Disc 1
Disc 2
Millions of people around the world have heard Jasun's musicianship, his keyboard virtuosity appears on five of Michael Jackson's multi gold and platinum CD's and he helped arrange Starship's #1 hit "We built this City on Rock'n'Roll" (but we won't hold that against him) with Grammy winning producer Bill Bottrell. Martz is also a contemporary artist and is renowned for his raw expressionist paintings and papier mache sculptures of subway passengers painted in New York, Los Angeles, Paris & London. His artwork and sculpture can be seen at www.jasunmartz.com
The intercontinental Philharmonic Orchestra is an international consortium of avant-garde, industrial, contemporary, classical, rock and experimental musicians assembled and led by Jasun Martz. The 115 members of the orchestra recorded their parts for "The Pillory/The Battle" on virtually every continent in cities in every corner of the globe. Barry Lamb (Wind controller, Mellotron) and Peter Ashby (Piano, Guitars and Percussion) of Ermin Grud contributed to this ground breaking project which has been described by Eurock magazine as:
"The best Release of 2005 is here already! 25 Years after his first magnum opus-The Pillory, Jasun offers up this stunning double CD featuring 115 musicians and 2 1/2 hours of music. Featuring, The Intercontinental Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, this group of musicians from around the world produce a sound that is amazing - filled w/ dense, rich mellotron, striking symphonic movements, powerful prog rock, dynamic ambient/industrial electronics, sacred choir and celestial keyboards. This album offers up the music of the future...composed now, by Jasun Martz!"
Musical styles
DISC 1 :
1. Soundscapes / Choir / Mellotron
2. Contemporary Classical / Orchestral
3. Tribal / Progressive
4. Anarchy / Freeform / Percussion
5. Mellotron / Celestial Pipe Organ
6. Ambient
DISC 2
7. Industrial / Noise / Ambient
WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM FOR THE PILLORY/THE BATTLE
MONUMENTAL! A work of great power and complexity. Absolutely an incredible tour de force!"--Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly, The Netherlands
ASTOUNDING! The results of all this work are simply astounding. The two discs are full of excellent sonic textures and very unique musical ideas."--Ffroyd, ProgressiveEars.com, USA
BRILLIANT! Absolutely brilliant, what an amazing genius work.² --François Miron, Filmgrafix, Quebec, Canada
INCREDIBLE! An EPIC work, ... intricate and varied and with astounding sound quality. My headphones were jumping off my head! ...an incredibly articulate vision."--B Ray, Chuncheon, Korea
ALBUM OF THE YEAR!² The piece is been hailed as one of the greatest 20th-Century compositions. Fans of eclectic music will eat this up. There's everything from World, Progressive Rock, Industrial, Ambient, Classical and Mellotron washes woven together to create one cohesive piece over 2 full CDs! "The Pillory/The Battle" is an easy contender for Album-of-the-Year. And, yet another masterpiece from Jasun.-- Katon Amazon.com
A MASTERPIECE! The Best Release of 2005 is here already! 25 Years after his first magnum opus-The Pillory, Jasun offers up this stunning double CD featuring 115 musicians and 2 1/2 hours of music. This group of musicians from around the world produce a sound that is amazing - filled w/ dense, rich mellotron, striking symphonic movements, powerful prog rock, dynamic ambient/industrial electronics, sacred choir and celestial keyboards. This album offers up the music of the future...composed now, by Jasun Martz!"--Archie Paterson, Eurock.com, USA
ONE OF THE MOST AWESOME ALBUMS OF THE LAST TWENTY YEARS! To say it is unique would be an understatement. It's incredible, holds your attention for the full duration, is a massive exercise in composition and structure, works from start to finish, and has to be one of the most awesome albums of the last twenty years in terms of its scope and originality.² --Andy Garibaldi, Dead Earnest, Scotland, UK
MAGNIFICENT! Wonderfully dark and brooding. If there was any justice in the world this album would be in the top 10."--Redshift, London, England
FEARLESS! A modern soundtrack for the fearless mind!² --Rene Yedema, iO Magazine, The Netherlands
GROUND BREAKING! The Pillory/The Battle" is an astounding symphony comprising elements of emotive beauty, brash, chaotic volume and moments of starkness. A historic recording. RECORD OF THE MONTH." --DynamiteVision.com, U.K.
