Reviews Jason Bolte
“The most beautiful and terrifying thing I’ve ever heard... We all just sat there in the dark marveling at the piece’s unsuppressed beauty.” And Death... Lynn Tjernan Lukkas Live Art ____________________________________________________ “Mad Propz goto Jason Bolte and his fine, fine, fine piece, Scrap Metal which is, I think, the greatest piece for piano and tape since Davidovsky.” Scrap Metal Jay C. Batzner Sequenza21 ____________________________________________________ “At a conference where many composer's notes would have you believe that their piece is somehow going to change your entire perception of the universe, Jason Bolte presents a piece where things are really just scraping against each other...and it's brilliant.” Friction Greg Sabo Electro Vienna ____________________________________________________ “The most visceral piece of the evening...” And Death... asymmetry Music Magazine http://asymmetrymusicmagazine.com ____________________________________________________ “This fantastically complex piece creates a perfect balance between the virtual and the real taking the listener on a journey through an unforeseen zoo of sounds from singing birds and chords of an organ to a Doctor Who and Star Wars-esque portal. A very exciting and polished piece.” change in the summation Rachael Watts, Networked Music Review ____________________________________________________ “Another standout in the program was Jason Bolte’s Forgotten Dreams, with a great performance by double bassist Jeremy Baguyos. This work has a lively interaction between the solo double bass and laptop, and these two components are handled expertly. At times the mood was psychedelic and vibrant, which seems to agree with the composer’s note that the piece is inspired by ‘abruptly waking from a dream.’” Forgotten Dreams Spencer Topel ARRAY (ICMA)http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lukkas/liveart/2009/02/concert_9_sprak_festival_02202.htmlhttp://www.sequenza21.com/batzner.htmlhttp://electrovienna.blogspot.com/http://asymmetrymusicmagazine.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3
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