I got to know Johann primarily by talking about music that we both liked and things that we would recommend. Something that struck me about these conversations was the complete lack of pretentiousness that a lot of people have about music – even if they don’t realize it. It’s not their fault entirely. Music is … More
“Hey, wait. Is this the same EP that came out in March? Is this some sort of trick?” With a complete disregard of linear storytelling, Andrew Steck attempts to answer the question: What’s up with this? The full title of the EP is “The Mouth Remains Closed During Strenuous Activity” which is named after an … More
Flagpole’s Gordon Lamb reviews the first single from the album, Theater. LIL’ PREVIEW: The first single from composer Andrew Steck’s upcoming album Theater is coming out this week. The track is named “Plane at an Angle” and is quite on-point for this ambitious record, which Steck describes as “conceived as a series of instrumental one-act plays, each portraying … More
This album is focused on two compositions for smaller groups. “Shapes & Shades in Passing” was written for flute, English horn, and cello – also adapted for synthesizer here. The “Amana Quartet” is a string quartet that was originally written for the heavy rock band, In The Lurch. “Amana” takes the listener on a journey … More
Songs by Dolly, Danzig, and Ween get the orchestral treatment. Of “Jolene Rides West,” a Western re-imagining of Dolly Pardon’s “Jolene,” Flagpole Magazine’s Gordon Lamb writes: “Sometimes you just get knocked out by people’s creativity and talents you never knew they had. Case in point, longtime Athens musician Andrew Steck (Liberator, Los Meesfits) also composes and records … More
by Jessica Smith “(Arfus Records) Filling over 145 pages of ledger lines, composer Andrew Steck’s Inner Loop / Outer Loop leaves no detail overlooked while taking a rock album approach to constructing orchestral arrangements. A combination of Sibelius, NotePerformer and Studio One software, this is a one-human score—written, recorded and mastered by Steck. With influences that range … More
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