Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978–1983

Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978–1983 is the twelfth studio album by Bob Ostertag, released on June 30, 2014 by Analogue Motions Studio and Kandala Records.[1][2]

Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978–1983
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 30, 2014 (2014-06-30)
Recorded1978 (1978) – January 7, 1983 (1983-01-07)
GenreExperimental
Length59:32
LabelKandala/Analogue Motions Studio
Bob Ostertag chronology
Bob Ostertag Plays the Aalto
(2013)
Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978–1983
(2014)
Wish You Were Here
(2016)

Reception

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Chicago Reader gave Plays the Serge 1978–1983 a positive review and said "Ostertag plays solo or collaborates with fellow improvisers (saxophonist Ned Rothenberg, violinist Jim Katzin, guitarist Fred Frith), and his intuitive performances on the unwieldy instrument still sound dangerous today—I can't imagine how it would've felt to stumble on this in the late 70s."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag

No.TitleLength
1."At the Squart Theater, New York City, 1979"7:42
2."At the Public Access Synthesizer Studio (Pass), January 7, 1983"18:05
3."At an Unknown Venue in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1980 or 1981"20:44
4."In a Small Storefront on Matt Street, New York City, 1979"8:51
5."In a Classroom at Oberlin College, 1978"4:10

Personnel

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Adapted from the Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 liner notes.[4]

Musicians

Production and design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Taiwan 2014 Kandala, Analogue Motions Studio CD KRIM03

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Ostertag: Like a Melody, No Bitterness". The Wire (167–172). Tony Herrington: 71. 1998. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Cox, Christoph; Warner, Daniel (July 27, 2017). Audio Culture, Revised Edition: Readings in Modern Music. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 575. ISBN 9781501318375. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Margasak, Peter (January 18, 2013). "Bob Ostertag, Plays the Serge: 1978-1983". Chicago Reader. Tracy Baim. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 (booklet). Bob Ostertag. Taiwan: Kandala Records/Analogue Motions Studio. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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