:12
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T(h)rust 10:30

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Ratchet Orchestra at the Sala Rossa, Halloween 2012
Hemlock CD Launch

If you make music in Montreal, there's a good chance you know one of the 30-odd members of this behemoth, irregularly convened by Nicolas Calola. Since 1997, he's gradually figured out how to make the most of all the possible instrumental colours and playing styles of each member, and it's never sounded better (on record) than on Hemlock. How lucky to have at one's disposal an entire flock of flutes playing with a gaggle of strings and several bass-oriented saxophones, as on "Yield." The ascending notes of "Hemlock Pt.1" gather another strange collection of instrumental colours into wild fanfare, which leads into the deep, dark groove of the song's second part. Every track yields a sumptuous variety of music that continues to reference the warped big band charts and sounds of Sun Ra, as they always have, while at the same time realizing the potential of this large group of talented musicians. With Hemlock, Ratchet Orchestra have finally found their sound, and it's splendid.
David Dacks
Exclaim
exclaim.ca/music/article/ratchet_orchestra-hemlock

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released May 15, 2020

Nicolas Caloia - double bass
Jean Derome - bari sax, piccolo
Craig Dionne - flute
Gordon Krieger - bass clarinet
Claude Maheu - english horn
Yves Charuest - alto sax
Louisa Sage - alto sax
Damian Nisenson - sopranino sax
Jason Sharp - bass sax
Ellwood Epps - trumpet
Philippe Battikha - trumpet
Scott Thomson - trombone
Jacques Gravel - bass trombone
Eric Lewis - euphonium
Gabriel Rivest - tuba
Joshua Zubot - violin
Guido Del Fabbro - violin
Jean René - viola
Norsola Johnson - cello
Chris Burns - guitar
Sam Shalabi -guitar
Guillaume Dostaler - rhodes
Ken Doolittle - percussion
Michel Bonneau - congas
Isaiah Ceccarelli - drums
John Heward - drums

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