LADONNA SMITH

Transmutating

Davey Williams and LaDonna Smith in cuts from their 1992 duo concerts in St. Louis and Santa Fe. Features Smith on viola and Williams on electric guitar. "The tightest improvisation I've ever heard..." Rich O'Donnell, New Music Circle

Item number SL-CD-2; Compact disc $16.00

 

Eye of the Storm

Solo improvisations by LaDonna Smith which represent spontaneous consciousness in concert and the free and extreme boundaries of the instruments used: viola, violin and voice. Recording pulled from live concerts during 1991 and 1992 in Europe and America.

Item number SL-CD-1; Compact disc $16.00

 

The NOHO Sessions

Features Annie Gosfield, sampling keyboards; LaDonna Smith, violin, viola, vocals; Davey Williams and Roger Kleier on guitars, in forty-six minutes of free improvisation recorded live on KPFK FM. This performance is a highlight from a quartet that takes you on a tonal ride through some very atonal atmospheres. Gosfield and Kleier provide transportation with ample groove capabilities, while the incidental flora and fauna from Smith and Williams complete the surreal scenery. "When it comes to good improvisational music, this tape hits dead center." The Improvisor

Item number SL-C-1; Cassette tape $10.00

Travellers

This 1991 cassette release from Trans museq was recorded both in studio and in concert. It features bluesy extended electric guitar with viola and a variety of electronics and vocalizations.

Item number SL-C-2; Cassette tape $10.00

Velocities

Andrea Centazzo, drums and percussion; LaDonna Smith, violin, viola and voice; Davey Williams, electric guitar and banjo. Studio and live trios recorded in Bologna and Pistola, Italy.

Item number SL-R-1; 12" LP record $10.00 OUT OF STOCK

Direct Waves

LaDonna Smith, viola, violin and voice; Davey Williams, electric guitar, banjo and mandolin are the Trans Duo. Disc recorded live in Brussels and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Item number SL-R-2; 12" LP record $10.00 OUT OF STOCK

Safari By Balloon on DICE: A Collection of Contemporary Women Composers

Safari...describes a mood - a little danger, a little gravity, a little fear and a little exhilaration. Disc also includes works by artists Alquimia, Elise Kermani, Barnett Band, Lynn Book, Cecilia, Justine, The Qube Chix and Christine Baczewska. "This vibrant anthology...DICE captures something wild, primal, and outside the world of male-dominated musical catagories" Kyle Gann, Village Voice

Item number COMP-CD-02; Compact disc $15.00

Green Song on The Aerial: Issue #2

An improvisation by the Trans Duo (LaDonna Smith and Davey Williams). Collection also includes works by Bob Davis & Jon Ruskin, David Dunn, Jin Hi Kim, Jeff Greinke, Christopher Shultis, Chris Cochrane, Sue Ann Harkey, Annea Lockwood and Hildegarde Westerkamp.

Item number COMP-CD-04; Compact disc $16.00    OUT OF STOCK
Item number COMP-C-2; Cassette tape $8.00

 

LaDonna Smith

A composer, improviser, visual artist and teacher, Smith plays viola and violin as well as vocalizes. She has worked with many leading figures in improvisation and new composition. Active in the international surrealist movement, she heads the record label TransMuseq and is a contributing editor to the journal, The Improvisor. She also composes and performs from interdisciplinary areas of discovery, especially dance and visual art.

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