Superchunk

instrumental post rock from france

with Sebastian Selke on cello and Daniel Selke on keyboard instruments

The album unfolds a series of subtle and mesmerizing compositions inspired by the legacy of Al-Andalus

and the cover painting from Ypsilanti artist Jim Cherewick hints at Riverbed's uncommon colors and personality

TOM PHILIPS / GAVIN BRYARS / FRED ORTON - Irma - An Opera by Tom Phillips LP Hardcore SuperchunkOn composing Tom Phillips' Irma: In February and March of 1977, for Brian Enos Obscure Records, I made a version of Irma. The following notes on the piece arise out of that involvement and try to show how the piece can be made into a performance state. Irma is a curious score it is printed on a single sheet 50cms x 50cms. The notation consists of fragments from Toms continuing treatment of the victorian novel by W. H. Mallock, which he calls A