Monoceros
by Evan Parker
- Type: Album
- Released: 1978
- Label: Incus
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 39:43
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded directly to vinyl using direct-to-disc technology to preserve acoustic fidelity, 'Monoceros' captures Parker's astonishing solo soprano saxophone techniques. The relentless, cyclical breathing and multiphonics produce a dizzying, highly textured avant-garde masterwork.
Genres
Descriptors: atonal, improvisation, technical, suite, noisy, dissonant, instrumental, avant-garde, experimental, virtuosic, unaccompanied-solo
Tracklist
- Monoceros 1 (21:30)
- Monoceros 2 (5:12)
- Monoceros 3 (8:58)
- Monoceros 4 (4:03)
Credits
- Evan Parker - primary artist, soprano saxophone, sleeve notes
- Michael Reynolds - engineer [balance]
- Gerald Reynolds - lacquer cut by [cutting engineer]
- Roberto Masotti - photography by
- Numar Lubin - producer