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Hydra. Hydra was formed in the mid 1990s and is one of Laster's key ongoing projects. Characteristics of Laster's writing for Hydra are multisectional pieces that feature highly contrapuntal textures layered over complex rhythmic frameworks.
- Hydra (1995) | Andy Laster, composer | multireedist
Hydra is Laster’s third CD for Sound Aspects, and his first...
- About | Andy Laster, composer | multireedist
Composer and multireedist Andy Laster grew up on the south...
- Hydra (1995) | Andy Laster, composer | multireedist
Hydra is Laster’s third CD for Sound Aspects, and his first recording with the band Hydra. This version of the quartet features Ed Schuller on bass. The songs feature elements of modaly polyphony, serialism and free bop. The CD includes Laster’s quirky and angular odd-time standard Radbaz. Press:
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "Hydra" on Discogs.
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Hydra by Andy Laster released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Composer and multireedist Andy Laster grew up on the south shore of Long Island. He studied short fiction writing at the University of Michigan and jazz at Seattle’s Cornish Institute before moving to New York City in 1985.
Expanding from quartet to quintet for its first Songlines release, Hydra stomps and steals its way through Laster’s rhythmically complex, multi-layered and memorably quirky compositions. The addition of electric and Portuguese guitars to an already vivid line-up allows Andy and the band to explore a broad range of voicings and textures.
May 1, 2019 · While the focus of this excellent New York quartet may be its edgy improvisations, the real star of Soft Shell, the third album by Andy Laster’s Hydra, is the leader’s compositional smarts.
