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Artists: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: Thee Unhip
Label: Ninewinds/Edgetone
Performers: CJ Borosque - trumpet/analogue pedals, Philip Everett drums/electronics, Ray Schaeffer - electric bass, Rent Romus - alto, c-melody, soprano saxophones, voice
Notes: "Thee Uhip" explores the creative process and the art of the thematic. The music is mix of new and old compositions and improvisations co-opting the unhipness...

The Blind Dead Ride Again (sample)
Artists: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: Cloudknitter Suite Live
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: CJ Borosque - trumpet/analogue pedals, Philip Everett electric autoharp, Ray Schaeffer - electric bass, Rent Romus - alto, c-melody, soprano saxophones, voice, toys, electronics
Notes: This is a a free improvised live performance recorded at the SIMM Series in San Francisco March 2012. The music is based on the drawing panels by Belgian artist Leo Reijnders known as the Cloudknitter panels.

The Destroyers(sample)
Artists: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland w/Vinny Golia
Title: Edge of Dark
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: CJ Borosque - trumpet/analogue pedals, Philip Everett drums, Vinny Golia - sopranino, soprano, tenor saxophones, piccolo, voice, mukhavina, Ray Schaeffer - electric bass, Rent Romus - alto, c-melody, soprano saxophones
Notes: Over a period of the last seven years Romus composed music inspired by Frank Herbert's epic vision, Phil K. Dick's rantings and H.P. Lovecraft's darkest fears. The result is "Edge of Dark" recorded live in San Francisco in the fall of 2010 with his ensemble The Lords of Outland and internationally noted multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia

Throne of Sand (sample)

Artist: The Emergency String (X)tet meet Rent Romus
Title: Emergency Rental
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Adria Ott, Angela Hsu, Jonathan Segel - violins; Bob Marsh, Doug Carroll - cellos; Kanoko Nishi - bass koto, & Tony Dryer - double bass
Notes: Recorded one spring evening in San Francisco, Emergency Rental is a collaboration by the Emergency String (X)tet and Rent Romus exploring sound in and outside the elements of free improvisation between saxophone and strings.

6th Street (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: XV (The first fifteeen years 1994-2009)
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: CJ Borosque - analogue pedals, Philip Everett - drums, autoharp, Ray Schaeffer - electric bass, Rent Romus - alto, c-melody, soprano saxophones
Guest Performers: Kash Killion - cello, James Zitro - drums, Jason "Jay O" Olaine - trumpet, Vytas Nagisetty - doublebass, Andrew Borger - drums John Tchicai - tenor saxophone Jonas Westergaard -doublebass Joel Harrison - electric guitar Dave Mihaly:drums Doug Carroll - electric cello Tom Nunn:T-rhodimba Toyoji Tomita - trombone Bill Noertker:electric bass Andre Custodio - electronics
Notes: Limited Edition silver metal case 2-CD Set which includes many live recordings over the first fifteen years of the collective history never released, recordings from previous incarnations, and a full second disc of new improvisations by the current group.

Until They Open Their Eyes Godzilla Sleeps (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: The Pit
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: CJ Borosque - analogue pedals, Philip Everett - drums, autoharp, Ray Schaeffer - electric bass, Rent Romus - alto, c-melody, soprano saxophones
Notes: Recorded Live in Los Altos Hills at Foothill College in @ KFJC FM in "the Pit", this EP from the Lords of Outland contains music specifically recorded for the occasion.

Dissent Ascension (sample)

Artist: Bloom Project
Title: Sudden Aurora
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Thollem McDonas - piano, Rent Romus - alto saxophone
Notes: The third recording of the Bloom Project with pianist Thollem McDonas spanning a wide range of melodic spontaneous free acoustic improvisation recorded live at the Musicians Union Hall on the SIMM Series in San Francisco from Outsound Presents.

New Light (sample)

Artist: Ministry of Rites
Title: Grid
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Feu Follet is Tobias Fischer - PC Electronics, Loops, Field Recordings, Piano, Rent Romus - analogue electronics, alto/soprano saxophones, voices, radio, and flute
Notes: Electronic ambient and acoustic overseas collaboration. The music on this album was created remotely between Germany and the United States.

Embers (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Jazz On the Line with Chico Freeman
Title: Thundershine
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Chico Freeman - ten/sop saxophones, Rent Romus - alto/sop/bari saxophones, flute, Jason Olaine - trumpet, Stefano DeZerega - piano, alto saxophone, Ben Leinbach - drums, Ravi Abcarian - bass
Notes: The third recording by Romus' Jazz On The Line ensemble featuring guest Chico Freeman playing all original jazz.


