The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol

Cardinal Fuzz and Feeding Tube Records are pleased to bring your way The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol's 'Ensemble 2016.' Eight players made up the iteration of the always mutating ensemble cast, who were as follows for this recording - John Westhaver, Nathaniel Hurlow, Bill Guerrero, Jason Vaughan, Dave Reford, Scott Thompson, Mark McIntyre and Eric Larock. The session for 'Ensemble' went down at their spiritual home of Birdman Sound in Ottawa in August 2016 where what you hear on record was recorded direct from the floor (and mastered/tweaked by Chris Hardman). The whole session (and note this is an edit to fit the constraints of vinyl) - flies by with a reckless, organic abandon, as at times 8 players fly off in different dynamic directions of abstract playing and improvisation with trumpet player Scott Thompson much to the fore and blowing wild. At times the feel of this recording is like a collision between a '70s album on the German Sky transported to a San Franciscan Ballroom in '68 as the audience are peaking on 'Orange Sunshine' as 'Ensemble' finishes up like a beautiful trip, well taken. Limited to 400 copies on black vinyl.