November 28, 2007 Ratchet Orchestra

- Composer(s): Nicolas Caloia, Sun Ra, Carmine Lombardo
- Performer(s): Gordon M Allen, Michel Bonneau, Chris Burns, Nicolas Caloia, Bruce Cawdron, Noah Countability, Ken Doolittle, Jacques Gravel, Alexandre Grogg, Gen Heistek, John Heward, Bryan Highbloom, Norsola Johnson, Robert Kraft, Gordon Krieger, Pierre Labbé, Philippe Lauzier, Anni Lawrence, Kate Lawrence, Eric Lewis, Brian Lipson, Damián Nisenson, Thea Pratt, Jean René, Sam Shalabi, Sun Ra, Joshua Zubot
This is a lovely recording of a band that have gradually expanded from a quartet to a truly orchestral sound. — Exclaim!, Canada
Lolling between the sublime and the ridiculous, the Ratchet Orchestra is a 30 head hydra which has occasionally disturbed the city of Montréal since 1994.
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- CAL 2008 / 2008
- Total duration: 37:38

November 28, 2007
Live at The Sala Rossa
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CDCAL 2008CAD 16.95
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Founded in 1994, Nicolas Caloia’s Ratchet Orchestra releases its first title, recorded live at La Sala Rossa in November 2007. Featuring 30 of Montréal’s finest improvisors, including Gordon M Allen, Chris Burns, Alexandre Grogg, Pierre La…
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