Secret Curve

Secret Curve
Studio album by PAK
Released	February 2011
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Tzadik

Secret Curve is a 2011 album by Ron Anderson's PAK. It was released on John Zorn's Tzadik label^[1] as part of the composer series.

Track listing[]

1. "Overture"
2. "Let Me Tell You Something"
3. "Caffeine Static Rendezvous"
4. "No Future"
5. "Caro-Kann"
6. "Secret Curve"
7. "Mama’s Little Anarchist"
8. "E4 or D4?"
9. "Trebuchet"
10. "Blinding Light"
11. "Kempelen's Automaton"

Personnel[]

• Ron Anderson: Bass Guitar
• Keith Abrams: Drums, Percussion
• Tim Byrnes: Trumpet, French Horn, Keyboards
• Anthony Coleman: Piano
• Jérôme Noetinger: Electronics, Tape Manipulation
• Eve Risser: Piano, Prepared Piano
• : Violin
• Stefan Zeniuk: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, English Horn

The Ashfield Sessions[]

Anderson released an earlier version of the compositions on Secret Curve as a limited edition live CDR called The Ashfield Sessions in 2008. 150 hand numbered copies were made.^[2] Alex Lozupone said about the material "The new Pak has a tendency to fall into grooves more easily than the old (Ron is a bassist now!), which makes for a different sound - not a bad thing at all.".

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