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Discography of Matthew Sperry

  • Anthony Braxton: Six Compositions (GTM) 2001 (Rastascan 2002)
  • Gelb Kihlstedt Shiurba Sperry: Smoking Balance (Limited Sedition 1998)
  • Perkis Ingalls Shiurba Sperry: PISS (Limited Sedition 1999)
  • Tim Perkis: Perkolator (Limited Sedition 1999)
  • Matthew Sperry: Fudge Bridges & His Li'l Box of Candy (Limited Sedition 1999)
  • Jack Wright Large Ensemble: 8x9 (Limited Sedition 2001)
  • Myles Boisen: New Millenium Orchestra (Limited Sedition 2002)
  • Tom Waits:Blood Money (Anti 2002)
  • Tom Waits:Alice (Anti 2002)
  • David Byrne:Feelings (Luaka Bop 1997)
  • Black Cat Orchestra (Irene 1996)
  • Black Cat Orchestra: Mysteries Explained (Irene yr?)
  • Butcher Robair Sperry: 12 Milagritos (Spool 1998)
  • Gino Robair: Buddy Systems (Meniscus 1999)
  • Kagel:Quartet 98, Trio 97 (Outer Limits 1999?)
  • Matthew Sperry:Contrabass (Artship 2001)
  • New Year's Eve 2000:The Archive (Barely Auditable 2001)
  • Barely Legible Compilation, Volume 1 (Barely Auditable 2000)
  • Grecian Formula 69: Slaves (Mp3.com)
  • Brent Arnold: Thickness (RGI 1998)
  • Jessica Lurie: Motor Bison Serenade (Zipa Buka 1999)
  • Brent Arnold: Thickness (RGI yr?)
  • Christian Asplund: The Archivist (Unlabeled 1997)
  • Christian Asplund Brainstun 2 (2003 label unk)
  • Timothy Brock w/Olympia Chamber Orchestra, Mudhoney (K yr?)
  • Timothy Brock w/Olympia Chamber Orchestra, various silent-film scores (Kino Video International)
  • Craig Flory/Doug Haire: Wigwam Bendix (P.A.C. 1998)
  • Gamelan Pacifica: Trance Gong (Nonsequitir 1994)
  • Janice Giteck: Home (Revisited) (New Albion 1992)
  • Gamelan Pacifica, Interaction: New Music for Gamelan (Leonardo Music Journal 1992)

    Forthcoming releases with Matthew Sperry

  • Brand, Perkis, Robair, Shiurba, Sperry: Supermodel Supermodel
  • Kihlstedt, Robair, Sperry-Sonarchy
  • John Shiurba- Triplicate
  • John Shiurba- 5x5 one
  • John Shiurba- 5x5 three
  • Daniel Popsicle- Portcullis
  • Daniel Popsicle- Wise King Taken by the Foolish One
  • Djll, Fuchs, Perkis, Robair, Shiurba, Sperry: Six Fuchs
  • The Space Between with Matthew Sperry
  • Eisenstadt, Gilbert, Rosenberg Shiurba, Sperry: $1000/sec

    Unreleased Recordings of Matthew Sperry for now, organized roughly by the grouping

    Matthew Sperry dance/theater/film scores etc
    any info to help sort these out would be great!

  • Uncle Exit 6 trk 17 min (LP surface noise & plundered recordings)
  • Music for CSOG 8/13/99 1 trk 9 min (solo bass + electronics)
  • No Title 5 trks 9 min (koto, trumpet, bass w/ LP surface noise and plundered recordings mixed in)
  • Le Danse Plus 11 trk 17 min (written music for trombone, violin, harmonium, bass drums & piano)
  • Naked Zoo New Version 2/25/99 7 trk 14 min (koto, bass, trumpet)
  • Naked Zoo? 2/17/99 Dance for Ronly Composer/Choreographer 9 trk 18 min (similar to 2/25/99 Naked Zoo w/ added electronics)
  • Naked Zoo 4/14/99 Exteded for O+B 11 trk 20min (sim to 2/25/99 version with added bass solo)
  • Dance Piece 1/14/99 Three separate Cds "Angelina" (solo trumpet 10trk 29min) "Liz" (solo koto 7 trk 23min), Matt (solo bass 12 trk, 39min)
  • SurfinShore Fishing Theme 2 min piece multiple versions with & without vocal

