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Empyrean Atlas
9+ albums
post rockindieexperimentalJazz Rockjazz fusion
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Empyrean Atlas is: David Crowell: guitar, alto saxophone Andrew Smiley: guitar Ryan Ferreira: guitar Greg Chudzik: bass Jason Nazary: drums Empyrean Atlas, the band of composer/multi-instrumentalist David Crowell, has been described by TimeOut NY as combining "Minimalist drive and Afropop shimmer – a bright infectious mix,” and by Lucid Culture as "alternately hypnotic and kinetic." Members of Empyrean Atlas have performed and/or recorded with the Philip Glass Ensemble, The National, Bear in Heaven, Steve Reich, Antibalas, Steve Coleman, Superhuman Happiness, Tim Berne, Briars of North America, Olga Bell, Lia Ices, Little Women and many others. Empyrean Atlas has been featured several times on WNYC's New Sounds program, including a live performance/interview with John Schaefer in December 2014. The band has also appeared in Huffington Post, Textura, and icareifyoulisten. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
