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The Stratos Ensemble
Drawn Straws
Album US 2007 on Fateless Flows label
Electronic and Jazz (Free Improvisation, Fusion, Smooth Jazz)
In the fall of 2003, Dean De Benedictis (Surface 10) called up his fellow recording artists Giuseppe Patane (Maata Haari), Andrea "Jako" Giacomini (Socadia), and Takeshi Nishimoto (I'm Not A Gun) to start a project that would keep their chops up while at the same time keep their musical roots in tact. The result was an LA-based, improvisational jazz ensemble with an alternative/progressive sound tenuously campared to that of Tortoise, Weather Report, Soft Machine and ECM jazz artists from the 70's and 80's. Fateless has compiled the ensemble's best jam sessions as a CDR release for 2007 called Drawn Straws.
Musicians
 | The Stratos Ensemble , album by |
 | Giuseppe Patanè b, bass |
 | Mick Stevens b, bass |
 | Dean De Benedictis key, sampler, synth, bass, overdubbed bass, drums, keyboards, keyboards, producer, illustration, cover, cover art, piano, overdubbed piano improvisation |
 | Andrea Giacomini dr, drums, photography, group photo |
 | Takeshi Nishimoto g, b, *1974 JP electric guitar |
 | Jim Goetsch ss, sampler, saxophone, overdubbed saxophone improvisations |
Producers
| David Israel photography, cover photo |
| Christian Fayette photography, group photo |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empowering Gamesake | The Stratos Ensemble | 24:05 | |
| 2 | Thou Dire Lull | The Stratos Ensemble | 4:00 | |
| 3 | The Motion Of You | The Stratos Ensemble | 17:47 | |
| 4 | Trenches | The Stratos Ensemble | 4:12 | |
| 5 | Finding 7.4 Corners | The Stratos Ensemble | 3:28 | |
| 6 | Galaxing | The Stratos Ensemble | 4:35 | |
| 7 | A Thorough Season | The Stratos Ensemble | 4:11 | |
| 8 | On Thundering Sky Larkers Likeness | The Stratos Ensemble | 9:31 | |
| 9 | Higher Loosing | The Stratos Ensemble | 7:56 |
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