with this recording nublu, in its fourth year as an alternative music venue here on new york city's lower east side presents its eponymous orchestra under the ubiquitous baton of renowned conductionist lawrence d. "butch" morris. known for his method of composing in real time through a system of signals of his invention that allows him to organize a vocabulary of sound and rhythm coaxed extemporaneously from an orchestra into coherent compositions as they are imparted (much like skywriting, where puffs of seemingly indiscriminate smoke become language under the amazed eye, or action painting), mr.morris herein directs a protean assembly culled from the personnel of various nublu repertory bands such as wax poetic, love trio, kudu and brazilian girls.

what ensues is a genre-bending landscape of collaborative composition that at times brings to mind the free jazz collaborations of ornette coleman and eric dolphy, while at others that electronic music of oliver messien or scriabin seasoned with more than a hint of funk. imagine all the serialists under one tent with george russell. –john farris, nyc

produced by ilhan ersahin /recorded by gus oberg / mixed by klas wikberg / mastered by chris athens
all music written by butch morris in collaboration with nublu orchestra