Ellen Fullman - music for the man who grew common in wisdom LP xx2019 Contortions coined a downtown dance-punk

Contortions coined a downtown dance-punk sound that had immediate influence on subsequent No Wave bands – including Place's Bush Tetras and Bronx trio ESG – as well as the burgeoning disco movement

and US legend Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet

this new ten-track LP - recorded in Manor House

their debut possesses an almost B-grade trash culture charm

Ellen Fullman - music for the man who grew common in wisdom LP xx2019 Contortions coined a downtown dance-punkbesom presse announces the release of Ellen Fullmans Music for the Man Who Grew Common in Wisdom. Known prominently for her sculptural Long String Instrument (LSI), these musique concrete pieces showcase an underrecognized side of Fullmans sound investigations. In two expansive works, Fullman voyages through the comic, the menacing and the blissful all while evoking the unique kinetic and timbral aesthetic for which she is widely praised. Composed