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ERGO - QUALITY ANATOMECHANICAL MUSIC SINCE 2005 - Actuator

Elephants & Sycophants 10:56 (full)

Cecropia Song :51

Salt 2:46

Metaphilia

"Today The Americans" :41

Earthlings 5:23 (full)

Trees On Top Of Buildings 4:25

Brett Sroka - trombone, computer Carl Maguire - rhodes, synth
Damion Reid - drums

recorded by Sam Bair at Headroom Digital, New York City, NY April 23, 2005
Mixed by Sam Bair & Brett Sroka May—July 2005
With additional contributions from He can jog on Cecropia Song

BRETT SROKA HEARSAY - Fresh Sound-New Talent 140

Hearsay (Ellington-Strayhorn) 13:48

Happy-Go-Lucky-Ism (Sroka) 6:20 - mp3 (full song)

Tabula Rasa (Sroka) 6:50

A Sound Caresses the Breast of the Negress (Sroka) 7:57 - mp3 (teaser)

Undecided (Charlie Shavers) 6:42

Beloved (Sroka) 2:58

Brett Sroka - trombone, Avishai Cohen - trumpet,
Aaron Stewart - tenor sax, Jason Moran - Rhodes electric piano,
John Sullivan - bass, Eric Harland - drums
recorded at Peter Karl Studios, Brooklyn, NY on 2/28/01

ERGO s

Trees On Top Of Buildings[excerpt] (Sroka) 2:16 - download mp3

Metaphilia/Hearsay[excerpt] (Sroka/Ellington-Strayhorn) 11:03 - download mp3

Brett Sroka - trombone, Carl Maguire - Rhodes electric piano/
SCI prophet 600 synthesizer/effects, Damion Reid - drums
recorded at One Station Plaza, Peekskill, NY on 11/8/2003

IMPROVISATIONS WITH TEMP

duet-two[excerpt] 4:32 - download mp3

duet-four[excerpt] 3:33 - download mp3

Brett Sroka - trombone, Mike Rosenthal - laptop computer
duet-two recorded at Brett's apartment, Astoria, NY on 4/25/2003
duet-four and duet-five recorded at Mike's apartment, NYC, NY on 5/2/2003

VOICES I HEARD

Family Market (Sroka) 7:34 - download mp3

More Wars (Sroka) 8:43 - download mp3

Call For Alcohol (Sroka) 10:43 - download mp3

"Today The Americans"[excerpt] (Sroka) 6:04 - download mp3

Bath Tub Tune (Sroka) lost recording

Brett Sroka - trombone, Robert Glasper - piano,
Thomas Morgan - bass, Danny Weiss - drums
recorded at Astoria Presbyterian Church, Astoria, NY on 11/10/2002

HEARSAY

Look Around/Hearsay[excerpt] (Stevie Wonder, Ellington-Strayhorn) 10:12 - download mp3

Unison (Bjork) 6:47 - download mp3

Brett Sroka - trombone, Avishai Cohen - trumpet,
Aaron Stewart - tenor sax, Jason Moran - Rhodes electric piano,
Thomas Morgan - bass, Damion Reid - drums
recorded at Chateau Lounge, New York City, NY on 11/12/2002

Yoknapatawpha Blues (Sroka) 6:27 - download mp3

Brett Sroka - trombone, Avishai Cohen, Gary Wang - bass,
Oscar Noriega - bass clarinet, Damion Reid - drums
recorded at Cornelia Street Café, New York City, NY on 3/6/2002

Undecided (Charlie Shavers) 10:32 - download mp3

Brett Sroka - trombone, Amir Elsaffar - trumpet, John Sullivan - bass,
Oscar Noriega - bass clarinet, Nasheet Waits - drums
recorded at The Knitting Factory, New York City, NY on 12/5/2001

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