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Obsidian
Obsidian

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Artists
David Boyce - soprano/tenor saxes
Marc Schmitz - guitar
Dave Mihaly - drums
Bill Noertker - fretless electric bass
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Tunes
1) Obsidian (Boyce)
2) Rebellion March (Schmitz)
3) Gone Fission (Noertker)
4) Law Years (O. Coleman)
5) Some Day, Some May (Schmitz)
6) West Teoc (Mihaly)
7) Dancing With Moon Eyes (Schmitz)
8) Bright and Noble (Noertker)
9) In Da Gut (Schmitz)
10) Anastasia (Boyce)
11) Mina Viszke Supernatural Exquisite (Mihaly)
12) La Oruga (Noertker)
13) Day Out of Time (Mihaly)


Obsidian is a quartet of creative musicians dedicated to the spiritual exploration and expression of improvised/composed sounds. They've been together since 1999, creating and playing their own original impressionistic compositions as well as tunes by John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Horace Tapscott and James Blood Ulmer. Bill Noertker plays the bass. David Mihaly plays the drums. These two are the rhythm section of and compose music for the influential SF group, the After the End of the World Coretet. Mark Schmitz plays the guitar, is a prolific composer and has studied at Karl Berger's Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, NY. David Boyce plays tenor/soprano saxophones and is co-founder of another influential SF ensemble, Broun Fellinis. Obsidian reflects the myriad forms and feelings of the only truly American art form, jazz, the music of now and forever.