    Solo

  • 4/26/98 prob recorded by Doug Haire 11 tracks 71 min (note 5 tracks were extracted from this session for "Digestive Aids" cassette (same as MS001 CD)
  • 1996 rec date/loc/eng unkown 11 tracks 52 min
  • 5/7/99 Meridian Gallery rec. by Michael Zelner 3 tracks 34 min (also has duos with Meehan)
  • 6/26/98 Studio For 1 trk 13 min rec by Andrew Voigt(?) also has duo with Andrew
  • 1/14/99 one of 3 Cds for Dance Piece-- solo bass CD 12 trk, 39min
  • 7/24/96 Venue 9 rec by Myles Boisen 3 trk 17 min

    Duos

  • w/Jack Wright 4/30/98 prob rec by Doug Haire 10 trk 64 min
  • w/Jack Wright 1/25/98 Beanbender's, rec. by Michael Zelner, 6 tracks, 50 min
  • w/ Wally Shoup 11/11/95 rec by Randall Dunn
  • w/Sean Meehan 5/7/99 Meridian Gallery rec. by Michael Zelner 2 tracks 39 min
  • w/Carla Kihlstedt 6/28/98 Beanbender's, rec by Michael Zelner 8 tracks 43 min + 2 tracks/13 min with Gino Robair and John Butcher
  • w/Gino Robair 6/22/00 New Langton rec by John Shiurba 5 tracks 25 min (also 3 trks listed under Butcher trio)
  • w/ Andrew Voigt 6/26/98 Studio For 1 trk 10 min rec by Andrew Voigt(?) also has Sperry solo
  • w/Brett Arnold playing Patrick Barber's piece "For Bob, Jr." rec 11/25/95 by Doug Haire, JackStraw 1 trk 2min

    John Butcher/Gino Robair/Matthew Sperry

  • 6/22/00 New Langton rec by John Shiurba 3 tracks 36 min (also 5 trks duo w/Gino)
  • 1999 SIMP (rec date/loc/eng unk) 6 tracks 78 min
  • 6/28/98 Beabenders -- BRS trio + Carla Kihlstedt 2 tracks/13 min rec by Michael Zelner
  • June 2000 Sonarchy Radio concert at SFIM (rec by Doug Haire) 4 tracks 58 min
  • June 19, 2001 at Acme rec by Myles Boisen 6 tracks 93 min
  • June 16, 2001 Portand Community Music Ctr rec by Brad Winter 9 trks 77 min
  • 6/24/00 4tet with Ellen Fullman rec by Al Swanson in Ellen's studio, Seattle 13 trks 107 min

    Phil Gelb/Carla Kihlstedt/John Shiurba/Matthew Sperry (Smoking Balance)

  • 1/20/98 Edinburgh Castle rec by George Cremaschi 5 trks 45min (released on Limited Sedition, but now out of print)
  • 6/27/98 Sweat Shop rec By Michael Zelner 7trks 72 min
  • 4/2/99 Art Rattan rec by Joe Anderson 5 trks 39 min

    Carla Kihlstedt/Gino Robair/Matthew Sperry

  • 11/6/98 Sonarchy Radio rec by Doug Haire 5 trks 59min (broadcast) + 6 trk 29 min afterwards (live mix & ADAT versions)
  • 11/5/98 Earshot Festival rec by Dave Nicholson Set 1-- 6 trks 55 min, set 2 6 trk 45min
  • 7/10/97 KRS trio + Dan Plonsey rec at Guerrilla by Myles Boisen trk time unk
  • 12/1/96 Beanbenders rec by Doug Carroll trk time unk
  • 9/10/96 Hotel Utah rec by Doug Carroll trk time unk-- may have solos??

