Ron Anderson | |
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 Ron Anderson with PAK in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1959 |
| Genres | Progressive rock, free jazz |
| Instruments | guitar, bass |
| Associated acts | PAK, The Molecules |
| Website | |
Ron Anderson (born 1959) is a New York City-based internationally known musician and composer. He is known for collaborations with many famous musicians, and has a large catalog [1] of releases and compositions.
Anderson formed the group Rat At Rat R in Philadelphia in 1980. Anderson then moved to New York City in the early 1980s, where he recorded music for NPR as well as museum pieces. In 1989 he moved to California, where he formed The Molecules. In 1998 he moved to Switzerland, returning to the New York City in 1999, where he formed PAK. [2]
Ron's first project was a band called The Molecules, who has a number of releases. A retrospective, Friends, received positive reviews. [3]
Ron's current project is called PAK, [4] which first released, Motel. [5] PAK has had a line-up change recently but still performs in the New York area, notably at John Zorn's selective club, The Stone. In 2011 the Pak album Secret Curve was released on Zorn's Tzadik label.
Ron collaborated with Japanese musician Tatsuya Yoshida's project Ruins to create Ronruins, which released one album, Big Shoes. [6] When Yoshida performs in NeW York, Ronruins will frequently be a part of the act. [7]
Anderson performed a show with French musician Jac Berrocal at the Bowery Poetry club in New York City. [8] They were also working on an as-yet-unreleased CD.
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The Molecules or Molecules is a band.
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Jesse Krakow is a bassist, musician, producer and composer based in New York City. He has toured with Shudder To Think, playing bass on their 2009 live album "Live From Home." He collaborated with Tatsuya Yoshida and Ron Anderson for live performances as RonRuins, was previously in Anderson's band PAK, and is featured on their Motel (album) CD. Currently he works with Dot Wiggin of The Shaggs in The Dot Wiggin Band, instrumental-metal quartet Haessliche Luftmasken, country-soul band The Tall Pines, prog-rock octet Doctor Nerve, 9-piece big band Fast 'n Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project featuring Beefheart alumni Gary Lucas, avant-afro beat collective Stick Against Stone Orchestra, lo-fi recording project We Are The Musk Brigade, all-ages experimental group The Exploding Note Ensemble, 80's hair metal tribute HAIR AMERICA, and MANDONNA, an all-male tribute to Madonna.
PAK is an American, New York City based, band. They are signed to John Zorn's Tzadik label.
Secret Curve is a 2011 album by Ron Anderson's PAK. It was released on John Zorn's Tzadik label as part of the composer series.
Nonoko Yoshida is a New York City based Japanese saxophonist. She is a member of Pet Bottle Ningen, and has also played with Ron Anderson's PAK and Yoshida Tatsuya. She has also worked with John Zorn. Her solo work in 2015 was received well.
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Episome is a collaborative album by Bill Laswell, Otomo Yoshihide and Tatsuya Yoshida. It was released on April 18, 2006 by Tzadik Records.
NYJPN is a 2014 album by Ron Anderson, Tatsuya Yoshida, and Nonoko Yoshida, under the name PAK. Popdose says "the brunt of the disc is composed of jagged-edge jazz, played in complicated times, with blasts of sax reminiscent of John Zorn".
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