Long Time Ago Rumble

Personel

Matt Steckler – winds, keys, vocals, EFX, compositions Keith Price – guitars Matt Kozicki – basses Eric Platz – drums and percussion — special guests: Jeff Presslaff (piano/keys); Leanna Zacharias (cello); Cathy Wood (clarinet); Lenya Wilks, Hannah Fearn & Megan Demarest (vocals)

Track Listing

LTAR I: Invocation Siddhartha LTAR II: The Gathering MB Blues LTAR III: Good & Evil Modern Preternatural Rumble LTAR IV: Pugilism Heads or Tails LTAR V: Ritualism Begging the Beguine LTAR VI: Phases Wish LTAR VII: Antiquity (Peace) The Sloth LTAR VIII: Counter Culture Feel My Way Forward Shape of Rumbles to Come LTAR IX: Isolation Somersault of the Earth

Artist Biography

Matthew Steckler, aka Matty Stecks, performs and composes in several musical settings internationally. Since Fall 2017, he is on the faculty in Jazz & Contemporary Popular Music at the renowned Brandon University School of Music in Canada. Primarily a saxophonist/woodwind specialist, he also performs on vocals, keyboards, percussion and electronic media, bringing a dynamic, holistic approach to the live musical experience. His Musical Tramps project on Ropeadope Records is a research-based exploration in jazz, popular, film and electroacoustic music idioms. He has also received recognition for leading the projects Dead Cat Bounce and Persiflage.