    Samantha Black/Kattt Sammon/John Shiurba/Matthew Sperry (Plush Faced Dolls)

  • 1/17/00 Coffee Clatch rec by John Shiurba 7 trks 45 min
  • 3/15/00 Coffee Clatch rec by John Shiurba 6 trks 48min
  • 3/22/00 Coffee Clatch rec by John Shiurba 8 trks 39min
  • 3/23/00 23ten gallery rec by John Shiurba 10 trks trks 45 min

    Coffee Clatch recordings

  • 4/4/99 w/Matt Ingalls, Carla Kihlstedt, John Shiurba rec by John Shiurba 9 trks 49min
  • 10/10/99 w/ Matt Ingalls, John Shiurba, Tom Yoder rec by John Shiurba 5 trks 32 min
  • 12/12/99 w/ Scott Looney, Scott Rosenberg, Kattt Sammon, John Shiurba, rec by John Shiurba 8 trks 49 min
  • 7/9/00 w/ Harris Eisenstadt, Matt Ingalls, John Shiurba, rec by John Shiurba 6 trks 53 min
  • 7/9/00 w/ Patrick Barber, Amy Denio, Bob Marsh, John Shiurba, Karen Stackpole. rec by John Shiurba 6 trks 53 min
  • 7/9/00 w/ Erik Barber, Matt Ingalls, John Shiurba, Saadet Turkoz. rec by John Shiurba 6 trks 53 min

    recordings with Daniel Popsicle (& other Plonsey groups)

  • Music of El Cerrito vol. 1 (official release?)14 trk 51 min rec 12/1/99 by Zelner at Starry Plough (some extra tracks exist from this concert) and (date unk)by Boisen at Guerrilla
  • 9/30/02 Daniel Popsicle at Yoshi's rec by Karen Stackpole 25trk 69min (some extra tracks exist from this concert)
  • 4/9/02 Daniel Popsicle at Black Box rec by John Shiurba 14trk 25 min
  • 6/21/02 Daniel Popsicle at Chapel of the Chimes (Garden of Memory V), rec by Michael Zelner, 24 tracks, 77 min.
  • 7/27/02 Daniel Popsicle at New Langton Arts, rec by Michael Zelner, 15 tracks, 59 min.
  • 7/27/02, AMARAMA (music: Dan Plonsey / libretto: Paul Schick) at New Langton Arts, rec. by Michael Zelner, 16 tracks, 55 min.

    recordings with Shiurba's 5x5 etc

  • 2/8/02 5x5 and Triplicate at New Langton rec by John Shiurba
  • 4/9/02 5x5 at Black Box rec by John Shiurba
  • 5/10/02 5x5/SFSound at 21 Grand rec by Jack Wright
  • 8/27/02 5x5 at Black Box rec by John Shiurba
  • 10/13/02 5x5 at SIMM rec by John Shiurba

