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The Deep Listening Band (DLB) was founded in 1988 by Pauline Oliveros, (accordionist, (Expanded Instrument System ) and composer), Stuart Dempster, (trombonist, didjeridu player and composer) and Panaiotis (vocalist, electronics and composer). David Gamper (keyboards and electronics) replaced Panaiotis in 1990. The band is named after Oliveros' term, concept, program and registered servicemark of the Deep Listening Institute, Ltd., ''Deep Listening'', and specializes in performing and recording in resonant or reverberant spaces such as cathedrals and huge underground cisterns including the Fort Worden Cistern which has a 45 second reverberation time.〔Pauline Oliveros' ''Foreword'' in "Anthology of Essays on Deep Listening" by Monique Buzzarté and Tom Bickley (Eds), Kingston, NY: Deep Listening Publications, 2012, pp. i-iii. ISBN 978-1-889471-18-1〕 ==Milestones & Collaborations== Deep Listening Band recorded its first, self entitled album at Fort Worden Cistern in Port Townsend, WA on October 8, 1988. Al Swanson is credited with the on location recording, while Swanson and Dempster collaborated in editing the recording in December 1988. The initial name ''"The Deep Listening Band"'' and the corresponding acronym ''"DLB"'' were coined during the winter of 1988/1989. In 1991 the name became ''"Deep Listening Band"'', without a ''"The"''.〔Adapted from the ''Deep Listening Band Chronology'' by Stuart Dempster; see external links.〕 DLB collaborated with Ellen Fullman and her Long String Instrument resulting in the ''Suspended Music'' release by Periplum Records in 1993. The band also performed, recorded, and released a trope on John Cage's ''4'33"''. ''Non Stop Flight'', a 70 minute excerpt from the 4 hours and 33' trope recorded in September 1996 at the Mills College concert hall, was released by Music & Arts.〔"Non Stop Flight" review by Gene Tyranny on (www.AllMusic.com ).〕 ''Unquenchable Fire'' with the Joe McPhee Quartet was released on the Deep Listening Label in 2003. The same year saw the release ''Deep Time'' featuring Swiss experimental percussionist Fritz Hauser as special guest.〔Releases sourced through the (''Deep Listening Institute Catalog'' ) and the (''Deep Listening Band Discography'' ) on Discogs.〕 In 2008 DLB celebrated 20 years with a series of events beginning in August at Bard College as part of New Albion Records’ 25th Anniversary. The bands anniversary celebrations culminated in a performance on October 24, 2008 at Roulette (Location 1) in NYC. On the same day Taiga Records released the double LP ''Then & Now, Now & Then'', a compilation of mostly unreleased recording excerpts from 1990 to 2006. The performance at Roulette and the performance at (Big Twig Studio ) in the Catskills on the following day were presented as part of (IONE’s 13th Annual Dream Festival ).〔〔 While 2011 was a highly productive year for DLB, it also marked the tragic loss of long time band member David Gamper in September.〔See (David Gamper's Music Résumé ) and David Gamper on Wikipedia.〕 Supported by Matt Turner (e-cello), Rebecca Salzer, Jeff Wallace (movement), members of IGLU (Improvisation Group at Lawrence University), Larry Darling (sound) and Jillian Johnson (administration) DLB dedicated the October 29, 2011 performance at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI to the memory of David Gamper.〔"Deep Listening Band Opens Lawrence’s New Music Series" by Rick Peterson, (''Lawrence University Blog'' ), Oct. 26, 2011.〕 As a tribute to Gamper DLB released three albums featuring the long time trio Dempster, Gamper and Oliveros: ''Octagonal Polyphony'' (Important Records, vinyl), ''Great Howl at Town Hall'' (Important Records, CD) and ''Needle Drop Jungle'' (Taiga Records, vinyl).〔 The band celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a weeklong residency culminating in a concert at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym in Ontario, Canada in October 2013.〔Sourced through the (Deep Listening Institute archive ) and (''Deep Listening Band Live at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym'' ) on the Dunrobin Sonic Gym website.〕 On this occasion the band employed the Cistern Simulation Technology,〔DLB had already employed the Cistern Simulation Technology in NYC the year before: "Live: The Bang On A Can Marathon Turns 25 With Six Pianos, A Cosmic Drum Circle, And Someone Sitting In A Room." by Richard Gehr, ''The Village Voice'', June 1st, 2012.〕 a simulation of the Fort Worden Cistern acoustics, developed by Jonas Braasch, Director of the Center for Cognition, Communication, and Culture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Both residency and concert featured founding members Pauline Oliveros and Stuart Dempster as well as special guests Jonas Braasch (saxophone), Jesse Stewart (percussion, sonic artifacts) and Johannes Welsch (gongs). The concert, which opened with an invocation by (IONE ) (author, playwright, director), was recorded by Braasch and Welsch, and released by Deep Listening as ''Dunrobin Sonic Gems'' on October 8, 2014, marking the 26th anniversary of the seminal Fort Worden Cistern recording. On this occasion DLB also released "Johina", an excerpt from the soundcheck preceding the concert, as a standalone composition for download.〔"Deep Listening Band with Pauline Oliveros at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym." in (''Ottawa Jazz Scene'' ), Mai 31, 2013.〕〔Sourced through the (Dunrobin Sonic Gems Music Press Kit ) which includes the official October 2nd, 2014 press release.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deep Listening Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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