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Virgil Moorefield
12+ albums
13tzadikcontemporary classicaljazzAvant-Garde
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Composer Virgil Moorefield was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1956 and grew up primarily in Europe. Living in NY since 1975, Moorefield recorded and toured as a drummer with numerous rock bands and avant garde ensembles, including the Swans, Glenn Branca, Bill Laswell, Elliott Sharp and Damage. The music on this disc is a reflection of his recent interest in microtonality and in creating a music which is looser in structure than his previous works. Alternating between strict notation and passages which may be described by nothing more than a drawing - Virgil blends minimalism, microtonal tunings and improvisation to create a unique sound world of precision, movement and surprise. Taking his title from one of a series of ranting, religious leaflets, pasted to lampposts in Lower Manhattan, The Temperature in Hell is Over Three Thousand Degrees is one of this year's most exciting and adventurous musical projects. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Things You Must Do to Get to Heaven: III. Eightball in the Corner Wormhole
1902Follow The Wrecking Ball
1853Wish I'd Thought of It Sooner
1734The Temperature in Hell Is Over Three Thousand Degrees
1235Things You Must Do to Get to Heaven: II. Crosstalk
956Arrival of the Crows
947Things You Must Do to Get to Heaven: I. Five on Six
928Subliminal
919No Warning
8010Things You Must Do to Get to Heaven: IV. Sixteen Sesterces
74albums
Things You Must Do To Get To Heaven
The Temperature in Hell Is Over Three Thousand Degrees
Distractions on the Way to the King's Party
Moorefield, V.: Things You Must Do to Get to Heaven
No Business as Usual
Unsettled Scores
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The Temperature in Hell is Over Three Thous
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Distractions on the Way to t..
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Unsettled Scores [Disc 2]
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Symphonies Nos. 8 & 10 (The Mysteries)
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Distractions On The Way To The
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Things You Must Do When You Get To Heaven