    other small group recordings

  • 7/18/96 Guerrilla w/Myles Boisen, John Shiurba rec by Boisen 5 trk 34min + duos with Boisen 7 trk time unk
  • 7/14/98 Sonarchy? w/Gino Robair/Christian Asplund rec by Doug Haire? 10 trk 59 min (broad cast version and mix from ADT version
  • 7/16/98 w/ Asplund, Robair rec at Speakeasy eng & trk times unk
  • 10/27/02 Acme w/ Christian Asplund, Phil Gelb rec by John Shiurba 2 trks 59 min
  • 10/25/02 Guerrilla w/ Christian Asplund, Phil Gelb rec by Boisen trk time unk
  • 4/28/99-5/8/99 w/ Sean Meehan, Scott Rosenberg, John Shiurba 3+concerts 17 trks 109 min
  • 1/13/00 Hotel Utah misc groupings w/ Smith, Rosenberg, Robair, Powell, Slusser, Hsu, Stackpole, Boisen, Gelb, Staiano, Nunn, Kihlstedt, Plonsey 7 trks w/ Sperry ca 60 min
  • 8/6/00 Acme misc groupings w/ Newmann, Plonsey, Hikage, Robair, Shiurba, smith rec by Gino Robair 4 trk w/ Sperry time unk
  • 10/1/00 w/ Scott Looney, Matt Ingalls, Gino Robair (Ecstatic Member) rec at Acme by Shiurba trk time unk
  • 8/29/00 w/ Brett Larner, Myles Boisen, Gino Robair, John Shiurba rec at Guerrilla by Boisen trk time unk
  • 9/2001 Trio Festival w/ Tim Perkis, Matt Ingalls, rec by Karen Stackpole?? 4 trks 48 min
  • 10/27/02 Acme w/ Christian Asplund, Phil Gelb 2 trk 59 min
  • date unk Sonarchy? w/ Paul Hoskin, Matt Ingalls, Terry Zagar, rec by Doug Haire? 10 trks 60 min
  • 1999 w/ Paul Hoskin, Doug Theriault, Mark Collins. rec by Doug Haire? 11 trks 70 min
  • 4/29/99w/Paul Hoskin, Sean Meehan "Puget Sound/Aleph" eng unk 6 trk 91 min
  • 11/04/01 w/David Gross, Gino Robair at Acme rec by Tom Duff time/trks unk
  • 12/02/01w/ Lesli Dalaba, Fred Frith, Gino Robair at Acme rec by Tom Duff time/trks unk
  • 6/16/01 w/ Doug Theriault, Mark___ in Portland eng unk 34? trks 61 min
  • 99 Hooker "Flippin the Bird" date unk rec at Guerrilla by Boisen(?)
  • 11/8/01 Jack Wright Large Ensemble 6 trks 67 min
  • 2/3/02 Supermodel Supermodel (w/ Brand, Perkis, Robair, Shiurba) 3 trk 23min rec at Acme by Shiurba. also + 5 min trio with Guberman & Brand
  • 8/10/02 w/Gail Brand & John Shiurba at Berkeley Music Circus rec by John Shiurba
  • 4/15/03 w/ Boisen, Perkis, Robair, Shiurba at Black Box rec by Gino Robair
  • Hedwig & the Angry Inch SF Cast rec at Victoria Theater 2003
  • w/ Sheinman, DeGruttola, Wood 1 trk 5 min recorded at Studio For date unk
  • 7/27/97 w/ Joe Carton, Dan Plonsky, Joe Sinibaldi 1 trk 10 min rec at Studio For
  • w/ Ellen Fullman, Angelina Baldoz, Lori Goldston "Northern Life:the dark" (excerpts) 4 trk 28 min date loc eng unk
  • 10/98 w/ Angelina Baldoz, Jessica Lurie, Jay ??, Adam ??, Dana (Reason?) rec in Cologne eng unk 4 trk 55 min
  • 1999 w/Liz Falconer, Angelina Baldoz (Combustion Method) at Tonehole 99, Seattle date eng unk 6 trk 47 min
  • 1996 w/ Steve Lohrentz, Jeff Muller, Dave Baulch, Tim Koffley ("IMPOSSIb.l.e UNDERPa.n.t.s.) 15 trk 41 min rec eng loc unk prob home 4trk recordings

    Need Help with these

  • w/Andrew Drury, Phil Gelb @ Cornish/Seattle 95-97 cassette
  • w/Andrew Drury etc 5tet w/dancers
  • w/ Key Ransone "Kerasmanis" & "Tangible Bridge"

    Please email John Shiurba if you have information about recordings not on this list
    We will begin by concentrating on the recordings made after about 1995, and eventually make some attempt to sort out the earlier material.

    For more information about Matthew Sperry, and how to make further donations to his family, please visit
    www.matthewsperry.org

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