E p i g r a p h R e c o r d s • 1 8 2 2 G S t r e e t •   B a k e r s f i e l d C A 9 3 3 0 1

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In February 2012, the Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet assembled at Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield to record a live set of four original compositions in front of a packed house, with special guests Phillip Greenlief on tenor saxophone and Kris Tiner on trumpet. The show was organized by Epigraph Records, a new grassroots label devoted to presenting unusual and esoteric new music in Bakersfield. The IAHRQ are at the forefront of this scene. Blending Ethiopian funk with the outer realms of cosmic jazz and atonal psychedelia, these four young musicians weave a sound that is explicitly their own, while proudly paying tribute to their influences.

invisible astro!healing rhythm!

quartet!!!Epigraph lp-002 !

Jordan Aguirre - electric guitar, organ Andrew Koeth - electric bass, organ

Brenndan Morlan - electric guitar, electric bass Alex Sarad - drums, percussion

+ Kris Tiner - trumpet

Phillip Greenlief - tenor sax

Critical praise for RITUAL INSCRIPTION (Epigraph lp-001) !“There’s something different happening in Bakersfield since the glory days of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. That at least is what would be suggested by the inaugural release from Epigraph Records.” – Kurt Gottschalk, The New York City Jazz Record !“A tightly balanced combination of intensity and lyricism that arises from an intelligent reciprocity of conventional and experimental playing by three musicians with deep stylistic and expressive affinities… an exhilarating meeting.” – Avant Music News !“The music is raw, open-ended and strangely enough, deeply emotional… music that will grab you by the throat as well as make you dream. It's especially the contrast between both that makes this great art, the tension between Tiner's gentle humanity on the one hand, and Drake's horror-movie sounds on the other, with Nakatani embracing both ends of the spectrum, that make this performance really worth looking for. Highly recommended.” – Stef Gijssels, Free Jazz (Belgium) !“They work their magic in an impressive short set. You are ready for more when the second side ends.” – Gapplegate Music Review !“Two improvisations, 18 and 13 minutes long. Two rollercoaster rides. Drake’s playing being mostly textural and noise-based, Tiner is free to fire strings of burning-hot brass lines and well-controlled blurts and blasts, while Nakatani wields unbridled creativity at his drum kit, striking and brushing skins and frames with a plethora of objets. The magic is there, and I was holding my breath throughout.” – François Couture, Monsieur Délire (France) !“Elastic, kinetic sounds mutate constantly, coloring a broad canvas through tight and thick interplay. No sound is obvious; the trio deserts common instrumental roles for inventive and challenging ones. The narrative of the improvisation is loose, but the fierce, intense sonic alchemy is arresting—an idiosyncratic language outlined spontaneously… brilliant and masterful.” – Eyal Hareuveni, All About Jazz !

E p i g r a p h R e c o r d s • 1 8 2 2 G S t r e e t •   B a k e r s f i e l d C A 9 3 3 0 1

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