Vocalists: Roland Burks, bass (Zakko), Kelvin Chan, baritone (Ashmenton), Tomas Cruz, tenor (Joreo), Lucy Dhegrae, soprano (Helena), Chris DiMeglio, baritone (Bubba John Jack), Kristin Fung, mezzo (Alva), Nick Hallett, tenor (David), Kyoko Kitamura, soprano (Ntzockie), Kamala Sankaram, soprano (Sundance), Elizabeth Saunders, mezzo (Kim), Jen Shyu, soprano (Shala), Vince Vincent, tenor (Ojuwain)
Instrumental Soloists: Vincent Chancey (French horn), Jacob Garchik (baritone horn), Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone), Ingrid Laubrock (soprano saxophone), Domenica Fossati (flute),Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Dan Peck (tuba), Reut Regev (trombone), Stephanie Richards (trumpet), Katie Scheele (English horn), Josh Sinton (bass clarinet), Libby Van Cleve (oboe)
Dancers: Rachel Bernsen, Melanie Maar
Orchestra:
Violin: Erica Dicker (concertmaster), Sam Bardfeld, Sarah Bernstein, Julianne Carney, Jason Hwang, Mazz Swift, Scott Tixier, Ginger Dolden
Viola: Amy Cimini, Jessica Pavone, Erin Wight
Cello: Marika Hughes, Tomeka Reid, Tomas Ulrich
Bass: Ken Filiano, Mark Helias
Flute: Leah Paul, Domenica Fossati
Oboe/English horn: Kathy Halvorson, Katie Scheele, Libby Van Cleve
Clarinet/saxophone: Mike McGinnis, Jim Hobbs, Ingrid Laubrock, Oscar Noriega, Josh Sinton
Bassoon: Sara Schoenbeck, Katherine Young
French horn: Nathan Koci, Vincent Chancey
Trumpet: Gareth Flowers, Stephanie Richards
Trombone: Jacob Garchik, Reut Regev
Tuba: Dan Peck
Percussion: David Shively
Harp: Jacqui Kerrod
Conductor/Composer/Librettist: Anthony Braxton
Producer: Taylor Ho Bynum for the Tri-Centric Foundation
Lead recording engineer, mixing and mastering: Jon Rosenberg
Stage director: Acushla Bastible
Video art director, film editor: Chris Jonas
Associate stage director: Louisa Proske
Associate video art director: Dylan McLaughlin
Director of photography, assistant film editor: Ross Karre
Choreographer: Rachel Bernsen
Lighting designer: Yi Zhao
Costume designer: Nikki Delhomme
Sound designer: Amy Crawford
Stage manager: Desiree Alejandro
Assistant producer: Kyoko Kitamura
Production assistant: Tyler Rai
Music copyist: Hiram Navarette
Rehearsal pianist: Landon Knoblock
Roulette assistant technical director: Woramon Jamjod
Roulette sound engineers: Stephen Cooper, Caley Monahon-Ward
Lighting technician: Kryssy Wright
Avatar sound engineers: Thom Beemr, Tyler Hartman
Camera operators: Merve Kayan, Daron Nealis, Tatyana Tenenbaum, Chrstine Herde
Layout and design: KJ Parish
Photography: Scott Friedlander, Dylan McLaughlin
Live performance recorded April 19, 2014 at Roulette, Brooklyn. Studio realization recorded April 21-22, 2014 at Avatar Studios, New York, NY.
Total mastery of patience, time, and drama create a constantly engaging journey that never gets tiresome or same-y: in fact the harder you listen the better it gets! Somehow Sorey et al. find a way to combine the deep listening and spontaneous interaction of the best jazz with the sense of every tone and sound being worth a universe of listening, which could be equally from Cage and Feldman or the accompaniment to an ancient ritual.
The recording/engineering is absolutely perfect as well. Giles
Beautifully immersive sound experience. Not familiar enough with the mechanics of ZIM and the liner notes are pretty oblique about those but ample on the poetics and the humor (yes!) of this music. A high water mark for Braxton's music. Mr. Edison
Improvisational pieces that blossom into moments of melody and cover topics such as “voltage & how certain apples will keep you young.” Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 18, 2023
The experimental musician drew from Korean folk opera, field recordings, synthesizers, and more to create her latest album. Bandcamp New & Notable May 20, 2022
Verisimilitude was at the top of my "Top Ten Records of 2017".
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Can't wait for the vinyl version to arrive. Hebeloma Crustuliniforme