Icebreaker
Although often described as a minimalist jazz band, England's Icebreaker combines such additional styles as contemporary classical, rock, and alternative, and is comprised of 12 members (featuring pan pipes, saxophones, electric violin, cello, guitars, percussion, and keyboards). Originally formed in 1989 by James Poke and John Godfrey, the group's self-described goal has been to make "contemporary music with balls"; hence the amplification of all of their instruments. Icebreaker toured extensively since their inception, including appearances over the years at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Wiener Musik Galerie in Vienna, and the NYYD Festival in Estonia, as well as stateside shows at New York's Bang on a Can Festival and at Carnegie Hall (the latter alongside the American Composers Orchestra). Although best experienced on stage, Icebreaker has issued several recordings over the years, including 1994's Terminal Velocity; 1996's Trance (a collaboration with composer Michael Gordon); 1997's Rogue's Gallery (which compositions by Michael Torke, David Lang, and Godfrey, among others); plus a pair of releases in 2002, Extraction and Diderik Wagenaar (additionally, Icebreaker has appeared on a few compilation albums, including Century XXI UK: A-M). Icebreaker's music was also featured in performances by both the West Australian Ballet and the Pacific Northwest Ballet of Seattle, and in 1998, the group appeared alongside the Royal Ballet for a performance of Ashley Page's Cheating, Lying, Stealing, part of the celebration for Dame Ninette de Valois' 100th birthday. Icebreaker's future seems bright as well, as in 2002 they performed with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra, and toured with the Dutch ensemble Orkest de Volharding, performing works by Diderik Wagenaar, Cornelis de Bondt, Yannis Kyriakides, and Joe Culter (as a BBC commission).
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Trance (Michael Gordon)
Klassiek - Released by Cantaloupe Music on 11 jan. 2005
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Terminal Velocity (Icebreaker)
Klassiek - Released by Cantaloupe Music on 1 jan. 1994
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Terminal Velocity
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 mei 1994
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Nautilus
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 23 apr. 2021
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Metrum / Rookery Hill / Tam Tam
Klassiek - Released by Donemus Composers' Voice on 1 jul. 2001
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Cranial Pavement (Icebreaker)
Klassiek - Released by Cantaloupe Music on 11 jan. 2005
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Re-mix
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 26 feb. 2021
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Gordon: Trance
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 30 sep. 1996
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The Dam
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 5 nov. 2021
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Distant Early Warning
Electronic - Released by Aesthetics on 1 sep. 1999
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The, What Is It? The Golden Eagle?
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 13 aug. 2021
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The Vapours
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 8 okt. 2021
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Rubric (From Glassworks)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 3 dec. 2021
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Big, Beautiful, Dark & Scary
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 21 mei 2021
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Link
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 18 jun. 2021
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Mesh
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 29 jan. 2021
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Azure
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 16 jul. 2021
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Black Origami
Alternative en Indie - Released by Rookery Records on 10 sep. 2021
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