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)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Cantaloupe Music am 11.01.2005
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Terminal Velocity (Icebreaker)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Cantaloupe Music am 01.01.1994
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Terminal Velocity
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.05.1994
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Nautilus
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 23.04.2021
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Metrum / Rookery Hill / Tam Tam
Klassik - Erschienen bei Donemus Composers' Voice am 01.07.2001
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Extraction
Jazz - Erschienen bei Between the Lines am 21.09.2001
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Cranial Pavement (Icebreaker)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Cantaloupe Music am 11.01.2005
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Re-mix
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 26.02.2021
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Gordon: Trance
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 30.09.1996
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The Dam
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 05.11.2021
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Distant Early Warning
Electronic - Erschienen bei Aesthetics am 01.09.1999
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The, What Is It? The Golden Eagle?
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 13.08.2021
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The Vapours
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 08.10.2021
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Rubric (From Glassworks)
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 03.12.2021
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Big, Beautiful, Dark & Scary
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 21.05.2021
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Link
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 18.06.2021
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Mesh
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 29.01.2021
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Azure
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 16.07.2021
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Black Origami
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rookery Records am 10.09.2021
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