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Three Bags Full
A compilation of soundtracks for dance and film.
Now This
Studio versions of songs originally played solo in performances with acoustic instruments. Features many original instruments and some guests, but mostly played & sung by the artist. An emphasis on song writing with unusual arrangements & combinations of instruments. Influences range from Leonard Cohen to Brian Eno & Robert Wyatt.
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released April 16, 2020
Norman Rutherford - acoustic bass on # 1 & 6. Jeannie McKenzie - cello on # 3, Elaine Buckholtz, Ryder Cooley, Anna K - vocals on #7.
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released April 16, 2020
Norman Rutherford - acoustic bass on # 1 & 6. Jeannie McKenzie - cello on # 3, Elaine Buckholtz, Ryder Cooley, Anna K - vocals on #7.
Giselle
Music composed for a modern adaption of the classical ballet "Giselle," a tragic East European folk tale featuring the Wilis - ghosts of women who have died of broken hearts. Choreographed by Brechin Flournoy, it features a large variety of unusual & invented instruments built by the composer.
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released April 17, 2020
All instruments played by Peter Whitehead. Vocals on #11 by Pamela Winfrey. Voices on #16 by Brechin Flournoy.
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released April 17, 2020
All instruments played by Peter Whitehead. Vocals on #11 by Pamela Winfrey. Voices on #16 by Brechin Flournoy.
Under the Gun
Peter Whitehead's second album of songs includes several written for the show "The Mission is Not Impossible." Subjects range from guns & Mother Earth to the Day of the Dead festival. Features a number of homemade instruments alongside many familiar ones.
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released April 17, 2020
All instruments & vocals by Peter Whitehead.
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released April 17, 2020
All instruments & vocals by Peter Whitehead.
Adamantine
The Brightness of the Day is Bigger than the Bed
A compilation of pieces composed over several years for various films, videos, installations & dance performances. Features a variety of conventional & invented instruments plus electronics & sampling.
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released November 5, 2011
All music composed & played by Peter Whitehead
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released November 5, 2011
All music composed & played by Peter Whitehead
Angels of Enchantment
Music composed for "Angles of Enchantment" - a performance by Garrett Moulton Dance Company, choreographed by Charles Moulton & Janice Garrett. Music & songs performed live on stage with four dancers and featuring a variety of conventional & invented instruments, electronics, sampling and toys.
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released November 15, 2013
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released November 15, 2013
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