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Canadian-raised violinist Eyvind Kang moved to Seattle in the 1990s and studied
in India.
Kang debuted with the single
Driftwood And Dreams (1995) and the first series of compositions titled
"NADE", 7 NADEs (october 1995 - Tzadik, 1996).
He collaborated to Doghead's first album Doghead (1996),
New Skin's album Mount Analog (1997)
and with several established rock bands (such as the
Sun City Girls),
and released a second album,
Sweetness Of Sickness (Rabid Dog, 1996).
We's As Is (december 1996), featuring
vocalist Caroline Honeychild Coleman and percussionist
Raz Badawi Mesinai,
Line 4's Pieces of Time (november 1997 - Spool, 1998), a collaboration with
Francois Houle,
the 24 brief vignettes of Theater Of Mineral NADEs (Tzadik, 1998),
the jazz-metal trio Dying Ground (september 1996 - Avant, 1998) with bassist Hideki Kato and drummer Calvin Weston,
the albums with Secret Chiefs 3,
MBEK (november 1998 - Meniscus, 1999), a collaboration with bassist Michael Bisio,
and the collaborations to Sinister Kitchen (2000) and
Two Loons for Tea (2001),
exposed him as one of the most eclectic musicians of his generation.
Influenced by jazz violinist Michael White and Indian violinist Rajam, Kang
matured in the new century.
The Story Of Iceland (Tzadik, 2000) scores a journey through space and time that aims at reconstructing the mythological story of Iceland. Kang depicts each chapter of the journey using a different style of music, jumping from
rock to ethnic and from new age to classical music.
Live Low to the Earth in the Iron Age (2002) contains
the 27-minute mostly-droning Binah for guitar, violin and bass.
Virginal Co-ordinates (may 2000 - Angelica, 2003), that documents live performance of chamber compositions
with a 22-member orchestra and Mike Patton on vocals and electronics,
(the baroque variations Go In A Good Way To A Better Place, the
19-minute gamelan-inspired minimalism of Doorway to the Sun,
the funereal march Sidi Bou Said,
the romantic 13-minute elegy Innocent Eye,
the tidal 10-minute pattern of Virginal Co-ordinates),
and his role in the Bill Frisell Quartet
further increased his reputation.
Orchestra Dim Bridges (2004) is an electronic work in collaboration with
electronic keyboardist Tucker Martine.
Athlantis (may 2006 - Ipecac, 2007) is an ambitious "cantata eretica".
Yelm Sessions (2008) is a more relaxed blend of prog-rock, pop, classical and world-music.
Aestuarium (august 2005) is a collaboration with vocalist and percussionist Jessika Kenney.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Emanuele Falleni)
Violinista americano ma con origini coreane, Eyvind Kang debutta con il single Driftwood And Dreams (1995) e quindi la sua prima serie di composizioni intitolata "NADE", 7 NADEs (Tzadik, 1996). Ha collaborato per Doghead (1996), Mount Analog (1997) e per diverse affermate rock band (come le Sun City Girls), quindi pubblica il suo secondo album, Sweetness Of Sickness (Rabid Dog, 1996). Insieme a Dylan Van Der Schyff e François Houle pubblica Pieces of time (Spool, 1998), poi i 24 piccoli motivi di Theater Of Mineral NADEs (Tzadik, 1998), l'album jazz-metal Dying Ground (Avant, 1998) con il bassista Hideki Kato e il batterista Calvin Weston, con i Secret Chief 3 ha prodotto MBEK (Meniscus, 1999), collaborando col bassista Michael Bisio, quindi collaborazioni per Sinister Kitchen (2000) e Two Loons for Tea (2001), rivelandolo al mondo come uno dei più eclettici musicisti contemporanei.
The Story Of Iceland (Tzadik, 2000) è un viaggio spazio-temporale che cerca di ricostruire la mitologica storia dell'Islanda. Kang dipinge ogni capitolo di questo viaggio usando differenti stili musicali, andando dal rock all'ethnic, dalla new age alla musica classica.
Live Low to the Earth in the Iron Age (2002), Virginal Co-ordinates (Angelica, 2003), documenta una performance live di composizioni da camera con un'orchestra di 22 elementi e Mike Patton alla voce e strumenti elettronici (le variazioni barocche in Go In A Good Way To A Better Place, il minimalismo stile gamelan in Doorway to the Sun, la marcia funebre di Sidi Bou Said, la romantica elegia di Innocen Eye, il motivo fluttuante in Virginal Co-ordinates), e il suo ruolo nel Bill Frisell Quartet ha icrementato la sua fama.
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