CALV,JULIAN
ROUTE 4 / THORN AND ROOTS - 7"

For Fans of Louis Thomas Harding (a.k.a. Moondog), Classical and World Music!

Julian Calv was a music major recently graduated from Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. He now resides in the art community of Woodstock, VT. Julian can occasionally be seen on Church Street in Burlington, VT, busking much in the way Moondog, aka the Viking of Sixth Avenue, had done in NYC during the 50’s and 60’s.

As a musician, Moondog was the total package. His strong rhythmic and contrapuntal pieces later influenced composers of minimal music such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass. He invented musical instruments, in particular the Trimba.

After studying the avant-garde composer’s music--and even building his own one-of-a- kind Trimba--Calv is now creating his own percussion based compositions in a style reminiscent of the late composer’s. With his first release, “Route 4,” Julian states, “ ‘Route 4’ is an ambient percussion composition, which combines the soundscape of US Route 4 in Vermont, and hypnotic drumming.” “Thorn and Roots” is a fast paced musical impression based on an improvised melody performed in front of a juice bar having the same name. The trimba and balafon play in tandem with one another, creating a percussive flurry in perpetual motion.