CliffPools, by Pandelis Karayorgis, Nate McBride, Damon Smith, Luther Gray, Eric Rosenthal

CliffPools

by Pandelis Karayorgis, Nate McBride, Damon Smith, Luther Gray, Eric Rosenthal

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$5 USD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The CD, with artwork by Lena Bergner and design by Hidde Dijkstra.

Includes unlimited streaming of CliffPools via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

$10 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

20

releases

Get all 20 Driff Records releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of CliffPools, Cutout, Pools, Linger, Cliff, Bathysphere, Never Odd Or Even, Matchbox, and 12 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$50 USD or more (50% OFF)

1.	Weft 06:45	info	buy track
2.	Blue Shadow 05:19		buy track
3.	Plateau 08:17		buy track
4.	Scale The Firmament 07:30		buy track
5.	Cocoon 04:48	info	buy track
6.	Undertow 06:30	info	buy track
7.	Warp 06:48		buy track
8.	Formed Shed 07:58		buy track
9.	Catapult 05:23		buy track
10.	Self-Headed 03:07		buy track

about

First there was Cliff, a new trio with Damon Smith and Eric Rosenthal recorded in the summer of 2018. Then there was Pools, a trio recorded a month later with long-time music partners Nate McBride and Luther Gray. Both were released in the fall of that year on Driff Records. In the summer of the following year, it seemed only natural that we’d all get together to work on a double trio project with the unusual configuration of piano, two bass players and two drummers—and of course we named it CliffPools.

On this recording there are three older pieces of mine, as well as improvised tracks for which I had prepared loose sketches. Crucially, collective ideas on arrangements were suggested by all of the players during the session, and these gave final shape to the entire project. Among the five of us, there are many years of working together and developing a shared language. The music on this session is witness to that.

The beautiful cover art by Bauhaus weaving artist Lena Bergner—depicting the interaction between the moving parts of a loom—perfectly relates to how this music is put together.
Pandelis Karayorgis

credits

released February 12, 2020

CLIFFPOOLS
Pandelis Karayorgis | piano
Nate McBride | bass
Damon Smith | bass
Luther Gray | drums
Eric Rosenthal | drums

Recorded at Wellspring Sound, Acton, MA on July 10, 2019 by Eric Kilburn.
Mixing, editing and mastering by Antonio Oliart. Cover art by Lena Bergner, Weaving Technique: A (Loom Detail), 1943, Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Markus Michalke in honor of Timotheus R. Pohl. Photo by Eric Kilburn. Graphic design by Hidde Dijkstra.

Tracks 1, 5, 6 by Pandelis Karayorgis © Stray Line Publishing, ASCAP.

Note: Damon Smith and Luther Gray are panned left, Eric Rosenthal and Nate McBride, right.

driffrecords.com
karayorgis.com
balancepointacoustics.com

license

total		USD

about

Driff Records Cambridge, Massachusetts

Driff Records is a small record label founded by Boston based musicians Pandelis Karayorgis and Jorrit Dijkstra. Driff's releases feature likeminded improvisers from both sides of the Atlantic.

driffrecords.com

discography

CliffPools

Feb 2020
Cutout

Feb 2020
Linger

Oct 2018
Pools

Oct 2018

more releases...

contact / help

Contact Driff Records

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like CliffPools, you may also like:

Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet
by Luke Stewart

supported by 19 fans who also own “CliffPools”

I beat the lead guitarist at putt putt two summers ago in Nashville matty getloose
go to album
Sun Beans of Shimmering Light
by Wadada Leo Smith / Douglas R. Ewart / Mike Reed

supported by 18 fans who also own “CliffPools”

Simply amazing to hear a new album with Wadada and Ewart!! ...And Reed rounds out this trio beautifully. Just gave it my first spin. Absolutely magical. jeffrey maurer
go to album
Pre-Apocalyptic
by Michael Formanek Quartet

supported by 18 fans who also own “CliffPools”

Essential recording of an important group. AGarant
go to album
In The Beginning: 1963-1964
by Pharoah Sanders

featured on Bandcamp Radio Feb 18, 2020
go to album
Open The Gates
by Irreversible Entanglements

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 31, 2021
go to album
Ism
by Junius Paul

featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 22, 2019
go to album
Mayan Space Station
by William Parker

supported by 18 fans who also own “CliffPools”

After being introduced to William Parker's work through the monumental "Migration of Silence" release, I was really excited to hear more, and I'm pleased to report that his latest offering "Mayan Space Station" continues to impress and inspire. Parker plays with a lush and vibrant style that fully engages his audience, offering great moments of excitement and energy, along with some unexpected and inspired musical turns. Incredible work from an artist who has fast become a personal favorite! rikm
go to album