ADVENTUROUS! Very adventurous and with a stylistically range that knows no borders. --Progressive Newsletter, Germany
POWERFUL! The haunting first movement evokes ancient Celtic landscapes: a sense of mystery and magic exudes from the dark and ominous melodies. The second movement (also colossal) opens in a chaotic and dissonant manner before a soaring march-like theme leads to a celestial choir of female voices lost in spacetime. Eventually it turns into the electronic equivalent of the crackling of a fire, rapidly escalating into a full-fledged volcanic eruption. Ranked #3 on The Best Rock Albums of 2005" --Piero Scaruffi, History of Rock Music, USA
AMAZING! Martz, who is mostly known for his work with Michael Jackson and Frank Zappa, leaves rock far, far behind for this symphony of sound. The Pillory/The Battle is an amazing blend of music and sounds that will blow your mind (and your speakers clear across the room)!" --Mind & Music, New York
EDITOR'S PICK! An amazing amalgamation of eclectic, experimental, contemporary classical, progressive, industrial, tribal and ambient featuring long and lush mellotron solos and harsh soundscapes on 2 CDs featuring over 100 musicians and 2 1/2 hours of music." --CDbaby.com, USA
A GREAT ALBUM! Over 2 1/2 hours of music that will not only challenge your ears, but will allow you to explore new sonic worlds. Jasun is a master at using the music he's mixing together to create moods that you've never experienced before. You will be rewarded (and amazed) hugely if you listen carefully and let yourself be absorbed by the swirling textures and deep nuances contained in this musical tapestry. A GREAT album!"--Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation Nation, USA
ORIGINAL! An original work that definitely deserves a listen.²--Beppe Colli, CloudsandClocks.com, Italy
REALLY INTERESTING! For those who like contemporary classical music, this is really interesting and sometimes a real treat... If you like adventure, please go, and try it out...² --Prog-Resiste, Belgium
GIGANTIC! A gigantic monolith of sound, melody fragments, slow-acting tones floating and roaring, samples, long electronics fabrics, choir inserts, textless singing, keyboard walls, and noise that is every now and then very impressive, --Achim Breiling, BabyBlaue-Seiten.com, Germany
GORGEOUS! Two discs filled with dense music made of striking symphonic movements, powerful prog rock, sacred choir and celestial keyboards, gorgeous mellotrons and on the entire second disc dynamic ambient/industrial textures with the help of electronics and use of the highest quality 24-bit digital technology, which stand for the huge last movement /battle."--Pierre Tassone Music By Mail, Denmark
KILLER! Battle 3 lives up to its subtitle of 'Tribal/Prog Rock', with some killer violin solo by Benedict Brydern, while the disc-long Battle 7 is possibly the best piece on the album, including a ten-minute plus solo organ part. The super-loud, distorted strings on Battle 1 (repeating on Battle 7) are excellent... "--Andy Thompson, Planet Mellotron, UK
ADVENTUROUS! A monumental journey. Very adventurous and with a stylistically range that knows no borders.--Kristian Selm. Progressive Newsletter, Germany
RIVETING! I got into Jasun's first release "The Pillory", last year. It was everything the reviews had said: "Brilliant", "Stunning", etc. This new one (The Battle) I love even more. It's astounding, dynamic, challenging, riveting, impeccably produced, uncompromising, but never impenetrable. One of the things that astounds me about this work is how FRESH it is. Exactly what is needed (and virtually absent) in music today. Buy! Ralph M. Chapman, Toronto, Ontario Canada
FASCINATING! There is no denying that Martz is an extremely proficient composer and arranger. "The Pillory/The Battle" is a record that cannot be brushed off as "noise" or "non-music", not least because the material is extremely thought-through, worked-through and carried through. It is so fascinating through, being both raw and brutal and sophisticated at the same time, that I have constantly returned to it, not least in order to put on trial established conceptions of how music is supposed to sound. -- Sven Eriksen, Tarkus Magazine, Sweden
Jasun Martz artist page
Read what others (who have listen to this CD) have said at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jasun
Complete The Pillory/The Battle reviews at:
http://www.undertheasphalt.com/generic19.html
Recent Jasun Martz interviews:
http://www.eurock.com/Display.aspx?Content=Jasun.aspx
http://www.newyorkartistseries.com
http://www.undertheasphalt.com/aboutus.html
Recent Jasun Martz Press releases:
http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/view_release.php?id=12457
http://www.undertheasphalt.com/generic20.html