Dali Lawnd (sample)

Artist: Bloom Project
Title: Prismatic Season: Live at the Sudden Sound Series Krannert Art Museum
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Thollem McDonas - piano, Rent Romus - alto saxophone, Jon Brumit - drums, Steven Baker, challis drone
Notes: This is the second recording of the Bloom Project recorded live while the trio was on tour to the midwest of the US. Steven Baker presents a cameo drone recorded in Pacifica.


Spinner (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: You can sleep when you're dead!
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Rent Romus - alto, soprano, and C-melody saxophones, voice, accordion, CJ Borosque - fx pedals, Ray Schaeffer - 6-string electric bass, Philip Everett - drums, autoharp, electronics
Notes: The Lords of Outland continue to explore the elements of black metal deth jazz, a sequel to Culture of Pain.

Gasburger Sheep Slaughter House (sample)

Artist: Bloom Project
Title: Bloom
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Thollem Mcdonas - piano, voice, bells, Rent Romus - saxophones, voice, electronics, Jon Brumit - drums, electronics, objects, Steven Baker - The Bellows
Notes: The first recording by this sonic divergent ensemble with free group improvisations as well as interpretations of numerous textual and graphical scores offered up by Mcdonas and Brumit

Chandelier (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: Culture of Pain
Label: Edgetone Records
Performers: Rent Romus - alto/c-melody saxophones, zitherod, voice,
CJ Borosque - noinput electronics, electric & acoustic guitars, Ray Schaeffer - 6 string elec fretless bass Philip Everett - drums, perc, autoharp
Guests Jim Ryan - tenor saxophone, Darren Johnston - trumpet, Scott Looney - piano, Damon Smith - double bass
Notes: This project crosses over the boundries of jazz and improvisation infusing noise, free thematic creation, and dismayed sonic expression on the state of the 'union', and its self-proclaimed iron fisted mighty hand of destruction and power as a means to world diplomacy and control.

Culture of Pain (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus with Marcos Fernandez, Robert Montoya, &
Ernesto Diaz-Infante
Title: Reverberations from Spring Past
Label: Accretions
Performers: Ernesto Diaz-Infante - steel-string acoustic guitar, Marcos Fernandes - percussion, phonographies, Robert Montoya - electronics, Rent Romus - saxophones, voice, toys
Notes: Recorded live and in the studio in San Deigo at the 2006 Spring Reverb Festival. Features this one time ensemble of free improvisational fun and mastery.

Strife over ongoing evil (sample)
music player
Artist: Tri-Cornered Tent Show
Title: The Foolkiller
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Dina Emerson,
Rent Romus, Philip Everett, Ray Schaeffer

After The War (sample)

Artist: Tri-Cornered Tent Show
Title: Legion Of Dagon
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Jeff Hobbs, Philip Everett, Ray Schaeffer

The Lamp (sample)

Artist: The Abstractions
Title: Novo Navigatio
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Jesse Quattro, Dina Emerson and more!

Burn it down (sample)

Artist: The Abstractions
Title: Ars Vivende
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Jesse Quattro, Dina Emerson and more!

Rain of Bullets (sample)

Artist: The Abstractions
Title: Sonic Conspiracy
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Jesse Quattro, Bob Marsh, Scott R Looney

H-Bomb Transvestite Infiltration Bop (sample)

Artist: CJ Borosque
Title: The Metal Quan Yin
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Jesse Quattro, Doug Carroll, Dave Mihaly, Bill Noertker

Burning with the Fever of This Here Star (sample)


Artist: Rent Romus
Title: PKD Vortex
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes:
Artist: Guinea Pig
Title: Out of Town (Live at The Hotel Utah)
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Doug Carroll, Drew Gardner, Tony Pasarell

Red Leather Lounge (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Life's Blood Trio
Title: Blood Motions
Label: Jazzheads
Notes: Rent Romus, Stephen Pasborg, Jonas Westergaard

Danish Nights (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: Avatar In The Field
Label: Edgetone Records
Notes: Rent Romus, Toyoji Tomita, Bill Noertker, Dave Mihaly

Aces For Albert (sample)

Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: Adapt...or Die!
Label: Jazzheads
Notes: John Tchicai, Jon Birdsong,
Dave Mihaly, Rent Romus

Descent of the Avatar (sample)
Artist: Rent Romus' Lords of Outland
Title: You'll Never Be The Same
Label: Jazzheads
Notes: Rent Romus, Andrew Borger, Jason Olaine, Vytas Nagisetty

If Ornette grew cacti (sample)